WTO Information Technology Symposium Information society indicators in practice

1. WTO Information Technology SymposiumInformation societyindicators in practice Presentation on Estonian achievements Linnar Viik

2. Whereis Estonia at this moment?

3. ITpenetration in public sectoris 80% of IT needs, private sector has made it’s choice several years ago, home penetration has doubledin two years up to 15%

4. Internetpenetration ranks Estonia with it 250.000 Internet users 150.000 active Internet users Internet host per 54 persons on the non-geographical map of Global Village right behind USA and Northern Europe

5. Estoniais covered with more than60 Internet Public Access Points

6. 50% of Public Sector PCs have Internet connection 88% of Public Institutions are presented via WWW TCP/IPisde facto data communication protocol of the Public Sector

7. There are over 300.000mobile telephony subscribers, three operators

8. There are over 20 ISPs, 5 major ones Internet dial-up prices have halved in two years 0.- price Internet dial-up in September 99

9. Where was Estonia in 1992? Notelecommunicationinfrastructure, no services End users had no experience on filtering the incoming information, no previous experience in total interaction No financing nor management structures

10. Why Estonia caught up so well? • No old technology • Efficient know-how transfer • Good academic background and overall level of technical education • Use of de facto standards • Embraced openness • Underregulation • Liberal economic environment • Direct foreign investments • Foreign technical assistance • Public investments