Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics

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Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
National Experience in the collection and
dissemination of ICT Statistics
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Mandate Statistics Law 2000

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To establish a comprehensive and unified
statistical system to serve as an instrument of
guidance for diagnosing problems and evaluating
progress made. To provide truthful and
impartial official statistics on various
subjects.
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Priorities Master Plan 2010

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• Developed with active participation of
  stakeholders
• Monitored by National Council on Official
  Statistics
• Guided by series of User-Producer dialogue program

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ICT Facts

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• Government facilitates the use of ICTs in order
  to stimulate economic development.
• Decision makers awareness that social and
  economic development are dependent on massive
  improvements in ICT-utilization

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Strengths

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• Availability of framework of cooperation on
  national level.
• Separate unit (Science and Technology Statistics)
  at PCBS was established to manage ICT statistics
  program.
• Benefit from huge resources on ICT statistics
  We do not need to start from scratch
• Conducted ICT related surveys already. Experience
  in accumulating

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Challenges

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• The choice of indicators must take the national
  context into account to reflect social and
  economic profile of Palestine
• Prioritizing data collection nationally (Growing
  user demands)
• Achieve goals set by global and regional
  frameworks while giving priority to local needs
  and demands
• Linkage with various national ICT initiatives

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ICT National Projects

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• The internet without subscription
• National ICT Strategy (Approved in May 2005)
• The e-Palestine (e-government, e-education,
  e-commerce)
• Computer for every family
• PCBS is a member of national ICT related
  committees

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ICT Data Sources in Palestine

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• Administrative records
• Household surveys

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ICT Statistics related activities

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• Mass Media Survey 2000
• Transport And Communication Statistics in the
  Palestinian Territory Annual Reports 1998 2003
• Youth survey 2003
• Computer, internet and mobile phone survey 2004
• Internet without subscription survey 2005

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ICT Statistics Future plans

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• Incorporate ICT related questions in households
  and business surveys
• Support the Science and Technology Department
  with qualified staff
• Series of workshops with ICT stakeholders
• Census 2007 Cover high priority ICT indicators
• ICT statistics current status report

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ICT Statistics

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Source Transport statistics annual report, 2003.
PCBS
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Distribution of persons 10 years by the
availability of mobile phones and by selected
background statistics
Source Computer, Internet and Mobile Survey
2004. PCBS
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Percentage of households with the availability of
selected indicators and locality type
Source Computer, internet and mobile phone
survey 2004
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Public internet access centers with selected
indicators, 2003
Source Transport and communication statistics
annual report, 2003 PCBS
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Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
National Experience in the collection and
dissemination of ICT Statistics