Ict development indices vii executive summary this report analyses and evaluates information and communication technology ict development using indicators of ict diffusion across countries. The inclusive development index 2018 world economic forum. Introduction information and communications technologies ict have become a new tool in the path towards development, one that has garnered increasing visibility but also hype. The ict development index is based on 11 ict indicators, grouped in three clusters. The ict development index idi is a composite index combining 11 indicators into one benchmark measure that serves to monitor and compare developments in information and. Energizing the world with innovation is the result of a collaboration between cornell university, insead, and the world intellectual property organization wipo as copublishers, and their knowledge partners. Volume 1 7 despite the policy being in place, many of the strategies that were outlined have not yet been implemented. This annex outlines the methodology used to compute the ict development index idi and provides additional details on various elements and steps involved, such as the indicators included in the index and their definition, the imputation of missing data, the normalization procedure, the weights applied to the indicators and subindices, and the results of the. This has led to the emergence of a worldwide consensus on the need for a more inclusive and sustainable model. The ict indicators in the 2019 edition of the world telecommunication ict indicators database contain time series data for the years 1960, 1965, 1970 and annually from 19752017. The ict development index idi is a composite index combining 11 indicators into one benchmark measure that serves to monitor and compare developments in information and communication technology ict across countries.
The itu has developed ict development index idi to measure the level of. The ict development index idi 5 6 indicators 2014 ict access ideal value a fixedtelephone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 60 59. Request pdf a new perspective on the ict development index information and communication technology ict represents an important structural part of. A new perspective on the ict development index request pdf.
Going forward the wbg will follow a new ict strategy, comprising three pillars. Ict development index wikipedia republished wiki 2. The world telecommunication ict indicators database on usb key and online contains time series data for the years 1960, 1965, 1970 and annually from 1975 to 2016 for more than 180 telecommunication ict statistics pdf format covering fixedtelephone networks, mobilecellular telephone subscriptions, quality of service, internet including fixed and mobilebroadband subscription data. Gk, general studies, optional notes for upsc, ias, banking, civil services. Bearing this in mind, the main goal of this paper is to present an idistance methodology that holds a new perspective on the measurement of information development, to compare it to the ict development index idi, and to point out improvements that such methodology provides. The ict development index idi the idi is a composite index that combines 14 indicators designed to be global and reflect changes taking in place in countries of different levels of development was developed by itu in 2008 in response to member states request to establish an overall ict index. It is used to monitor and compare developments in information and communication technology ict. Issues on zambias ict sectors zicta zambia information. Index terms design, ict and development, stakeholder participation, wicked problems i. A major challenge for policymakers at the national and international level, therefore, lies in addressing the issue of digital divide between rich and poor countries, rural. The inclusive development index idi is an annual assessment of 103 countries economic performance that measures how countries perform on eleven dimensions of economic progress in addition to gdp. It examined a panel of six economies within the gcc countries from the period 2000 to 2016. But the index is not adequate to the task because it confuses inputs and outputs, engages in double counting,adds together dependent and independent variables and so on. It develops a conceptual framework for and selects key indicators measuring ict development, with a specific focus.
Ict development index and the digital divide request pdf. Country rank and value in the itu ict development index. Ict development indices report 2004 iv preface the digital divide between the informationrich and the informationpoor is of increasing concern. International telecommunication unions ict development index and related measures of a countrys ict development maturity suffer from several limitations, including subjective estimation of the. In this paper, we investigate the effects of ict infrastructure use on human development. The report aims to provide an objective international. Global it companies choose bahrain as a hub due to the availability of talent, cost competitiveness, ownership.
The ict development index idi, which has been published annually since. In 1999, it began an information and communication technology ict component of its work, funded in part by infodev. The widespread hope within the international development community that icts could be a powerful tool of development and poverty reduction, and of achieving the millennium development goals, led to a proliferation of donorfunded ict for development pilot projects in several sectors in a wide range of countries in the past decade. Strengthening the electronic communications capacities of womens organizations in africa abstract abantu for development was established in 1991. The ict development index idi is an index published by the united nations international telecommunication union based on internationally agreed information and communication technologies ict indicators.
Ict development index ministry of digital development. Ict and development information and communications technology ict is viewed as both a means and an end for development. The report and any opinions expressed in this publication are the sole responsibility of the authors. Information and communication technology ict is a major challenge to our educational system.
It provides a brief overview of some of the key topics in the field of information and communication technology ict in education. Pdf ict development index idi as a statistical tool for measuring. The 9th edition of the measuring the information society report, an annual report published by itu since 2009, features key ict data and benchmarking tools to measure the information society, including the ict development index idi. Pdf ict development index idi as a statistical tool. This section briefly y recalls the main objectives, conceptual framework and methodology of the idi. Ict strategy development during the period 20072010, t he focus of the amended national ict strategy was on sector re structuring by increasing the state resources to reach 3. Following previous studies, teledensity or the penetration rate is defined as the number of fixedlines. With roughly twothird of the world economy based on services, and the rise of india, philippines, and other nations as global it players, many developing countries have accepted ict as a national mission. The ict development index idi, which has been published annually since 2009, is a composite index that combines 11 indicators into one benchmark measure. Its ict opportunity index itu, 2007 is based on ten indicators and uses the conceptual. It will promote icts to transform services for greater development impactstrengthening accountability and governance, improving public services, and enabling more inclusive private delivery of services transform pillar. The inclusive development index 2018 summary and data highlights slow progress in living standards and widening inequality have contributed to political polarization and erosion of social cohesion in many advanced and emerging economies. Information and communications technology for development. Presently india is 121st position in ict development rankings out of total 157 countries.
The inclusive development index 2018 summary and data. This makes it a valuable tool for benchmarking the most important indicators for measuring the information society. The acronym ict means information and communication technology mobile phones, internet. It includes almost 200 telecommunications ict statistics and more than 230 economies worldwide. The issues include youth and women being viewed as the ones to drive the future of agricultural 3. The itu ict development index 2017 idi 2017 featured in the mis report is a unique benchmark of the level of ict development in countries across the world. Highlights in a recent report the itu proposes that a new ict development index be used to measure the digital divide. Information and communications technology ict is an extensional term for information technology it that stresses the role of unified communications and the integration of telecommunications telephone lines and wireless signals and computers, as well as necessary enterprise software, middleware, storage, and audiovisual systems, that enable users to. The world telecommunication ict indicators database on usb key and online contains time series data for the years 1960, 1965, 1970 and annually from 1975 to 2016 for more than 180 telecommunication ict statistics pdf format covering fixedtelephone networks, mobilecellular telephone subscriptions, quality of service, internet including fixed and mobilebroadband. The improvements were more notable in developed and highincome developing countries. The ict development index idi o global analysis o regional analysis. Current ict initiatives tend to focus on infrastructure development and the extension of information and communication services from the centre to the periphery g8 dotforce 2001, world bank, 1999.
Ict development index countries ranking 2017 statista. Oct 28, 2012 the ict development index idi is a composite index combining 11 indicators into one benchmark measure that serves to monitor and compare developments in information and. Introduction to information and communication technology in. Nov 15, 2017 ict development index country ranking.
This study investigated the impact of ict electronic financial applications on the financial development index of gcc countries. The index uses 11 internationally agreed ict indicators, grouped in three clusters. Ideal value a fixedtelephone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants. The ict development index idi was presented for the first time in the 2009 edition of measuring the information society itu, 2009b. It is used to monitor and compare developments in information and communication technology ict between countries and over time. Apart from the lack of implementation of these strategies, other issues have also emerged. However, visions of a network age of integrated information systems on a. Global it companies choose bahrain as a hub due to the availability of talent, cost competitiveness, ownership structure and market access to the overall region. Open governmen t data, egovernment developmen t index, africa journal of egovernment stu. Information and communications technology ict is an extensional term for information technology it that stresses the role of unified communications and the integration of telecommunications telephone lines and wireless signals and computers, as well as necessary enterprise software, middleware, storage, and audiovisual systems, that enable users to access, store, transmit, and manipulate. A good example for this is the way the international telecommunications union itu is measuring the information society. The idi is a standard tool that governments, operators, development.
Alternative proposal takes these misconceptions into account and corrects them. Itu ilibrary the ict development index global analysis. Pdf this paper highlights the importance of assessing ict uptake and measuring ict progress. The ict development index idi is an index published annually by the united nations international telecommunication union since 2007.
Itu regional workshop on ict statistics for africa. This book is designed for use by prek12 preservice and inservice teachers, and by teachers of these teachers. This annex outlines the methodology used to compute the ict development index idi and provides additional details on various elements and steps involved, such as the indicators included in the index and their definition, the imputation of missing data, the normalization procedure, the weights applied to the indicators and subindices, and the results of the sensitivity analysis. This is the reason iceland is one of the best test markets in the world. Request pdf on jun 1, 2011, anteneh ayanso and others published ict development index and the digital divide find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Ever since the development of this index, studies on ict access have spawned new internationally comparative research 3, 6, 11,17 and a body of index assessment research 14,19.
The idi was developed by itu in 2008 and first presented in the 2009 edition of measuring the information society itu, 2009a. Its core feature is the ict development index idi, which ranks countries performance with regard to ict infrastructure, use and skills. Ict development index wikimili, the free encyclopedia. A new perspective on the ict development index marina. In todays world information and communication technology ict is a key parameter for economic development. The ict development index idi, which has been published annually since 2009, is a composite index that until 2017, combined 11 indicators into one benchmark measure.
Itu reveals latest global ict development index country. Ict development index idi as a statistical tool for measuring ict uptake and assessing ict policy. Idi ict development index comprises 11 indicators and describes the status and development of the ict. Information and communication technology ict development.