1、www.itu.int131 July 2024 Rury Demsey,Junior Project OfficerITU Regional Office for Asia and the PacificInclusive digital societies:Empowering women and youth through ICTMekong Forum 2024Terrain 4-Inclusive Digital Societies:Engaging Women and Youth in Accelerating DIT Adoption in the GMSwww.itu.int2
2、ITU is the United Nations specialized agency for information and communication technologies(ICTs)ITU RadiocommunicationCoordinating radio-frequency spectrum and assigning orbital slots for satellitesITU StandardizationEstablishing international standardsITU DevelopmentBridging the digital divideEach
3、 sector has a separate mandate,but all work towards connecting the worldOur sectorswww.itu.int3Global:Addis AbabaBangkokBrasiliaBridgetownCairoDakarGeneva(HQ)HarareJakartaMoscowNew YorkSantiagoTegucigalpaYaoundOur officesAsia and the Pacific:Bangkok(Asia and the Pacific regional office)Jakarta(Area
4、office)New Delhi(Area office)www.itu.int44www.itu.int5www.itu.int6ITUs flagship Facts and Figures tracks global connectivity with estimates on key indicators:infrastructure,affordability,gender,and location.The gender digital divide persists Globally,70 per cent of men are using the Internet,compare
5、d with 65 per cent of womenbut women account for a disproportionate share of the global offline population,outnumbering male non-users by 17 per cent.Internet usage among young people growsIn all regions,young people are more connected than the rest of the population.Worldwide,79 per cent of people
6、aged between 15 and 24 use the Internet in 2023,14 percentage points more than the rest of the population.Source:ITU,2023:https:/www.itu.int/en/mediacentre/Pages/PR-2023-11-27-facts-and-figures-measuring-digital-development.aspx New global connectivity data shows growth,but divides persistwww.itu.in