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The Partnership on Measuring ICT for Development is
an international, multi-stakeholder initiative to improve the availability and
quality of ICT data and indicators, particularly in developing countries.
Launched in June 2004, on the occasion of UNCTAD XI, it provides an open
framework for coordinating ongoing and future activities, and for developing a
coherent and structured approach to advancing the development of ICT statistics
globally, and in particular in developing countries. It helps measure the
Information Society by:
- Defining a core list of ICT indicators and
methodologies to collect these indicators;
- Helping developing countries collect ICT
statistics, particularly through capacity-building and hands-on training for
national statistical offices;
- Collecting and disseminating information
society statistics in a number of formats, including a global report and
database.
Current partners include ITU, OECD, UNCTAD, the UNESCO Institute for Statistics,
the UN Regional Commissions (UNECLAC, UNESCWA, UNESCAP, UNECA, the World Bank,
and EUROSTAT. The most recent member is UNDESA, who joined the Partnership in
May 2009. The UN ICT Task Force was a member of the Partnership until the end of
its mandate in 2005. The Partnership Steering committee is composed of ITU,
UNCTAD and UNECLAC.
National Statistical Offices (NSOs) with expertise in the area of ICT surveys
are invited to contribute to the Partnership activities and provide expertise
and advice to NSOs from developing countries, and transfer knowledge in areas
such as methodologies and survey programmes. Launched in June 2004, on the
occasion of UNCTAD XI, it provides an open framework for coordinating ongoing
and future activities, and for developing a coherent and structured approach to
advancing the development of ICT statistics globally, and in particular in
developing countries.
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