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Sixth Regional Workshop on Information Society Measurement in Latin America and the Caribbean

Montevideo, Uruguay, 21-23 September 2010 

 

The Sixth Regional Workshop on Information Society Measurement in Latin America and the Caribbean (September 21-23, 2010) was organized by OSILAC, the Observatory for the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean (initiative from UNECLAC, with the support of ICA-IDRC), in collaboration with the Uruguayan Institute of Statistics (INE), the Agencia de Gobierno Electrónico y Sociedad de la Información (AGESIC) and the Statistics Division of UNECLAC with the support of IDB. The meeting was attended by National Statistical Offices of 23 countries from Latin America and the Caribbean. Additionally, other institutions like national agencies in charge of ICT policy making, universities and civil society participated. From the international organizations, ITU and OEI attended the meeting.

The meeting focused on the following topics: (1) assessing progress, challenges and synergies on ICT measurement; (2) discussing a proposed collaborative work for the improvement of statistical processes to support the design and monitoring of public policies; (3) presenting advanced experiences in the use of ICT indicators for the implementation of digital agendas and/or national observatories; (4) suggestions for the formulation of indicators for the Regional Plan eLAC2015; (5) discussing and sharing experiences in the development of ICT indicators for monitoring the Millennium Development Goals and WSIS targets. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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