WORLD INFORMATION SOCIETY REPORT 2007 – Beyond WSIS
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Contents
List of Acronyms
chapter one - Introduction
1.1 The WSIS Commitment
1.2 Measuring the Information Society
1.3 Towards a single composite index of ICT development
1.4 Conclusions: Structure of the report
chapter two - Bridging the digital divide
2.1 Measuring the divide: Quantity or quality?
2.2 Connectivity
2.3 Affordability
2.4 Sector Reform
2.5 Conclusions
chapter three - The Digital Opportunity Index (DOI)
3.1 Using the Digital Opportunity Index (DOI)
3.2 Structure of the DOI
3.3 Digital Opportunity around the world
3.4 Growth in Digital Opportunity over time
3.5 Key Trends in the Information Society
3.6 Conclusions
chapter four - ICT growth strategies
4.1 Introduction: Strategies that work
4.2 What role for government?
4.3 Market liberalization and competition
4.4 Privatization of incumbent operators
4.5 Reform of the regulatory environment
4.6 Infrastructure development
4.7 Attracting investment
4.8 Innovation-driven and human capacity-building strategies
4.9 Conclusions
chapter five - Challenges to building a safe and secure Information Society
5.1 Introduction: Building con dence and security in the use of ICTs
5.2 The changing cyber- threat environment
5.3 Towards an International Roadmap for Cybersecurity
5.4 WSIS Action Line C5: Building confidence and security in the use of ICTs
5.5 Conclusion –Towards a safer Information Society
chapter six - Implementing WSIS Outcomes
6.1 Halfway towards the WSIS goals
6.2 Digital Opportunity
6.3 Infrastructure
6.4 Utilization
6.5 Conclusions
chapter seven - The ICT Opportunity Index (ICT-OI)
7.1 BACKGROUND OF THE ICT OPPORTUNITY INDEX
7.2. ICT OPPORTUNITY INDEX
7.3 RESULTS OF THE 2007 ICT OPPORTUNITY INDEX
7.4 CONCLUSIONS
chapter eight - Conclusions
Information Society Statistics
Contents
Introduction to the statistical annex
Technical Notes
PHOTO CREDITS