The Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development - a high-powered and influential community since 2012 is measuring and reporting in its flagship 'State of Broadband' annual report on a set of ambitious Broadband Targets for 2015 which was the first advocacy framework in line with Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), predecessor of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In 2018, given the shift towards new UN development Agenda 2030 and new challenges of a digital world, the Commission re-evaluated and launched new framework of
Targets 2025 in support of "Connecting the Other Half" of the world's population. These targets seek to expand broadband infrastructure, and Internet access and use by populations around the world, in support of achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals established by the United Nations. Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development 2025 Targets*: 1. By 2025, all countries should have a funded national broadband plan or strategy, or include broadband in their universal access and services definition. 2. By 2025, entry-level broadband services should be made affordable in developing countries, at less than 2% of monthly gross national income per capita. 3. By 2025 broadband-Internet user penetration should reach:
a) 75% worldwide b) 65% in developing countries c) 35% in least developed countries 4. By 2025, 60% of youth and adults should have achieved at least a minimum level of proficiency in sustainable digital skills. 5. By 2025, 40% of the world's population should be using digital financial services. 6. By 2025, un-connectedness of Micro-, Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises should be reduced by 50%, by sector. 7. By 2025, gender equality should be achieved across all targets. 
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