A series of
national telecommunication market reports has been compiled as part of the
Internet Case Studies project. The project, which ran between 2000 and 2004,
studied the diffusion of the Internet in over 20 nations across the world. The
reports provide a comprehensive review of a nation's telecommunication and mass
media industries as well as the use of ICTs in different sectors of the economy
such as government, education, business and health. The reports also provide a
framework for analyzing the development of the Internet that pinpoint a
country's relative strengths and weaknesses, and recommendations for
accelerating Internet development. In
2004, two case studies on the best practices of collecting, using, and
disseminating ICT data and statistical information were carried out. Specifically, the case studies (Hong Kong, China and Australia) examined the role of different government agencies in the definition, collection, use and dissemination of ICT statistics, and looked at the ways in which they interact/cooperate with the national statistical office. It further identified in how far a country's policy makers are using national ICT statistics to formulate and adapt policies that directly or indirectly impact ICT
usage.
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