Academic Research Network ARN Programm on Information Society Indicators: Preliminary Results

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Academic Research Network (ARN) Programm on
Information Society Indicators Preliminary
Results

• Farouk Kamoun
• Laboratoire CRISTAL
• Ecole Nationale des Sciences de lInformatique
• University of Manouba, Tunis, Tunisia
• ITU-UNCTAD-UNECA Regional Workshop on
• Information Society Measurements
• Addis Ababa, UNECA, 7-9 March 2007

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Framework Academia Research Network (ARN)

• Network of Academia Created in June 2004 by UNECA
• Objective Get African Academia involved in the
  Building of the Information Society
• 5 Groups and research areas
• Capacity Building
• Enabling Environment
• African Languages Content
• ICT Industry and Services
• Measuring African Information Society

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ARN Research Work On Measuring the Information
Society 2 Phases

• Phase I 2004-2005 (Focus on Penetration Usage
  Ind.)
• Review of Existing Initiatives
• Implementation Results
• Reference Model
• Analysis Comparisons Recommandations
• Phase II 2006-2007 (Expand Coverage to Impact
  Ind.)
• Review of Existing Initiatives on Impact
• Reference Model for Impact Indicators
• Propose a Complete Set of Indicators
  (Penetration, Usage, Impact)
• Provide an Measurement Guide Definition and
  objectives, method of calculation and methodology
  of measurement analysis
• Assist National Statistics Organizations

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IS Indicators measurement initiatives

• Global
• ITU Cyberindicators Digital Access Index DAI
  e-IUT-DAI
• World Economic Forum World Bank INSEAD
  Networked Readiness Index NRI
• WSIS Partnership on "measuring ICT for
  development SMSI-P
• UNESCO ORBICOM
• Regional
• Europe Statistical indicators for benchmarking
  the Information Society in Europe
• SIBIS (EU 15), Key SIBIS
• SIBIS (NAS)
• Africa ECA Initiatives
• Scan-ICT
• EA-ITU Bostwana Workshop Bostwana
• National

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Comparison

• Structure Hierarchy v
• Index Hierarchy v
• Domains Coverage X

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Hierarchical Structure
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Index Hierarchy
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Remarks

• Lack of standard definitions and terminologies!
• Different Focus
• Enabling Environment
• Infrastructure
• Usage
• Etc.
• Difficult to Compare
• A Reference Model is Required

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Model-Basic Components
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Model Dynamics
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Component Coverage
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Proposal of A Set of Indicators

• Must Include SMSI-P Indicators (42)
• More Evenly Balanced Over The 5 Components
• Take Into Account USAGE
• Select Indicators from ECA Initiatives
• Adapt some Pertinent Indicators from SIBIS and
  Others

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A- Enabling Environment
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B- Infrastructure ICT Sector 1
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B- Infrastructure ICT Sector 2
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B- Infrastructure ICT Sector 3
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C- Infostructure Content Production 1
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C- Infostructure Content Production 2
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D-\ Appropriation Capacity Building 1
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D-\ Appropriation Capacity Building 2
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D-\ Appropriation Capacity Building 3
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E-/ Online Services 1
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E-/ Online Services 2
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E-/ Online Services 3
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E-/ Online Services 4
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E-/ Online Services 5
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Proposal Component Coverage
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Summary

• Reference Model for Penetration Usage
  Indicators
• Selection and Adaptation of a Set of Indicators
• Need to Provide an Measurement Guide Definition
  and objectives, method of calculation and
  methodology of measurement analysis
• DONE
• Need to Validate Through Tests
• Scan-ICT!!
• Next Impact Indicators

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Work on Impact Indicators

• Review of Existing Initiatives on Impact
  Indicators
• Reference Model for Impact Indicators
• Propose a Set of Impact Indicators
• Provide a Measurement Users Guide
• Definition and objectives
• Method of calculation
• Methodology of measurement analysis

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Remarks on types of Indicators

• 3 types are commonly used in the literature
• Penetration (ICT density, connectivity, by
  gender, groups)
• Usage (of basic ICT services, online services,)
• Impact (ICT investments, income, jobs, telework,
  society transformation, sectoral changes
  education, business, on poverty reduction.)
• Insufficient need to introduce 2 more
• Environment (country characteristics, enabling
  environ't..)
• Capacity (cap building, readiness, Ict
  literacy,)
• Some of Previous Initiatives Included Impact
  Indicators

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Review of Existing Reports On Impact Studies

• Global
• ITU (World Telecommunication/ICT Development
  Report 2006)
• World Bank
• UN (Global e-Readiness Report)
• UNCTAD (E-commerce Development Report 2004)
• OECD (Several reports)
• Regional
• Europe (e-europe 2010)
• ECA (Scan-ICT phase 1 2)
• National
• France, Finland

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Remarks

• Reports deal with various Types of Impacts
• Direct Economic ImpactICT investments, income,
  jobs creation
• Indirect Economic Impact on Growth
• Increase of Benefits, Reduction of Costs
• Improvment of Online Service
• Improvment of Governance
• Telework, Society transformation
• Sectorial changes education, Research,
  Environment, Music
• Etc.
• No real System of measurement
• Different Focus
• Many Propositions Have not yet Been Tested
• Often Difficult to Isolate Direct Impact of ICT
• Still a Research Area
• What can be Done?
• Expand Previous Model, Design a Referential
  Framework, Find or Create Approriate Indicators

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Expanded Reference Model
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Perspectives of Analysis
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Global Socio Economical Perspective
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Individual/Household Perspective
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Organization Perspective (1)Common Indicators
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Organization Perspective (2)Common Indicators
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Organization Perspective (2)Specific Indicators
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Proposal of Impact Indicators
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Summary on Impacts

• Reference Framework for Impact Indicators
• Selection and Development of 3 Sets of Indicators
• Pertinent
• Basic
• Key
• Need to Provide an Measurement Guide Definition
  and objectives, method of calculation and
  methodology of measurement analysis
• Done for Key Indicators
• Need to Validate Through Tests and Real
  Measurement Analysis
• A new Area That Requires a Lot of Research

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Conclusion

• Reference Models for Indicators
• Set of Pentration Usage Indicators (110)
• Set of Key Impact Indicators (43)
• Measurement Users Guide Definition and
  objectives, method of calculation and methodology
  of measurement analysis
• Work with Official Tunisian Institutions (
  National Statistics Council) in their endeavours
  to enrich the national Statistics System
• A working group has been created for work on this
  issue
• A Workshop is scheduleded for 5-6 april 2007
• Need to Validate Through Tests and Real
  Measurement Analysis
• To be sought through INS IEQ (2007 surveys!!!!)
• More Research Work on
• Impact
• Analysis
• MERCI