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ITU to release new country rankings for
mobile, broadband
2013 annual report features pricing, ICT development
indices and analysis for over 160 economies
Geneva, 30
September 2013 –
ITU will release the 2013 edition of its Measuring the Information Society
report on Monday October 7 at a special event featuring interactive panel
discussions with representatives from government, industry and the UN family.
Measuring the Information Society
(MIS) is ITU’s flagship annual analytical report on the state of
technology use, access and affordability worldwide, and features the latest ITU
data and analysis of market developments. It is the world’s most comprehensive
compilation of global ICT statistical indicators, and is widely referenced by
other UN agencies, industry and NGOs.
The report presents the latest results of the ICT Development Index (IDI), an
international benchmarking tool which ranks countries according to their ICT
achievements. It also features the ICT Price Basket (IPB), a unique metric that
tracks and compares the cost and affordability of ICT services across more than
160 countries globally.
In addition, this year’s MIS presents the first complete price data
collection for mobile-broadband services, a model to measure the world’s
‘digital native’ population, and a quantitative overview of digital TV
broadcasting trends.
Full event details and programme can be found
here.
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What:
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Launch of ITU’s flagship ICT statistics report
‘Measuring the Information Society’ + Panel
Discussion
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When:
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11am - 13:30pm, 7 October, 2013
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Where:
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Montbrillant building, ITU headquarters, Geneva
(arrive via Montbrillant entrance)
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Who:
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Houlin Zhao,
ITU Deputy Secretary-General
Brahima Sanou,
Director, Telecommunication Development Bureau,
ITU
Cosmas
Zavazava, Chief, Project Support & Knowledge Management, ITU
Susan Teltscher,
Head, ICT Data and Statistics Division, ITU
Plus a high-level
panel of invited experts from government &
industry
Light refreshments will be served
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Journalists are kindly invited to RSVP to
rita-soraya.abino@itu.int
by close of business Thursday 3 October. Journalists who do not possess a
UN media badge are requested to bring a piece of photo ID in order to obtain a
Visitor badge.
The launch of the Measuring the Information Society 2013 report can also be
viewed via live and archived webcast at:
http://www.itu.int/ibs/ITU-D/20131007mis-report/index.phtml
Follow the event
on Twitter at @ITU (http://twitter.com/itu) #ITUdata and through
ITU’s Facebook page at
www.itu.int/facebook.
For more
information, please contact:
Sarah Parkes
Chief, Media Relations & Public
Information, ITU
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