1 a4ai a4ai AFFORDABILITY REPORT 2015/16a4ai Welcome to the Afordability Report – an in-depth annual research initiative produced by the Alliance for Afordable Internet. The report is part of our ongoing eforts to understand why some countries have succeeded in making Internet access more afordable, accessible and universal, and what others can do to catch up quickly. The 2015-16 Afordability Report, released in February 2016, looks at the policy frameworks in place across 51 developing and emerging countries to determine what is working to expand access to afordable broadband. This year’s report looks particularly at how poverty and income and gender inequality are masking the true state of afordability. What actions must policymakers take to overcome these barriers to access and make afordable universal access a reality We hope you enjoy this year’s report, and that the findings contained within prove valuable to your work. We also encourage you to check out our dedicated online portal at a4ai/ afordability-report, where you’ll find an interactive data explorer covering all 51 countries. To achieve the new global goal of afordable and universal Internet access by 2020 will require bold and collective action to advocate for the adoption of a new “1 for 2” afordability target, gender- responsive broadband and ICT policies, and greater focus on public access solutions. We hope you’ll join us in our eforts to bring the life-changing benefit of afordable Internet access to billions more around the globe. Sonia N. Jorge Executive Director, A4AI WELCOME A4AI Affordability Report 2015/16a4aiExecutive summary 4–6 1 Introduction7–10 2 The Affordability Drivers Index (ADI)11 2.1Latin American nations top the rankings15 for the second year running 2.2The foot of the table 16 2.3Moving up the rankings: Myanmar,16 Mexico and Morocco 2.4Afordability in the world’s Least Developed18 Countries 2.5The long road to improved broadband20 afordability 2.6Increasing afordability by developing21 policies in line with best practices 2.7Comprehensive approach to policymaking 22 3 Poverty, Income Inequality and the23 Case of Mistaken Affordability 3.1The efect of poverty 25 3.2The distorting efect of income inequality 26 3.3Hungry for data 28 3.4 The long road to universal access in29 the world’s Least Developed Countries 3.5Overcoming the challenges of30 poverty and income inequality 4 Gender Inequality: Exacerbating31 the Affordability Challenge 4.1 Women and afordable access to32–33 the Internet: The current picture 4.2 Using smart policy to close the gender34 digital divide and achieve universal, equal access 5Policy Recommendations 37 5.1Refine afordability with income and38 gender inequalites in mind 5.2Reduce the cost of devices 39 5.3Prioritise public access facilities 39–40 5.4Develop gender responsive national40–41 broadband plans 5.4Develop gender responsive national40–42 broadband plans 5.5 Integrated approach to policies for 43 afordable broadband internet Annexes 44 Acknowledgments44 Annex A: Methodology 44–47 Annex B: Afordability Drivers Index48 – Emerging countries Annex C: Afordability Drivers Index48 – Developing countries Annex D: ADI score and broadband49 price comparisons Infographic 50–51 CONTENTS a4ai
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