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1. Objective of the course
The Training Course on
Measuring ICT Access and Use by Households and Individuals aims at
improving the capacity of official data producers in developing
countries to produce internationally comparable statistics on ICT access
and use by households and individuals, by:
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Discussing the concepts related to measuring the information
society, the variables and indicators to be compiled, including an
internationally agreed core list of ICT indicators in households and
individuals, the classifications to be used and the design of
statistical operations to survey the access and use of ICTs.
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Offering a methodological framework for carrying out ICT statistical
work throughout the different phases of survey planning and design,
data collection, data processing and dissemination.
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Providing data producers with background information on the
measurement of ICT in these areas, including the link between
indicators and ICT policymaking and related international
initiatives.
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Reviewing institutional aspects of the statistical process related
to the production of ICT statistics, such as co-operation between
data providers and users, and co-ordination among data producers.
2. Participation
The Training Course is
designed for the staff of National Statistics Offices and other national
institutions in-charge of the production of official statistics on the
information society. Given its technical nature, participants should
have a background in statistics or economics. Although training
materials are available in all six official languages of ITU, the
face-to-face training course is currently delivered only in English,
French and Spanish. Therefore, a good level of any of these languages is
also required.
Trainers interested in
delivering the training course in Russian, Arabic or Chinese should
contact ITU at
indicators@itu.int.
Knowledge of English or French is necessary to receive training for
trainers.
3. Structure of the course
The Training Course
consists of five modules:
- Module H-1: Introduction to
household ICT statistics; survey planning and preparatory work
- Module
H-2: Statistical standards and topics; data sources and collection
techniques
- Module H-3: Questionnaire design; household
survey design
- Module H-4: Data processing; data quality and evaluation
- Module H-5: Data dissemination
The modules feature
practical exercises (individual or in groups). At the end of each
module, participants are asked to complete a test to review the
knowledge acquired and a short evaluation sheet. The course is expected
to trigger discussions and opportunities for interactions among
participants, who are expected to contribute actively.
4. Duration
The Training Course is
delivered within five days. Each module mentioned above corresponds to
one day.
This training course can be
also delivered back-to-back with the Training Course on the production
of ICT statistics on Businesses and on the ICT sector delivered by
UNCTAD with a total duration of two weeks, one week per training course.
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