Regional Preparatory Meeting for WTDC-17 for Europe (RPM-EUR) Vilnius, Lithuania, 27 to 28 April 2017 Document RPM-EUR17/6-E 22 2017 Original: English ICT TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS IN EUROPE Summary: This document provides an overview of trends and developments in ICT infrastructure, access and use in Europe, which includes 43 countries and is home to a population of 631 million people. The document highlights how the ICT sector has continued its remarkable growth and development since the last World Telecommunication Development Conference in 2014 It also tracks the evolution of regulation. Expected results: Serve as an authoritative reference for shaping the future of ICT development in Europe. References: Data and analysis from the ITU ICT Facts and Figures 2016 (ITU, 2016b), Measuring the Information Society Report 2016 (ITU, 2016a) and Trends in Telecommunication Reform 2015 (ITU, 2015).
Regional Preparatory Meeting for WTDC-17 for Europe (RPM-EUR) Vilnius, Lithuania, 27 to 28 April 2017 Document RPM-EUR17/6-E 22 2017 Original: English ICT TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS IN EUROPE Summary: This document provides an overview of trends and developments in ICT infrastructure, access and use in Europe, which includes 43 countries and is home to a population of 631 million people. The document highlights how the ICT sector has continued its remarkable growth and development since the last World Telecommunication Development Conference in 2014 It also tracks the evolution of regulation. Expected results: Serve as an authoritative reference for shaping the future of ICT development in Europe. References: Data and analysis from the ITU ICT Facts and Figures 2016 (ITU, 2016b), Measuring the Information Society Report 2016 (ITU, 2016a) and Trends in Telecommunication Reform 2015 (ITU, 2015).