1. Statistics on the Information Society
ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR AFRICA
Statistics on the Information Society
ABSA Meeting
Addis Ababa May 2004

2. ICT4D and Statistics Strong growth of ICT penetration and usage
Increasing technical power of ICT
Challenges:
Valid and reliable monitoring of economic and social impact of ICT4D
Developing reliable and valid indicators for monitoring of analysis and reporting to policy makers (Implementation of e-strategies and WSIS Action Plan…)

3. International initiatives
UN-ICT Task Force:ICT Indicators and Mapping of MDGs
ITU, UNCTAD, UNESCO
EUROSTAT, OECD
ASEAN e-Measurement Initiative
UN Regional Commissions

4. Emerging Statistical Activities
Macro Level Studies
Internet Subscriber Study: At all ISP Counters
Internet User Study: Individual & Organization perspective
Contemporary ICT Impact Study: Household Approach, Establishment Approach, Public Service Sector and Education Sector
Micro Level Studies
Teleworking: Emerging work culture and mode
Rise of Information / Knowledge Worker
Lifelong Learning
Governance / Sovereignty/ Globalization
Composite Measures
Knowledge Economy Model; Knowledge Imperative Index; Knowledge Development Index

5. IS Statistics:Key challenges
The increasing complexity of ICT
Identifying the right indicators
Contextualising indicators on ICT usage
Sustainable data collection mechanisms
The fast evolution of IS applications

6. Monitoring ICT for Development
e-Impacts
Value added, return on Investment
employment, R&D and
patents in ICT
industries, trade in ICT
goods, cross-border
mergers, acquisitions
and alliances,
job creation, productivity,
and social impacts
e-Usage
Internet subscribers, PC in
households, Internet use
by households and
individuals, Internet use by
enterprise size and industry,
Internet transactions
e-Readiness
ICT investment, ICT
spending, ICT
occupations,
telecommunication
access paths, broadband
penetration rates,
Internet hosts, number of
Websites, Internet
access prices
Source: OECD/WPIIS

7. e-Measurement Dimensions
Demand-Side and Supply-Side Indicators
Demand-Side: ICT Usage
Supply-Side: Infrastructure, ISPs, ICT Industry etc.
ICT Usage
Household surveys
Business surveys
Government surveys
ICT Impact on Business, Government & Society
e.g. impacts on productivity, how ICT can reduce poverty and in what ways.

8. ECA’s role in Statistics on the Information Society
Strategy development in the Framework of AISI
Methodological work (nomenclatures, definitions, specific studies)
Co-ordination with Member States’ National Statistical Offices
Co-ordination with International Organisations and UN Regional Commissions
Creation of harmonised statistics

9. SCAN-ICT Project Organizational Framework Methodology Data Collection
Data Processing
Results Diffusion
Scan-ict Utilization

10. Methodology Harmonized Framework Dictionary of Indicators
Local Adaptation:
- Sectors
- Questionnaires

11. + Infostructure : Documentary information, Geo information
Sectors
Infrastructure
Telecommunications, Internet, Computers, TV, Radio
+ Infostructure : Documentary information, Geo information
Strategic Planning
Capacity Development
Applications
administration, Education, Health
+ Industry, Natural Resources and Territory Management
Information Economy
- ICT Industry, e-Commerce , e-business

12. Data Collection
Surveys
Interviews
Secondary Sources

13. Data Processing
Indicators
Projects
Sources of Knowledge

14. Data Diffusion - SCAN-ICT Country Reports - SCAN-ICT country WEB sites
Ethiopia, Ghana, Morocco, Mozambique, Senegal, Uganda

15. SCAN-ICT Usage
e-readiness
Benchmarking
Monitoring

16. Conclusions SCAN-ICT/other approaches
Framework for IS Statistics: ICT4D
Workshop on Evaluation of the Pilot Phase:
17-18 February 2004
SCAN-ICT project Extension
Benchmarks
Case Studies and Best Practices
ICT Policy Research
MDG/ National Offices of statistics

17. Thank you for additional information http://www.uneca.org/aisi
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