Data show that the share of the population with specific ICT skills is considerably higher in developed countries than it is in developing countries. One of its targets is to enhance the use of ICTs to promote empowerment. Data on the percentage of women and men who own a mobile phone show that the gender gap in mobile phone ownership and use is higher in lower-income and less connected countries. One of its targets focuses on the need to increase access to ICTs and the Internet, as measured by the percentage of the population covered by different mobile technologies. The proportion of the population covered by a mobile-broadband network will reach 84 per cent in 2016 globally, but only 67 per cent in rural areas.