Partnership on Measuring the Infromation Society
Details of the organization
Name *
ECLAC (Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean)
Country *
International
Website (URL)
http://www.eclac.org
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International organizations
Information about the project
Project title *
Partnership on Measuring the Infromation Society
Description *
Organized under the umbrella of the "Partnership on Measuring ICT for Development", the main goal of this global meeting is to consolidate the outcomes of regional workshops on information society indicators that were held in the 4th quarter of 2004, and agree on a final list of core ICT indicators to be collected by all countries, including on basic access and usage by households and individuals, businesses and schools. It will also discuss developing country technical assistance needs as regards the compilation of ICT indicators, identify ICT indicators relevant to achieving the MDGs, and present ongoing work concerning the creation and maintenance of an international database on ICT indicators. The outcome of the meeting will provide concrete suggestions on how to measure information society developments, as an input to the second phase of WSIS and its follow-up.
Geographical coverage *
International implementation
Status *
Ongoing
from 01/12/2003
to
Partners
UNCTAD/OECD/ITU/UIS/UN Regional Commissions/UN ICT Task Force/World Bank
WSIS information
WSIS action lines related to this project
Millenium Declaration Goals related to this project
Goal 8: Develop a global partnership for development
Project type *
WSIS Thematic Meeting