Measuring the Impact of ICT on Development

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Measuring the Impact of ICT on Development

• A few methodological and policy issues

Bruno Lanvin The World Bank
Measuring Information Society WSIS, Tunis - 15
November 2005
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Measuring the Impact of ICT on Development

• What is impact ? ME and the LogFrame
• ICT, development impact and MDGs
• Mainstreaming and measurement issues

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Readiness
Access
Usage
Value
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What is Impact ? The LogFrame Pyramid
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What is Impact ? From LogFrame to ME
M E Indicators
LogFrame level
Impact
Policy goals
Outcomes
Strategic priorities
Key initiatives
Outputs
Deliverables
Actions
Resources
Assumptions and risks
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Policy
D- Strategy
E- Strategy

• Fight analphebetism
• Diversify economy
• Eradicate malaria
• Reconcile communities

Initiatives

• Develop tourism
• Develop fisheries
• Develop ICTs
• Promote regional customs union

Actions

• Attract FDI to ICT sector (infrastructure)
• Promote e-litteracy
• Stimulate local entrepreneurship in ICT (SMEs)
• Provide adequate regulatory environt

• PCs in primary schools
• Adapt curricala
• Train teachers
• Establish exams and standard tests

• Identification of one pilot school in district
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• 5 PCs delivered to school 29-3
• 1 diesel power supply installed in school 29-3

of certified graduates in e-literacy courses
of ICT products services companies
Ratio PC/pupils in public schools
Contribution of ICT to GDP
of public schools connected running
Typical ME indicators/ time horizon
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ICT, development impact and MDGs
Goal 1 Poverty eradication
Targets 1,2
Goal 2 Primary education Goal 3 Gender
equality Goal 4 Child mortality red. Goal 5
Maternal health Goal 6 HIV/AIDS, and oid Goal 7
Environment
Target 3
Target 4
Scorecards and monitoring (tracking 48 indicators)
Target 5
Efforts (resources) from local and international
communities to reach MDGs
Target 6
Targets 7,8
Target 9
Goal 8 ICT Partnerships
Targ 12 to 18
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Mainstreaming vs measurement ?

• The problems
• Sector data are still lacking
• If available, they will only give part of the
  picture (digital divide/applications)
• The push towards mainstreaming will make
  measurement more difficult

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Mainstreaming vs measurement ?

• Possible steps to be taken
• Strengthen local statistical capacity (data
  collection)
• Foster agencies abilities (andf interest) to
  collect application-related data
• Encourage development sectors (e.g. health,
  education) to identify common IT indicators
  linked to performance and development impact.

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MerciThank you

• blanvin_at_worldbank.org