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ITU's ICT & Telecom Indicators Reports Print E-mail
Written by Divakar Goswami   
Wednesday, 05 April 2006

Description: The site is ITU's repository of reports, databases and resources on ICT and telecom indicators. Some of them are available for free, but most reports are downloadable for a fee.

URL: http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/ict/publications/index.html

Evaluation: This site has high quality reports and resources that very relevant to the WDR theme on indicators. This site is occasionally updated as and when new reports are submitted.

Additional information: The World Telecommunication Development Report (WTDR), is available featuring trends in national, regional and international ICT development. In addition to the analysis, the report contains some 20 statistical tables providing comparisons between countries and regions. Regional development indicators reports are available that identify regional trends and developments, including archival data.

Available for free are the following reports: "Telecommunication Indicators Handbook" that dentifies and defines key indicators for the telecommunication sector.

"Measuring ICT: the global status of ICT indicators"

"From the Digital Divide to Digital Opportunities - Measuring Infostates for Development"