scholarly journals Methodology of Index Analysis of the Information Society Development Level

2018 ◽  
Vol 80 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-15
Author(s):  
O. S. Korepanov
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Information Society ◽  
Statistical Characteristics ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
International Telecommunication Union ◽  
Development Index ◽  
International Telecommunication ◽  
The World ◽  
Methodological Approaches ◽  
Ict Development

The purpose of the article is to analyze changes in methodological approaches to calculating the indexes of information and communication technologies development (ICT) proposed by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The article analyzes the process of development of ICT and the transformation of territories towards the formation of an information society, examines three main stages in evolution of the information society, which are in line with the structure of the ICT Development Index (IDI). An international methodology for calculating the ICT development index is based on three sub-indexes: access to ICT, use of ICT and practical ICT skills developed by the ITU in 2010. The basic indices of aggregate sub-indexes, their nominal values and the methodology for calculating the ICT Development Index are presented in the annual reports of the ITU “Measuring the Information Society” 2009–2017. The article also analyzes the significance of the ICT development indexes and the corresponding sub-indexes for the countries of the world, which ranked among the top ten leaders by the corresponding rating. A comparative analysis of the IDI values of Ukraine and Iceland, one of the leading countries by IDI-2016 level, is made; the corresponding diagram is constructed on the basis of the statistical indicators used for the calculation and the corresponding sub-indexes. The dynamics of changes of IDI basic statistical characteristics by region of the world in 2012-2017 is analyzed. The changes to the IDI calculation methodology of 2018, proposed by the specialized international expert groups, are analyzed. The proposed changes relate to a set of metrics that should be additionally included in the IDI instead of a few excluded. The analysis of changes in methodological approaches to the calculation of IDI shows significant differences in the ICT development by geographical region of the world. There are also significant fluctuations in the experience of individual countries within each region.

Final Acts of the World Conference on International Telecommunications

2013 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 843-860 ◽  
Author(s):  
David P. Fidler
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
World Conference ◽  
International Telecommunication Union ◽  
International Telecommunication ◽  
International Telecommunications ◽  
The World ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Telecommunications Law ◽  
The Impact

On December 14, 2012, member states of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) approved the Final Acts of the World Conference on International Telecommunications. The ITU is the specialized agency of the United Nations fostering cooperation on information and communication technologies, and, through world conferences, it periodically revises the International Telecommunication Regulations (ITRs), a treaty the ITU adopted in 1988 However, in December 2012, the Final Acts, the manner in which they were approved, and the World Conference proved controversial, and these controversies will adversely affect the impact of the Final Acts and the revised ITRs on international telecommunications law.

UN World Summit on the Information Society

2011 ◽  
pp. 1172-1177
Author(s):  
Heike Jensen
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Information Society ◽  
Structural Features ◽  
The Other ◽  
The Political ◽  
World Summit ◽  
International Telecommunication Union ◽  
International Telecommunication ◽  
Global Consensus ◽  
The World

The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) is a United Nations (UN) conference led by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). It has unique structural features. First, WSIS is comprised of two summit events: one in Geneva, Switzerland, December 10 to 12, 2003, and the other in Tunis, Tunisia, November 16 to 18, 2005. Second, WSIS is characterized by the so-called multistakeholder approach (Association for Progressive Communications [APC] & Campaign for Communication Rights in the Information Society [CRIS], 2003; Hemmati, 2002; Raboy, 2004). In this approach, civil society and the private sector have an institutionalized basis in the summit process from which to engage with governments and inform the political deliberations. The goal set for WSIS is to develop a global consensus on the features that are to characterize the information society and on ways to bring this society about.

The ICT industry situation in Ukraine and world

2021 ◽  
pp. 71-77
Author(s):  
N. I. Hornostai ◽  
O. Y. Mykhalchenkova
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Information Society ◽  
Computer Literacy ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activity ◽  
International Institute ◽  
International Telecommunication Union ◽  
The World ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Ict Industry

The article examines the current state and position in the ratings of the countries of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) of Ukraine and the world. To analyse the situation in the ICT industry in Ukraine, statistical data from reports of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Statista, Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) for the period from 2005 to 2020 were used. The ICT Development Index (IDI), developed by ITU specialists, provides an assessment of the information and communication technologies development level in individual countries and allows comparing situation in different countries. The place occupied by Ukraine in the ranking of countries according to the IDI is a key benchmark of the strategy for the development of the information society in Ukraine. Further growth of the ICT sector is observed in the modernization of its infrastructure, increasing and spreading computer literacy of the population, ensuring its interest in the demand for industry services and increasing entrepreneurial activity. The development and widespread use of ICT is determined by the global trend of world development and is of decisive importance for increasing the economy competitiveness, expanding the possibilities of its integration into the world economic system, increasing the efficiency of public administration and local self-government. There are currently no alternatives to the development of the information society. In recent years, ICT has become an effective tool in economic relations arising in the process of production, distribution, exchange and consumption of goods between economic entities. The widespread introduction of information technology into the economic activity of society provokes the deepest infrastructural changes on the scale of the entire global economic space. Today, most countries strive to form an information society today, and the most priority areas of development are the creation of e-government, the introduction of information technologies in education, culture and healthcare.

Modern patterns of development of the communication and informatization sphere

2019 ◽  
pp. 14-19
Author(s):  
Maryna Demyanchuk
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Economic Resource ◽  
Telecommunication Services ◽  
The World ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
Ict Development ◽  
Telecommunications Services

Information and telecommunication services are currently a full-fledged resource for social development compared to traditional resources. The growth of the level of scientific and technological progress has led to the incredibly fast development paces in the sphere of information and communication technologies, which has a significant impact on the development of the economy. On the basis of a thorough analysis of the sectors of information and communication technologies and components of the ICT development index, the article substantiates the need for accelerated digitization of the majority of enterprises of different spheres of economic activity with the aim of qualitative development of Ukrainian economy in order to increase its competitiveness in the world. This is explained by the fact that information and technology represent the main economic resource in the period of formation of information society and digital economy, and enterprises of the sphere of communication and informatization are a catalyst for social and economic development of the country as a whole. Using a methodological toolkit of the theory of systematic and correlation-regression analysis, an economic-mathematical model of the development of the sphere of communication and informatization in the regions of the world and individual countries of the world is constructed. It is based on the existing pattern of leading development of the communications sector, but takes into account the degree of economy dependence on the ICT development, which in some regions and countries is 100%. This is due to the approaching mass availability of ICT services in some countries in these regions. On the basis of the constructed model, the forecasting of GDP PPP per capita was carried out, which showed faster rates of growth of the country’s economy with the growth of the development level of the sphere of communication and informatization and accessibility of telecommunication services. In turn, the availability of telecommunication services is influenced by the digital skills of society and the level of their prices, which has necessitated determining the dependence of GDP PPP per capita on prices for communication services of countries with varying degrees of socio-economic development. This makes it possible to identify reserves for improving the productivity of individuals while increasing the availability of telecommunications services.

THE ROLE OF HARMONIZATION OF ACTIVITIES TO IMPROVE THE RATING OF RUSSIA IN THE INTERNATIONAL STATISTICAL COMPARISONS IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND ICT

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Н.П. РЕЗНИКОВА ◽  
Г.С. АРТЕМЬЕВА ◽  
Д.В. КАЛЮГА
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
International Telecommunication Union ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
International Telecommunication ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Ict Development ◽  
The Impact

Представлены основные направления для поиска путей улучшения рейтинга Российской Федерации в международных статистических сопоставлениях в сфере электросвязи/ИКТ с учетом необходимости гармонизации разнообразных направлений деятельности, связанных с оценкой влияния электросвязи/ИКТ на достижение Целей устойчивого развития, а также с появлением Нового индекса Международного союза электросвязи (МСЭ) взамен Индекса развития ИКТ(IDI). OThe main directions for finding ways to improve the rating of the Russian Federation in international statistical comparisons in the field of telecommunications/ICT are presented, taking into account the need to harmonize various activities related to assessing the impact of telecommunications/ICTs on achieving the sustainable development goals, as well as the advent of the new International Telecommunication Union Index instead of the ICT Development Index (IDI).

scholarly journals Business Value and E-Commerce Adoption

2019 ◽  
pp. 262-271
Author(s):  
Anthony Akai Acheampong Otoo ◽  
Li Zhiwen ◽  
Charles Oduro Acheampong Otoo ◽  
Maxwell Opuni Antwi
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Information Society ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Developing Nations ◽  
Business Value ◽  
Development Index ◽  
International Telecommunications ◽  
Ict Development ◽  
Developed Nations

The clear differences between developing nations and developed nations have posed an enormous problem in trying to design a “one-size-fits-all” theory of Electronic Commerce (EC) adoption. Most prior studies have proposed that generalizing findings of developed countries to the context of developing countries are of worry (Rahayu & Day, 2015; J. Tan, Tyler, & Manica, 2007). Table 1 shows the ICT Development Index (benchmarking tools to monitor information society developments worldwide) of some countries that have hosted the earlier literature on EC International Telecommunications Unions (ITU, 2017). These statistics may well indicate that businesses in developed countries and developing countries vary with regard to information technology and EC context<strong>.</strong> The latest ITU report in 2017 on ICT Development Index, ranks Ghana as the 112th country regarding ICT development in 2016, which shows a slight decline in the ranking compared to 111th in 2015 (the IDI value increased from 3.75 in 2015 to 3.99 in 2016). This may suggest that Ghana does not have appropriate infrastructure for effective e-business compared to countries like Singapore, China and USA.

A Feminist Agenda for Reducing the Gender Digital Divide

2008 ◽  
pp. 3126-3148
Author(s):  
Gillian M. Marcelle
Keyword(s):  
Digital Divide ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Legal Status ◽  
International Telecommunication Union ◽  
International Telecommunication ◽  
Political Processes ◽  
Digital World ◽  
Software Production ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Virtuous Cycle

There is little shared understanding of the term “digital divide,” but this has not prevented the international community from investing a great deal of effort in projects that aim to reduce the digital divide by reducing disparities in access to information and communication technologies (ICT) (European Commission High Level Group, 1997; International Telecommunication Union [ITU], 1984, 2003; United Nations Economic and Social Commission [UN ECOSOC], 2000). The divergent rate at which ICT diffuses—the digital divide—is a reflection of broader socioeconomic divides, many of which exist within societies. The divide between men and women, rich and poor, young and old, urban and rural, literate and non-literate, also manifests itself in the digital world of media, computers, telecommunications, Internet, and jobs in software production. Information and communication flows carried by ICT are increasingly becoming an integral factor in international, institutional, and political processes. Lack of access to ICT therefore impacts on opportunities for developing countries’ economic growth, wealth distribution, social empowerment, and development. It is the digital divide which largely prevents the equal sharing of knowledge worldwide and leads to “information and knowledge poverty” among certain groups. If only a select number of countries, and within them certain groups, reap the benefits of ICT while others continue to lag behind, the digital divide will continue to grow and the virtuous cycle that ICT can create will not be enjoyed by many (Millward-Oliver, 2005). There is little acknowledgment and even less acceptance that gender constitutes an important influence in the structure of the “digital divide.” At first glance, this failure to admit context may seem strange and out of step with common sense. Why should gender relations, such an important and pivotal element of social structure, that is known to influence differentiated access to financial resources, employment opportunities, education and training, water and sanitation, health care, legal status, and enjoyment of human-rights not affect access to and control of ICT? This article will explore some of the key factors that lead to gender blindness in the digital divide debate and articulate a strategic response

scholarly journals TRENDS RESEARCH OF THE INFORMATION ECONOMY BASED ON GLOBAL INTERNATIONAL INDICES

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadiia Morozova ◽  
◽  
Tetyana Novikova ◽  
Timur Malafeyev ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
National Product ◽  
Information Economy ◽  
Development Index ◽  
The World ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Ict Development ◽  
The Impact

The article describes the uneven development of the information economy based on an analysis of the ICT development index in order to identify innovative growth at the national, regional, and global levels. The aim of the work is to develop a set of models for the analysis of the dynamics of the information economy, which makes it possible to determine the stages of the information economy development, groups of countries according to the level of ICT development, and to assess the factors impact of ICT development on the economic growth rate. The work considered the set of information indicators for assessing the level of the information economy development and analyzed development trends of the information economy by macro-region; developed a country profile model for ICT development and built a model for measuring the impact of ICT development on economic growth. Special empirical measures – international indices – are used to determine the extent of the impact of informatization on the countries’ development. All the indicators used in the work form the basis of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Development Index. This suggests that the ICT index is a universal tool for comparing world economies. Research has been carried out based on neural network modelling techniques, in particular the Kohonen network and econometric methods and models. The article discusses the use of ICT to analyze the information economy at the macroeconomic level to measure the impact of ICT on the gross national product. The author’s concept of research on the impact of ICT on the gross national product of the countries of the world has been developed. The author’s concept scheme consists of two blocks. The first block consists of the construction of country groupings based on the level of ICT development. Based on the Kohonen networks, the countries have been clustered according to the level of development of information and communication technologies, which will make it possible to compare the world economies and to highlight priority and problem areas in the implementation of ICT. The second block is to study the influence level of the ICT development index on countries' GDP using econometric models of macroeconomic indicators. The relationship between ICT and GDP has been confirmed. The simulation found that the potential for increasing GDP through ICT was greater for developing countries than for developed countries because for developed countries ICT using was routine and necessary. The impact of further ICT development in developed countries is such that, with an increase of 1% in ICT use, GDP increases by 0.6 %. For developing countries, however, the opposite is true. An increase of 1 % in the rate of ICT increases GDP by 1.2 % on average, i.e., such countries have the potential to develop and meet the targets of developed countries. The findings and results of the study can be used by policymakers and enterprises to ensure better ICT outcomes, which in turn can promote sustainable economic and social development, both in certain countries and globally.

scholarly journals Investigation and Analysis of ICT development index (IDI) for measuring ICT resources in Georgia

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giorgi Popkhadze ◽  
Predrag Dašić ◽  
Raul Turmanidze
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Polynomial Regression ◽  
Composite Index ◽  
Mean Value ◽  
Coefficient Of Determination ◽  
Software Systems ◽  
Development Index ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Ict Development ◽  
Index Index

Abstract. Information and communication technologies (ICT) are a set of equipment (devices, systems, etc.) and techniques with associated software (software systems and software tools) that have been developed and used for more efficient communication, creation, distribution, storage and management of information. The IDI (ICT Development Index) index is most often used to measure ICT resources, which is defined as a composite index that combines 11 indicators (classified into 3 sub-indices: Access, Use and Skills). Data on values of IDI index has been retrieved from Measuring the Information Society Report (MISR), which since 2008 has been publishing by International Telecommunications Union (ITU). The IDI index for 2017 was determined for 176 countries of the world, with the first on the ranking list was Iceland with IDI2017=8.98 and the last Eritrea with IDI2017=0.96. The mean value of IDI index for 2017 was Avg=5.11, standard deviation was StD=2.22 and coefficient of variation was CoV=43.52. In this paper is given of analysis of IDI (ICT development index) for measuring ICT resources in Georgia. The data were approximated using a 3rd degree polynomial regression model (PRM3) with a correlation coefficient R=0.9964, determination coefficient R2=0.9928 and adjustment coefficient of determination is AdjR2=0.9885.

Space wavelengths will be contested globally

2015 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Control Systems ◽  
Status Quo ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
International Telecommunication Union ◽  
Content Type ◽  
International Telecommunication ◽  
Political Interests ◽  
The World ◽  
The Status ◽  
Aerial Vehicle

Subject Implications of the WRC-15 meeting on space. Significance The latest meeting of the UN International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-15), closed on November 27. The WRC-15 set out the basic principles for allocating international communications spectra for the next four years, affecting telecommunications operators in 193 member states. It also responded to growing demands for satellite-based airliner flight tracking. However, a number of uncertainties affecting some aspects of space-based communications, including Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) control systems, were not resolved. Impacts The ITU-led international regime will come under increasing pressure from commercial interests. It will also face challenges from political interests dissatisfied with the status quo. As a result the ITU system will struggle to maintain consensus on space-related issues.

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