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• Manuel: Use of information and communication technology by the world's children and youth – 2008
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • Contents
  • Abbreviations
  • Chapter 1. Introduction and overview
    • Background
    • Objectives
    • Structure and content of this report
  • Chapter 2. Context
    • Introduction
    • A snapshot of the world’s young people
    • ICT infrastructure
    • Conclusion
  • Chapter 3. How use of ICT by young people is measured
    • Introduction
    • Core indicators on access to, and use of, ICT by households and individuals
  • Chapter 4. Curent statistical collection work and its limitations
    • Introduction
    • Collection of individual ICT use core indicators
    • Limitations of existing statistics
  • Chapter 5. Use of ICT by the world’s children and youth
    • Introduction
    • Use of computers, the Internet and mobile phones by young people
    • Gender differences in the use of ICT by young people
    • The influence of other demographic factors onICT use
    • Use of ICT by young children
    • Where young people use the Internet
    • Access to ICT by households with or without children
    • Use of ICT in education
    • How often young people use ICT
    • The time spent by young people using ICT
    • The nature of Internet use by young people
    • Changes in young people’s use of ICT over time
    • New styles of ICT use by young people
  • Chapter 6. Sumary and recommendations
    • Introduction
    • Main findings
    • Policy implications of the findings
    • Data limitations
    • Recommendations for improving data
  • Annex 1. Availability of data on use of ICT by young people
  • Annex 2. Data tables
  • Bibliography