Population 1/3 increase More than 25m premises can Smart cities growth and in global now get fibre-based products urbanisation population by and services that’s around Connecting – 2050 85% of the UK so far and our Society – technology is enabling cities to 2.5 billion build the infrastructure to more people cope with more people. living in cities Social 836 million By 2020, we aim to improve Connecting disadvantage people tech skills for 5m kids, help Society worldwide 10m people overcome social live in disadvantage, help generate Supporting extreme more than £1bn for good our poverty causes, and inspire two-thirds communities of our people to get 32% of people involved through volunteering. Building skills living in the UK are low income 3 times as likely young people in the UK will be unemployed Number of people aged over 85 expected to double by 2039 Privacy and 78% of UK We protect customers’ Building skills online safety adults now privacy, invest heavily in access the information security and help Protecting internet parents keep children safe customers’ everyday online. privacy 38% increase in security
Population growth and urbanisation 1/3 increase in global population by 2050 2.5 billion more people living in cities More than 25m premises can now get fibre-based products and services – that’s around 85% of the UK so far – and our technology is enabling cities to build the infrastructure to cope with more people. Smart cities Connecting Society Social disadvantage 836 million people worldwide live in extreme poverty 32% of people living in the UK are low income 3 times as likely young people in the UK will be unemployed Number of people aged over 85 expected to double by 2039 By 2020, we aim to improve tech skills for 5m kids, help 10m people overcome social disadvantage, help generate more than £1bn for good causes, and inspire two-thirds of our people to get involved through volunteering. Connecting Society Supporting our communities Building skills Privacy and online safety 78% of UK adults now access the internet everyday 38% increase in security We protect customers’ privacy, invest heavily in information security and help parents keep children safe online. Building skills Protecting customers’ privacy
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