Measuring digital development: Telecommunication/ICT indicators training course

The training aims to strengthen the capacity of countries to produce ICT indicators and statistics according to international standards and methodologies. It presents the main groups of telecommunication/ICT indicators collected and the different questionnaires as well as the definition and methodologies of the indicators following the ITU Handbook for the collection of administrative data on telecommunications/ICT​. Examples provided address data gaps and challenges faced by countries and suggests possible solutions.

This online course is self-paced available on the ITU Academy portal until 24 December 2021. It is free of charge and it takes about two full days to complete. The course is currently only available in English.

With the help of videos, games and tests, participants can delve into five domains of ICT indicators:

Participants who successfully complete all 5 modules of the course will receive a certificate. 

The training is intended for participants who are responsible for collecting and/or producing such statistics in ministries, regulatory agencies, and national statistical offices around the world. Telecommunication analysts and researchers, as well as the press and students will also find the training useful in understanding the telecommunications market and services, and for monitoring and benchmarking digital development. 

Participants are expected to have a basic understanding of the telecommunication market.
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Registration should be made online at the ITU Academy portal. 

To be able to register for the course, participants must first create an account in the ITU Academy portal. 

Using the newly created or already existing ITU Academy account, participants can proceed with the registration for this training course.

More detailed registration instructions for the ITU Academy courses are provided in the registration guide​.

For any questions​ or more information about the training, please contact indicators@itu.int.