World Information Society Report 2006
Foreword
Acknowledgements
CONTENTS
List of Acronyms
Chapter One: A Summit for Building the Information Society
1.1 The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)
1.1.1 The WSIS vision
1.1.2 The World Information Society Report
1.1.3 WSIS implementation between the Geneva and Tunis Summit Phases
1.1.4 WSIS implementation in the post-Tunis phase
1.2 Why a Digital Opportunity Index?
1.2.1 Which composite index?
1.2.2 Using an index to measure Digital Opportunity
1.3 Conclusions
Chapter Two: Measuring the Information Society
2.1 Overview
2.2 Exploring the DOI
2.3 Opportunity
2.3.1 Access
2.3.2 Affordability
2.4 Infrastructure
2.4.1 Universal service
2.4.2 Individual access
2.5 Utilization
2.5.1 Internet access
2.5.2 Broadband
2.6 Conclusions
Annex: Methodological Note
Chapter Three: Information Society Trends
3.1 Overview
3.2 ICTs and Income
3.3 Digital Opportunity around the world
3.3.1 High DOI scores (0.45 and above)
3.3.2 Medium DOI scores (0.30-0.45)
3.3.3 Low DOI scores (0.30 and less)
3.4 Tracking the Mobile Revolution
3.5 Trends over time in Digital Opportunity
3.6 The changing face of the Digital Divide
3.7 Conclusions
Chapter Four: From Measurement to Policy-Making
4.1 Overview
4.2 Informing ICT policies in a complex environment
4.2.1 The increasing need for information
4.3 The DOI as a policy tool
4.3.1 Regional comparisons: a closer look at Africa
4.3.2 National comparisons: the case of India
4.3.3 Monitoring regional disparities within a country: focus on Brazil
4.3.4 Monitoring national policies for digital inclusion: gender in the Czech Republic
4.4 Policies for Digital Opportunity
4.4.1 Opportunity: Promoting Affordability
4.4.2 Infrastructure: universal access/ service policies
4.4.3 Utilization: broadband and wireless technologies
4.5 Complementing the DOI
4.6 Next steps: developing a policy matrix
4.7 Conclusions
Chapter Five: Beyond WSIS - Making a Difference Globally
5.1 Introduction
5.2 The Importance of Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships in WSIS implementation
5.3 WSIS implementation
5.3.1 Implementation in the WSIS outcome documents
5.4 Opportunity
5.4.1 Accessibility
5.4.2 Affordability
5.5 Infrastructure
5.5.1 Fixed-line telephony
5.5.2 Mobile communications
5.5.3 Broadband
5.5.4 Wireless communications
5.6 Utilization
5.6.1 Education
5.6.2 Telemedicine
5.6.3 E-networks for economic development and poverty reduction
5.6.4 Cybersecurity
5.7 Conclusions
Chapter Six: Towards an Information Society for All
6.1 Conclusions
6.2 Next Steps
Statistical Annex
Contents
Introduction to the statistical annex
Table A: List of economies
Digital Opportunity Index Worldwide, 2005
Table 1 Digital Opportunity Index 2005 – World
Tables 2 Regional maps and tables
Africa Regional Map of Digital Opportunity, 2005
Table 2a Digital Opportunity Index 2005 – Africa
Americas Regional Map of Digital Opportunity, 2005
Table 2b Digital Opportunity Index 2005 – Americas
Asia-Pacific Regional Map of Digital Opportunity, 2005
Table 2c Digital Opportunity Index 2005 – Asia-Pacific
Europe Regional Map of Digital Opportunity, 2005
Table 2d Digital Opportunity Index 2005 – Europe
Table 3 Basic Indicators
Table 4 Cellular Mobile Subscribers
Table 5 Mobile tariffs
Table 6 Information Technology
Table 7 Internet Tariffs
Table 8 Broadband Subscribers
Table 9 Broadband Tariffs
Table 10 Fixed Lines
Technical notes
Sources
The Digital Opportunity Index Worldwide, 2005