Launch of the
World
Information
Society Reports
series
Geneva, 17 May 2006, 14.30 – 15.15
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Agenda
• Roberto Blois, Deputy Secretary-General, ITU
• Charles Geiger, Executive Director, WSIS-ES
• Tim Kelly and Phillippa Biggs
– ITU Strategy and Policy Unit
– Report Co-authors (with Youlia Lozanova, Lilia
Pérez-Chavolla and Michael Minges)
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World Information Society Report
• A new, annual series of reports
tracking progress in implementing
the WSIS outcomes
• A new tool—Digital Opportunity
Index—for benchmarking and
policy evaluation
• A multi-stakeholder partnership:
Digital Opportunity Platform
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World Information Society Report
1. A Summit for Building the
Information Society
2. Measuring the Information
Society
3. Key trends in the
Information Society
4. From measurement to
policy-making
5. Beyond WSIS: Making a
difference globally
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Digital Opportunity Index
• One of two composite indices endorsed by WSIS,
as part of agreed evaluation methodology (Para 115)
• Based on 11 ICT Core Indicators, as defined by
Partnership on Measuring ICT for Development
• Three clusters: Opportunity, Infrastructure, Utilisation
• Covers 180 economies – latest data 2005
• 40 economies from 2001 – 2005
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DOI Structure
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The DOI Worldwide, 2005
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Developing giants lead the gainers…
Economy
DOI
2005
DOI Rank Change Drivers
2001 2005 2001-5 O I U
1 India
2 China
3 Russia
4 Hungary
5 Peru
6 Indonesia
7 Brazil
8 Poland
9 Japan
10 Venezuela
11 Chile
12 Egypt
13 Rep. of Korea
14 Israel
15 Spain
Average
40 economies
0.29
0.42
0.44
0.55
0.38
0.33
0.43
0.52
0.71
0.43
0.52
0.38
0.78
0.66
0.61
0.50
0.43
0.17
0.29
0.32
0.40
0.28
0.24
0.32
0.39
0.54
0.32
0.40
0.29
0.60
0.50
0.47
0.37
0.54
119
74
60
34
85
105
71
39
2
67
40
90
1
13
25
90.5
42.4
73%
46%
41%
37%
37%
36%
35%
34%
33%
33%
32%
32%
31%
31%
28%
37%
27%
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O = Opportunity
I = Infrastructure
U = Utilisation
Source: ITU World
Information Society
Report.
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• Forces driving the Information Society:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Expansion in coverage
Decline in ICT prices
Growth in infrastructure
New & advanced technologies (such as
broadband and mobile Internet)
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1. Expansion in coverage
& opportunity e.g. Bangladesh
Source: Grameen Phone
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2. Declines in prices, 2003-2005
70
Average cost of ICT
worldwide, 2003-2005
broadband
($/100 kbps) 40%
60
20 hours'
Internet access
25%
Cost (USD)
50
40
30
mobile basket
23%
20
10
0
2003 2005
2003 2005
2003 2005
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3. Growth in infrastructure: telephony
Growth in telephony 2.14 billion
2'500
2'000
mobile
Fixed lines
Cellular subscribers
1.28 billion fixed (e)
1'500
1'000
500
0
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
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4. New and advanced technologies
180
Number of countries with broadband
commercially available
160
145
133
140
113
120
100
166
81
80
60
40
20
0
2002
2003
2004
2005
Source: ITU World Information Society Report.
2006
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Strong progress towards
a rich & inclusive Information Society,
in line with the WSIS goals,
BUT… what about the digital divide?
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The digital divide is taking on new
dimensions, following different paths…
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Source: M. Minges,
WISR co-author
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04
20
02
20
00
20
98
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94
0
2G
02
5'000
1G
20
2G
1G
00
10'000
20
15'000
98
2.5G
20'000
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25'000
2.5G
96
3G
30'000
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35'000
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Thousands
40'000
Colombia
20'000
18'000
16'000
14'000
12'000
10'000
8'000
6'000
4'000
2'000
0
94
45'000
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Rep. of Korea
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…in Internet
Internet & broadband subscribers per 100
capita, top 15, end 2004
Korea (Rep.)
24.8
United States
Portugal
Broadband
28.2
28.4
Australia
Germany
Narrowband
28.5
29.5
Finland
Switzerland
29.6
30.4
Norway
31.1
31.2
Denmark
Iceland
34.2
35.5
T aiwan
Hong Kong
36.3
36.5
Sweden
Netherlands
46.3
52.5
Singapore
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
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At different speeds…
Growth in max. broadband speed available
2003
2005
2006
35
2006
30
25
20
2005
15
10
2003
5
More
3584
3328
3072
2816
2560
2304
2048
1792
1536
1280
1024
768
512
0
256
Number of countries
40
Speed (kbps)
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• The DOI measures all these trends:
 In response to WSIS
 Development-oriented
 Tracks countries’ own path & progress
towards the Information Society
 Monitors the digital divide & enriches policy
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World Information Society Report
Thank you
tim.kelly@itu.int
phillippa.biggs@itu.int
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