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The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) and ICT Indicators

The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) and ICT Indicators. Dr Tim Kelly, Head, Strategy and Policy Unit International Telecommunication Union Measuring ICT4D, Donors Meeting, ITU, 18 October 2004. Focus of the Tunis Phase (PrepCom 1).

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The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) and ICT Indicators

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  1. The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) and ICT Indicators Dr Tim Kelly, Head, Strategy and Policy Unit International Telecommunication Union Measuring ICT4D, Donors Meeting, ITU, 18 October 2004 world summit on the information society

  2. Focus of the Tunis Phase (PrepCom 1) • Follow-up and implementation of the Geneva Declaration of Principles and Plan of Action by stakeholders at national, regional and international levels (stocktaking: www.itu.int/wsis/stocktaking); • Consideration of the report of the Task Force on Financial Mechanisms (TFFM) and appropriate action; • Internet governance: consideration of the report of the Working Group on Internet Governance (WGIG) and appropriate action. world summit on the information society

  3. Summit Objectives (by 2015) a)to connect all villages with ICTs b)to connect all educational institutions c)to connect all scientific and research centres; d) to connect all public libraries, museums and archives e) to connect all health centres and hospitals; f)to connect local and central government departments g)to adapt all primary and secondary school curricula to meet the challenges of the Information Society; h) to ensure that all have access to television and radio services; i) to encourage the development of content on the Internet; j) to ensure that more than half the world’s inhabitants have access to ICTs within their reach. 3 world summit on the information society

  4. Indicators checklist (international) Villages Educational institutions scientific and research centres public libraries, museums and archives health centres and hospitals local and central government departments primary and secondary school curricula access to television and radio services Content/languages access to ICTs within reach * - - - - - - ** - *** 4 world summit on the information society

  5. ICT Indicators in the Plan of Action (Para 28) Develop a “realistic international performance evaluation and benchmarking (both qualitative and quantitative), through comparable statistical indicators and research results” for WSIS follow-up and implementation: • Composite ICT Development Index • Measuring and benchmarking of digital divide • Universal accessibility of nations to ICTs • Gender-specific indicators on ICT use and needs • A website on best practices and success stories • Setting up coherent and internationally comparable statistical indicator systems” world summit on the information society

  6. Outline of the preparatory process June 2004 Feb 2005 Sept 2005 Nov 2005 PrepCom 1 PrepCom 2 PrepCom 3 Summit Inter-sessional work Task Force on Financial Mechanisms Working Group on Internet Governance

  7. website:www.itu.int/wsiscontact: wsis@itu.int Thank you world summit on the information society

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