The secret formula for bridging the digital divide? It's 1 for 2, claims study

Report identifies driving down price of 1GB of mobile broadband data to 2% of monthly income as key to universal web access in world's poorest countries

Without urgent action, the international community will be 22 years late in fulfilling its pledge to bring affordable internet access to the world's poorest countries, denying hundreds of millions of people access to online education, health services and a political voice, a report claims.

When they met in New York last September to agree the sustainable development goals (SDGs), which will underpin the development agenda for the next 15 years, the UN's 193 member states agreed to "strive to provide universal and affordable access to the internet in least developed countries by 2020".