STB Essay memory Flashcards
Description of the technology?
Providing internet access to rural and under-served communities using high-altitude drones
Benefits of the technology?
- Cheaper
- Faster to install
- Can be used during natural disasters
How much cheaper is the technology?
£2,000 per home for FTTH (FibreToTheHome Council) vs. 10s of thousands for Google Loon, which can cover thousands of homes
How much faster is the technology?
Once developed, months vs years
What are the main SDG goals it contributes towards?
SDG 9 - Infrastructure, Innovation and Indsutry
SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
What are the side SDG goals it contributes towards?
SDG 1 - No poverty
SDG 4 - Quality Education
SDG 8 - Decent work and economic growth
What are the main SDG sub-goals it contributes towards?
SDG 9.C SDG 17.3 SDG 17.6 SDG 17.8 SDG 17.9
What are the side SDG sub-goals it contributes towards?
SDG 1.4
SDG 4.4
SDG 8.1
What is SDG 9.C and how is it measured?
- Provide universal access to the internet in least developed countries by 2020
- % of population covered by mobile network
What is SDG 17.3 and how is it measured?
- Mobilise additional financial resources
- FDI received
- Remittances received
What is SDG 17.6 and how is it measured?
- Enhance cooperation on access to tech
- Broadband subscription per 100 inhabitants
- Internet speed
What is SDG 17.8 and how is it measured?
- Enhance the use of enabling technologies
- % of population using the internet
What is SDG 17.9 and how is it measured?
- Enhance international support for effective and targeted capacity building
- Value of technical assistance provided (north-to-south)
What is SDG 1.4 and how is it measured?
- Equal rights to economic resources (microfinance) and appropriate technologies by 2030
- % of households with access to basic services
What is SDG 4.4 and how is it measured?
- Increase number of youth and adults with technical skills
- % of youth and adults with basic ICT skills