Countries that Countries that Countries that have policy have broadband have broadband language both on plans with only plans with only A: increasing policy language on policy language on accessibility of A: increasing B: increasing ICTs for persons accessibility for accessibility for with disabilities persons with persons with and B: utilizing disabilities disabilities ICTs to increase accessibility of other services and promote social inclusion Listed countries Barbados, Belize, Costa Rica, Croatia, Algeria, Australia, that have both Denmark, France, Cyprus, Egypt, Dominican signed and ratified Korea, Malta, Estonia, Mexico, Republic, Jamaica, the CRPD Mauritius, Poland , Philippines, Sweden, Macedonia, Slovenia Turkey Tanzania, United Kingdom Listed countries Iceland, Japan, USA Grenada, Ireland Chad, Singapore, Sri that have signed Lanka the CRPD Listed countries Zimbabwe Colombia, that have not Liechtenstein, St. signed the CRPD Kitts and Nevis, Switzerland About (listed in alphabetical order) The Broadband Commission for Digital Development is an initiative set up by ITU and UNESCO in response to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon’s call to step up efforts to meet the Millennium Development Goals. Launched in May 2010, the Commission comprises government leaders from around the world and the highest-level representatives and leaders from relevant industries and international agencies and organizations concerned with development, providing a fresh approach to UN and business engagement. To date, the Commission has published two high level policy reports, as well as a number of best practices and case studies. More information about the Commission is available at the , (http://www.broadbandcommission.org). The Global Initiative for Inclusive Information and Communication Technologies (G3ICT) is an advocacy initiative of the UN Global Alliance for ICT and Development, launched in December 2006 in cooperation with the Secretariat for the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Its mission is to facilitate and support the implementation of the dispositions of the Convention on the accessibility of Information Communication Technologies and assistive technologies. G3ict relies on an international network of ICT accessibility experts to develop and
Countries that have policy language both on A: increasing accessibility of ICTs for persons with disabilities and B: utilizing ICTs to increase accessibility of other services and promote social inclusion Countries that have broadband plans with only policy language on A: increasing accessibility for persons with disabilities Countries that have broadband plans with only policy language on B: increasing accessibility for persons with disabilities Listed countries that have both signed and ratified the CRPD Barbados, Belize, Denmark, France, Korea, Malta, Mauritius, Poland , Slovenia Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt, Estonia, Mexico, Philippines, Sweden, Turkey Algeria, Australia, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Macedonia, Tanzania, United Kingdom Listed countries that have signed the CRPD Iceland, Japan, USA Grenada, Ireland Chad, Singapore, Sri Lanka Listed countries that have not signed the CRPD Zimbabwe Colombia, Liechtenstein, St. Kitts and Nevis, Switzerland About (listed in alphabetical order) The Broadband Commission for Digital Development is an initiative set up by ITU and UNESCO in response to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon’s call to step up efforts to meet the Millennium Development Goals. Launched in May 2010, the Commission comprises government leaders from around the world and the highest-level representatives and leaders from relevant industries and international agencies and organizations concerned with development, providing a fresh approach to UN and business engagement. To date, the Commission has published two high level policy reports, as well as a number of best practices and case studies. More information about the Commission is available at the , (http://www.broadbandcommission.org). The Global Initiative for Inclusive Information and Communication Technologies (G3ICT) is an advocacy initiative of the UN Global Alliance for ICT and Development, launched in December 2006 in cooperation with the Secretariat for the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Its mission is to facilitate and support the implementation of the dispositions of the Convention on the accessibility of Information Communication Technologies and assistive technologies. G3ict relies on an international network of ICT accessibility experts to develop and