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Press launch Geneva and New York
23 February 2010
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International Telecommunication Union
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Measuring the Information Society, 2010 Two international ICT benchmarking tools
ICT Development Index (IDI) 11 indicators Three areas: ¾ ICT access ¾ ICT use ¾ ICT skills 159 economies Two years (2007, 2008)
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ICT Price Basket Entry-level price for three
ICT services: ¾ fixed telephone ¾ mobile cellular ¾ fixed broadband Internet 161 economies Three calculations: ¾ US$, PPP$, % of monthly GNI per capita
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Main findings The IDI scores have increased in all 159 countries – access and use of ICTs continues to grow worldwide
Costs of ICT services are falling
globally, particularly fixed broadband Internet - but still out of reach for many people in developing countries
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Top IDI countries mainly from Europe Sweden ranks first for the second year in a row Sw eden Luxem bourg Korea (Rep.) Denm ark Netherlands
IDI2008 IDI2007
Iceland Sw itzerland Japan Norw ay United Kingdom 0
2
4
6
8
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IDI values
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Who tops the IDI in each region? Regional IDI Rank
Europe
Asia & Pacific
Americas
Arab States
CIS
Africa
1
Sweden
Korea (Rep.)
United States
UAE
Russia
Seychelles
2
Luxembourg
Japan
Canada
Bahrain
Belarus
Mauritius
3
Denmark
Hong Kong, China
St Vincent and the Grenadines
Qatar
Ukraine
South Africa
4
Netherlands
Singapore
Argentina
Saudi Arabia
Kazakhstan
Cape Verde
5
Iceland
Australia
Uruguay
Kuwait
Moldova
Botswana
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Most dynamic economies are from the developing world
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Catching up: developing countries have lower ICT levels but stronger growth CAGR 2002-2008
6.3%
6.8%
Source: ITU
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Income plays a critical role, but not the only one
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What about the Digital Divide?
Key objective of IDI Major policy interest Key question: How has it evolved over time?
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The digital divide remains significant but is shrinking slightly
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But how much do ICT services cost?
The ICT Price Basket
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Economies with lowest ICT prices Macao, China Hong Kong, China Singapore Kuw ait Luxembourg
2009
United States
2008
Denmark Norw ay United Kingdom Iceland 0.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
ICT Price Basket
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Developing countries are paying more
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Strong relationship between the IDI and the ICT Price Basket
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Fixed broadband prices decreasing – but still the most expensive
% GNI per capita (average)
250
200
2008 2009
150
decrease 42.1%
100
50 decrease 20.4%
decrease 25.0%
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Mobile cellular
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Broadband needs to be affordable Africa, 2009
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Conclusions Information society continues to grow
worldwide despite the economic crisis Digital divide persists but slightly shrinking between top ICT countries and others Fixed broadband prices decreasing sharply but are still the highest – a barrier that needs to be addressed urgently
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For further information: indicators[at]itu.int www.itu.int/ict
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