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Key
Indicators
OECD
World
Forum
Key
Indicators
Statistics,
Statistics,Knowledge
Knowledgeand
andPolicy
Policy
Palermo,
10-13
November
2004
Palermo,
10-13
November
2004
OECD World Forum “Statistics, Knowledge and Policy”, Palermo, 10-13 November 2004
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Measurements in support of policy decisions
Kaija Hovi, Director of Business Structures,
Statistics Finland
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Information society - Finland as a nation
• information society - knowledge-based society - network
society
• interaction - communication - new ways of doing things
• Finland fared well in international comparisons and
benchmarking exercises
• homogenous social structure - social equality - solidarity Nordic welfare state
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National Strategies towards the
Information Society
• 1995: first national information society strategy by the
government ->reform 1998
• 1999: key objectives: skills, research and education,
information networks, services
• 2003: to improve competitiveness and productivity, social
and regional equality
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Information Society Programme 2003 impact objectives
• high marks in international comparisons, influence
international developments
• ICT used in all organisations with the aim of improving
service standards, making operations and processes
more efficient and maintaining and improving
competitiveness
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Information Society Programme - impact
objectives: indicators
• Share of investment in ICT of total GDP (OECD)
• Contribution of investment in ICT capital to GDP growth
(OECD)
• ITU Digital Access Index ITU)
• Impact of information and communications technology on
the value added to market production (Statistics Finland)
• Use of the Internet at work (Statistics Finland)
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The plan for implementing the Information
Society Programme: Sections
• Telecommunications infrastructure and digital television
• Citizens’ ability to utilise the information society
• Training, working life, research and development
• Electronic services in public administration
• Social welfare and health
• Electronic commerce and digital contents and services
• Government IT services
• Legislative measures
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Penetration of broadband connections, other Internet connections and PCs
according to the size of a household in April-May 2004 as a percentage of all
households
1
2
3
broadband
other Internet connection
home PC
4
5+
all households
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Source: Consumer Survey. Statistics Finland.
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Citizens’ ability to utilise the Information
Society
• Share of citizens who feel that they have been pushed
aside by the rapidly developing information technology
• Use of the Internet for different purposes
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The usage of the Internet during past 3 months as
a percentage of the age group
100
90
80
15-19
%
70
20-29
60
30-39
50
40-49
40
50-59
60-74
30
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Source: Net Commerce Survey. Statistics
Finland.
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Respondents who agree with the statement ”I feel completely overwhelmed by
the advance of new information technology”, per cent of the age group
50
45
40
35
30
agree to some
extent
fully agree
25
20
15
10
5
0
10-30y .
1996
10-30y .
1999
10-30y .
2002
10-30y .
2004
31-74y .
1996
31-74y .
1999
31-74y .
2002
31-74y .
2004
Sources: Net Commerce Survey, spring 2004; Leisure time survey 2002; Finns and the
future Information Society 1996-1999
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Number of people completing degrees and qualifications in information
technology and media studies in 1997 - 2002
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
Information technology and media studies
Men
Women Total
3 203
906
4 109
3 345
888
4 233
4 216
1 099
5 315
4 674
1 952
6 626
5 329
2 482
7 811
5 859
2 971
8 830
% of all qualifications
and degrees
5.0
5.0
6.1
7.7
9.0
9.8
Source: Statistics Finland, education
statistics
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Number of people who buy or have bought via the Internet, percentage of
15-74 years old population
12
10
8
spring 2001
spring 2002
6
autumn 2002
spring 2003
autumn 2003
4
spring 2004
2
0
Source: Consumer Survey
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Indicators (cont.)
• R&D expenditure
• Number of new patents
• Involvement of information society sectors in innovations
• Basic public services available on the Internet
• Study on the use of public Internet
satisfaction
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Conclusion
• an accurate account of what is going on in society
• relevant, reliable and up-to-date numerical information
and support
• globalisation: international comparisons
• official statistics
• international co-operation
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Thank you for your attention!
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