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Geneva,
Switzerland, 19 May 2009
During the
WSIS Forum 2009,
the Partnership on Measuring ICT
for Development organized a facilitation meeting on 'Measuring the
impact of ICTs'.
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report (pdf format)
Background
The demand for information and
communication technology (ICT) statistics has risen sharply as countries
recognize the benefits and potential of ICT as a tool for social and
economic development. To reap the benefits of the rapidly changing
information society, governments need to monitor and benchmark progress
in ICT indicators with a view to designing and reviewing national
policies and strategies. They also need to measure the impact of ICTs in
their countries.
This event presented a global
overview of progress made towards measuring the information society and
highlighted recent work carried out by the Partnership on Measuring ICT
for Development to improve the availability of ICT data for effective ICT
for development policy making. This was followed by a panel debate
on measuring the impact of ICTs on social and economic development,
introduced by the OECD, leader of the Partnership Task Group on
Measuring Impact.
Program
| 11:00-11:05 |
Opening remarks
by the Chair, Torbjörn Fredriksson, Officer-in-Charge, ICT
Analysis Section, UNCTAD. |
| 11:05-11:20 |
Progress in
Measuring ICT for Development, Susan Teltscher, Head, Market
Information and Statistics Division, ITU |
| 11:20-12:00 |
"Measuring the
impact of ICT"
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Vincenzo Spiezia, Head,
Information and Communication Technologies Unit, OECD
Lead discussants
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Mario Cimoli, Officer-in-Charge, Innovation and ICT
Unit, Division of Production, Productivity and
Management , UN-ECLAC
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Country representative (tbc)
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| 12:00-12:25 |
Open discussion |
| 12:25-12:30 |
Closing remarks |
If you need any
further information, please contact
emeasurement@unctad.org or
indicators@itu.int.
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