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Press launch Geneva and New York

23 February 2010

Market Information and Statistics Division BDT/ ITU

International Telecommunication Union

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Measuring the Information Society, 2010 Two international ICT benchmarking tools

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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 ƒ Entry-level price for three

ICT services: ¾ fixed telephone ¾ mobile cellular ¾ fixed broadband Internet ƒ 161 economies ƒ Three calculations: ¾ US$, PPP$, % of monthly GNI per capita

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Main findings ƒ The IDI scores have increased in all 159 countries – access and use of ICTs continues to grow worldwide

ƒ 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

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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?

ƒ Key objective of IDI ƒ 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

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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 ƒ Information society continues to grow

worldwide despite the economic crisis ƒ Digital divide persists but slightly shrinking between top ICT countries and others ƒ 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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