The Brazilian representative, Counsellor Maurício Fávero, called for access to ICTs, and particularly the internet, to be mainstreamed and up-scaled throughout the SDGs, and especially Goal 17 on means of implementation. The social and economic gains stemming from their phenomenal global expansion still eludes the poorest populations of the world, who are precisely the ones who could benefit from it the most.


Internet access is key in mobilizing resources to finance sustainable development, particularly when related to Science, Technology, Innovation and Capacity Building. Brazil is thus calling on the UN to adopt a stand-alone chapter on STI and capacity building in Addis Ababa to more fully support the structural and systemic impact of ICTs on development, as is already done with trade, debt, global governance and other systemic issues.

As stated in the Tunez Agenda, the UN Member States must focus on measures to enhance the involvement of the UN in overcoming the lack of effective financial mechanisms to support the development of and infrastructure for ICTs.