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UNCTAD- Measuring The Info Society Print E-mail
Written by Divakar Goswami   
Monday, 24 April 2006

The site is UNCTAD's online source of information on indicators, methodologies and statistics related to the information society and a forum that allows practitioners from developed as well as developing countries to engage in discussions on e-measurement related topics and to further develop conceptual and methodological work. Most of the reports are downloadable for a fee.

URL: http://measuring-ict.unctad.org/

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

Additional information: Available for free are the following reports are are highly relevant:

  • Core ICT Indicators -  This report was launched by the Partnership on Measuring ICT for Development on 15 November 2005. It presents the core ICT indicators, definitions, model questions and suggestions on data collection for developing countries.
  • The Global Status of ICT Indicators - The Partnership on Measuring ICT for Development launched this report on 15 November 2005, on the occasion of WSIS Tunis. The publication presents the results of a global stocktaking exercise on ICT indicators carried out in 2004. National statistical offices in more than 170 developing countries were asked about the status of official Information Society statistics.