Partnership on Measuring ICT for Development

1. Partnership on Measuring ICT for Development Esperanza Magpantay Market, Economics and Finance Unit (MEF) Telecommunication Development Bureau Joint ITU/ECA Regional Workshop on Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Indicators Gaborone, Botswana 26-29 October 2004 Host: Botswana Telecommunications Authority (BTA)

2. Outline • Background and justification • Objectives and deliverables • Partners and contributions • Phase 1: June 04 – Nov 05 • Phase 2: Nov 05 – June 08

3. Background and justification (1) • No globally agreed ICT indicators • ICT indicators measure: • Readiness • Use/intensity • Impact • Outcome • Benchmarking helps policy makers • Pioneering efforts: ITU, OECD, Eurostat, UNCTAD, UN Regional Commissions

4. Background and justification (2) • Prior work: • Internationally comparable telecom data from ITU • UNCTAD: Measuring e-commerce • OECD initiative to harmonize and collect data (WPIIS) • Eurostat’s database on ICT usage for EU countries • Metadata questionnaire by UN-RCs • UN ICT Task Force Working Party: mapping the MDGs to ICT indicators

5. Background and justification (3) • WSIS Plan of Action : • calls for IS indicators to measure development • calls for developing measurement tools • outlines indicative targets by 2015 in key areas http://www.itu.int/dms_pub/itu-s/md/03/wsis/doc/S03-WSIS-DOC-0005!!MSW-E.doc • Expanding work through partnership by: • developing a coherent and structured global approach • assisting developing countries - building local capacities • providing input for future policy and analytical work

6. Objectives and deliverables (1) • Common set of ICT indicators: • To be agreed upon globally by mid 2005 • To be submitted to WSIS Tunis and UN Statistical Commission • Regional networks to be developed in order to ensure that particularities are recognized

7. Objectives and deliverables (2) • Capacity building in NSOs • By end 2005 develop capacity of selected beneficiary countries • Regional statistical working groups: developing and collecting ICT statistics • A training course for ICT statistics • A manual on ICT indicators to guide NSOs and related ministerial units

8. Objectives and deliverables (3) • International database on ICT indicators that provides: • an inventory of available ICT indicators • a compilation and publication of data on the web • an international online platform (portal) for information dissemination and continuous discussion

9. Partners and contributions (1) • Avoiding duplication of effort • Equality among partners • Respecting mandates and areas of competence of partners • Coordinating work programs for common results

10. Partners and contributions (2) • ITU: • Vast experience in collecting and disseminating ICT statistics (World Telecommunication Indicators) • Global meetings on collection and use of ICT statistics • Lead agency for UN MDGs • OECD: • Working Party on Indicators for the Information Society (WPIIS) - methodology, standards, compilation and analysis • “Guide to Information Society Measurement”

11. Partners and contributions (3) • UNCTAD: • Focus on e-commerce and e-business • “E-commerce and Development Report” • UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS): • Focus on communication, education, science and technology • Press and broadcast surveys (radio & TV) • UN Regional Commissions: • ECA, ECLAC, ESCAP, ESCWA • Promote regional perspective • Liaise directly with NSOs

12. Partners and contributions (4) • World Bank: • Web-based “ICT at-a-glance” • “Trends in global ICT development” • Global database design and development • UN ICT Task Force: • Working Party on Indicators and MDG Mapping • NSOs: • Advanced countries provide expertise and advice to developing countries • Collect and analyze data

13. Phase I: Jun 2004 – Nov 2005 • Launched at UNCTAD XI, 13-18 June 2004, Sao Paolo, Brazil • Donors meeting, 18 October 2004 in Geneva Donors were invited to support the partnership and finance technical assistance activities • Aims at WSIS Tunis, December 2005

14. Phase 1: Activities & resources (1) • Inventory of ICT statistics: • ECLAC produced the questionnaire • Through collection of metadata from NSOs • Results of the surveys show state of progress • ECLAC, ECA, ESCWA, UNESCAP, OECD, UNCTAD to collect and analyze data • UNCTAD/ITU/UIS to consolidate sectoral data • Regional workshops: • Substantive contributions from ITU, OECD, UNCTAD, UIS, UN-RCs, WB and NSOs • Upcoming: ECLAC (2-3 November)

15. Phase 1: Activities & resources (2) • Global ICT indicators meeting Geneva: • February 2005, hosted by ITU & UNCTAD • Substantive contributions from all partners • Need for resources: Costs for venue, interpretation, documents and travel of participants • Pilot studies • Feasibility missions to select pilot countries • Advisory missions to provide training • ITU/UNCTAD/UIS/UN-RCs directly involved • Resources needed for travel, survey, feasibility studies

16. Phase 1: Activities & resources (3) • Technical workshops: • Share expertise, identify best practices, develop common methodologies, … • Organized by UN-RCs and NSOs • Training course: • Targeting NSO practitioners • All partners are involved in developing material, providing knowledge, expertise, … • Guidebook on IS Indicators • Best practices, model questionnaires, methodologies, data collection measures, … • OECD to provide material (WPIIS) • International database • Internet platform - interactive Web site • Concerted effort by all partners

17. Phase 2: Nov 2005 – June 2008 • Expand ICT measurement work • Enhance and expand the database • Develop capacity building activities from Phase 1 • Extend training programmes

18. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION! magpantay@itu.int http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/ict/partnership/index.html