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Global Event on Measuring the Information Society--Global ICT Database

Learn why ICT statistics are crucial for investment decisions, policy-making, and development. Explore core ICT indicators and the creation of a Global ICT Database for data dissemination and analysis.

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Global Event on Measuring the Information Society--Global ICT Database

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  1. Global Event on Measuring the Information Society--Global ICT Database David CieslikowskiDevelopment Economics Data Group World Bank 28 May 2008 Global Event on Measuring the Information Society, Geneva. May 28, 2008. David Cieslikowski: dcieslikowski@worldbank.org

  2. Why do we need ICT statistics? Good ICT statistics… • Ensure sound investment and policy decisions for ICT projects • Ensure markets operate efficiently • Answer important development-related questions such as the impact of ICT • Highlight the need to modify programs or re-direct resources • Inform the public

  3. Core ICT indicators for the Global ICT Database Developed by the Partnership on Measuring ICT for Development • ICT infrastructure and access • Access to, and use of ICT by households and individuals • Use of ICT by businesses • The ICT sector and trade in ICT goods

  4. Where do ICT statistics come from? • Core ICT indicators from national sources are compiled and reported to international agencies…. • Eurostat • ITU • OECD • UNCTAD • UNESCO (ICTs in education)

  5. Creating a Global ICT database The international ICT data collecting agencies share data with each other…together…a Global ICT database

  6. Global ICT database…proposal to be hosted on the UN Data portal Core ICT indicators from ICT data collecting agencies…proposed to be hosted by UN Data portal along with data from other UN databases

  7. Bringing Information to the World • Make UN databases freely available • Organize international databases to allow searchability and open access • Promote national data dissemination • Build a global data dissemination infrastructure Courtesy of Ralf Becker, UNSD

  8. 15 Databases 4 Table sets 55 Million records 15 Statistical domains 192 Country profiles 6 Glossaries Bringing Information to the World Quick facts Courtesy of Ralf Becker, UNSD

  9. UNdata Coverage United Nations Statistics Division • Key Global Indicators • Commodity Trade Statistics • Demographic Statistics • Energy Statistics • Gender Info 2007 • Indicators on women and men • Industrial Commodity Statistics • Millennium Development Goals Indicators • National Accounts Official Country Data • National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates • United Nations Population Division • World Population Projections • International organizations • FAO (Agriculture) • UNESCO (Education) • ILO (Employment) • ITU (Information and Communication Technology) • UNDP (Human Development) • UNFCCC (Greenhouse Gas Inventory Data) • UNHCR (Refugees and asylum) • UNWTO (Tourism) • WHO (Health) Courtesy of Ralf Becker, UNSD

  10. Bringing Information to the World • Available at http://data.un.org Courtesy of Ralf Becker, UNSD

  11. Challenges in exchanging data and metadata • Exchange of statistical data and metadata is complex, resource intensive, and expensive • National and international organizations develop their own, different approaches • New opportunities with new technologies

  12. A Standard for Data and Metadata Exchange (SDMX) • Common solutions to data & metadata exchange • International organizations can expand collaboration with each other and with national agencies • New IT technology offers advantages • A common framework saves time & money, can be implemented incrementally

  13. Costs & benefits of SDMX Costs… • Initial investment in Data Structure Definition, SDMX registry, and staff training • Maintenance & updates of content & technical standards/guidelines Benefits… • Use of internationally-recognized standard formats…reduce reporting/dissemination burden • Improve comparataive data/metadata analysis with standard formats & content-oriented guidelines

  14. A scenario for moving forward with the Global ICT Database… • Partnership on Measuring ICT for Development-- discussions with UNSD on the UN Data portal • Transfer of available core ICT indicators to UN Data portal • SDMX—development for ICT indicators …grant application for funding the ICT/SDMX framework • Development & implementation of ICT data and metadata exchange using SDMX framework

  15. Thank you!

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