SDG #17 is to “Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development”

Within SDG #17 are 19 targets, of which we here focus on Target 17.8:

Fully operationalize the technology bank and science, technology and innovation capacity-building mechanism for least developed countries by 2017 and enhance the use of enabling technology, in particular information and communications technology

Target 17.8 has one indicator:

• Indicator 17.8.1: Proportion of individuals using the Internet

Countries with the lowest share of individuals using the internet as of 2022 were in Republic of Congo, Kenya, Burundi, and South Sudan. Each had less than a 10% share. The global share was 63%, up from 40% in 2015, with a 20% share for the low-income countries, up from 9% in 2015.