ITU国际电信联盟：2024衡量数字化发展-事实与数据：重点关注小岛屿发展中国家报告（英文版）

Smallsland Developing States(SlDS)face adistinctsetof social, economic,and environmentalissues. in 1992, the United Nations Conference on Environmentand Development recognizedthese islands as a group with specialneeds. Two years later, the first global conference on Smalllsland Developing States ado pted the Barbados Programme ofAction to assist these countriesin their development efforts.ManySlDSare geographically remotefrommajormarkets, makingtransport and communicationscomplicated and costly.