· reduce the cost of connectivity, handsets and access to services;

· overcome network constraints and improve network reliability and resilience;

· ensure an enabling legal and regulatory environment for Internet access and applications, and facilitate cybersecurity;

· stimulate the development of content, services and applications that are accessible to all social groups, including women and girls, rural and urban dwellers, low-income users and those who speak minority languages;

· build skills and capabilities that will enable people to take advantage of the Internet to achieve the SDGs, through education and capacity-building initiatives;

· mitigate the negative impacts of ICTs on waste and GHG emissions, and maximise the extent to which ICTs help to mitigate GHG emissions and natural resource depletion in other sectors; and

· build a more substantial evidence base concerning the relationship between the Internet and sustainable development.