ICT Indicators: Use, Readiness, Access and Impact

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ICT Indicators Use, Readiness, Access and Impact
Readiness What appropriate and effective
elements have been put in place to ensure the
rapid adoption and widespread use of ICT?
(Infrastructure, ICT work force, Skills, Policy
Framework, Enabling Environment) Access How
widely diffused and accessible are ICT across all
regions and sectors of society? (Diffusion, Real
Access, Profiled by proximity, language,
cost) Use How are ICT being used by business,
government and civil society? What innovative
e-applications are being developed and used?
(Number of users, purpose of use, ICT uptake
rate, user profiles) Impact How are ICT an
enabler for social and economic growth? What
effects does ICT have on development? How is ICT
enhancing development opportunities? How are ICT
enhancing development opportunities at local,
national and international levels?
(Identification of enabling factors, Impacts on
development)
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Framework for M 5, WSIS 2

• Development of a framework for action to
  monitor, measure and report on progress in
  applying ICT to further development
• February 2005 (WSIS Thematic Session)
  Presentation of core global ICT indicators
• September 2005 (UNGA) Case studies with an
  analysis of effects of ICT on development,
  identification of gaps and areas for further
  study in ICT impacts measurement
• November 2005 (WSIS) Development of ICT impacts
  indicators, targets and milestones
• 2004-2015 Periodic reporting on ICT readiness,
  access, use and impact

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Impacts Indicators
Area/Initiative Input Output Outcome Impact
Education Secondary e-learning resources of students to be trained of teachers to be trained of students and teachers trained Type of training of hours trained of computers operating effectively Type of learning material developed of students using computers for learning of teachers using computers for teaching Improvement in teaching Improvement in student learning skills Students demonstrate greater understanding of subject taught using computers Students taught through computers perform better in related subjects
Economic Development SME use of ICT of SME to participate Size of SME Type of SME of SME trained Hours of training Type of training of SME using Internet/ICT of SME w. web site of sales online of operational activities conducted using ICT of ICT based marketing activities Ability to make decisions regarding ICT and business Increase/decrease in revenues Increase/decrease in operating costs Greater market access