Joint ITU/ECA Regional Workshop on ICT Indicators

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Joint ITU/ECA Regional Workshop on ICT
Indicators Gaborone, Botswana October 26th,
2004 ICT 4 D The Proof Presentation by
Jenifer Johnston UN ICT Task Force Working Party
on ICT Indicators and MDG Mapping
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The need for indicators

• Benchmark against other initiatives, domestic
  and international
• Measure progress - Independent and quantitative
  assessment of goals and expected impacts
• Target policies to those most likely to benefit
• (Re) Direct resources where they are most needed
  
• Communicate results

Measurement as a policy tool
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Why measure ICT?

• WSIS action plan calls for
• National ICT connectivity indicators in the
  context of the development of national
  e-strategies
• Targets for the information society at the
  national level in the framework of national
  e-strategies
• Successful experiences in mainstreaming ICT
  compiled and posted on international
  organizations web sites

Measurement for sharing best practices
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MDG ICT Indicators and Targets

• 1) The Broad Picture
• Global goals adopted at the UN Millennium Summit
  to address the pressing challenges of the
  developing world
• 8 goals, 18 targets and 48 indicators
• 2) Monitoring the MDG
• World Bank Development Report
• Human Development Report
• Regional Development Reports
• National MDG Reports
• Goal 8 and Target 18 Measured by the ITU
  Telecommunications Development Report

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ICT Indicators Access, Use, Readiness and Impacts
Readiness What appropriate and effective
elements (infrastructure and policies) have been
put in place to ensure the rapid adoption and
widespread use of ICT? Access How widely
diffused and accessible are ICT across all
regions and sectors of society? Use How is ICT
being used by business, government and civil
society? What innovative e-applications are being
developed and used? Impact How is ICT an
enabler for social and economic growth? How is
ICT enhancing development opportunities at local,
national and international levels?
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Global ICT4D Indicators

• ICT4D Partnership on the development of common
  set of core ICT readiness, access and use
  indicators.
• (UNCTAD, ITU, UN Economic Commissions, World
  Bank, UN ICT Task Force and UNESCO.
• UN ICT Task Force - Impacts measurement

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UN ICT Task Force

• Multi-stakeholder group with members from
  national governments, the private and non-profit
  sectors, and international organizations
• Primary objectives
• Promote ICT policy coherence across the UN
  system and with other international organizations
• Provide policy advice to the UN Secretary
  General on the effective use of ICT to further
  development
• - Catalyst for partnerships and ICT4D
  initiatives
• - 6 working groups and 5 regional networks

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A framework for ICT impacts measurement

• Elaborate the conceptual framework that exists
  between ICT and basic development goals (in
  progress)
• Define specific targets and milestones for ICT4D
  intl relevant to the MDG (in progress)
• Match the proposed ICT targets with the targets
  set out in MDG and monitor progress
• Clarify the operational roles and
  responsibilities of intl agencies for the
  collection, compilation and comparison of
  statistical data pertaining to ICT4D
• Integrate, in concert with above agencies, key
  statistical indicators into an ICT benchmarking
  report for the World Summit in 2005

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Road Map to Tunis and Beyond

• Current Survey of current ICT data collection
  methods, development of a framework for action to
  monitor, measure and report on progress in
  applying ICT to further development
• February 2005 (WSIS Thematic Session)
  Presentation of core ICT indicators
• September 2005 (UNGA) Case studies with an
  analysis of effects of ICT on development,
  identification of gaps and areas for further
  study in ICT impacts measurement
• November 2005 (WSIS) Development of ICT targets
  and milestones
• 2004-2015 Periodic reporting on ICT readiness,
  use and impact

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ePol-NET

• A global initiative bringing together
  international development organizations, national
  governments, the private sector and civil
  society.
• Supports the efforts of developing countries to
  elaborate ICT policies and e-strategies through
  the provision of resources and policy experts.
• Current partners include the UN ICT Task Force,
  ITU, UNECA, UNCTAD, UNDP, Accenture, CTO, and the
  Governments of Canada, France, Japan, United
  Kingdom and Ireland.