Comments on: World Information Society Report 2007 and Digital Opportunity Index 2007 http://ictlogy.net/20070518-world-information-society-report-2007-and-digital-opportunity-index-2007/ Information Society, Digital Divide, ICT4D Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:54:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ismael Peña-López http://ictlogy.net/20070518-world-information-society-report-2007-and-digital-opportunity-index-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-23064 Ismael Peña-López Thu, 24 May 2007 11:08:03 +0000 http://ictlogy.net/20070518-world-information-society-report-2007-and-digital-opportunity-index-2007/#comment-23064 Hi Pablo! If you take the five centralamerican countries (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua) plus Panama and Belize, data are the following: <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1"> <tr> <td width="80"><strong>Country</strong></td> <td width="80"><strong>DOI</strong></td> <td width="80"><strong>Rank</strong></td> <td width="80"><strong>DOI var.</strong></td> <td width="80"><strong>WR var.</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="80">Belize </td> <td width="80">0,42 </td> <td width="80">84 </td> <td width="80">27% </td> <td width="80">20 </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="80">Costa Rica </td> <td width="80">0,46 </td> <td width="80">74 </td> <td width="80">7% </td> <td width="80">-5 </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="80">El Salvador </td> <td width="80">0,4 </td> <td width="80">95 </td> <td width="80">8% </td> <td width="80">-3 </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="80">Guatemala </td> <td width="80">0,37 </td> <td width="80">108 </td> <td width="80">23% </td> <td width="80">10 </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="80">Honduras </td> <td width="80">0,27 </td> <td width="80">130 </td> <td width="80">8% </td> <td width="80">1 </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="80">Nicaragua </td> <td width="80">0,31 </td> <td width="80">122 </td> <td width="80">29% </td> <td width="80">10 </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="80">Panama </td> <td width="80">0,41 </td> <td width="80">89 </td> <td width="80">5% </td> <td width="80">-3 </td> </tr> </table> Even if the variation in the World Rank shows negative values, they are small and, I'd dare say, irrelevant. But the variations for the DOI value are all positive and, in three cases, above 20%. And, in the case of Guatemala and Nicaragua, accompanied by a sustained increase in the Human Development Index for i.e. the last six years. So, I guess it looks like they're doing pretty well :) Hi Pablo!

If you take the five centralamerican countries (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua) plus Panama and Belize, data are the following:

Country DOI Rank DOI var. WR var.
Belize 0,42 84 27% 20
Costa Rica 0,46 74 7% -5
El Salvador 0,4 95 8% -3
Guatemala 0,37 108 23% 10
Honduras 0,27 130 8% 1
Nicaragua 0,31 122 29% 10
Panama 0,41 89 5% -3

Even if the variation in the World Rank shows negative values, they are small and, I’d dare say, irrelevant. But the variations for the DOI value are all positive and, in three cases, above 20%. And, in the case of Guatemala and Nicaragua, accompanied by a sustained increase in the Human Development Index for i.e. the last six years.

So, I guess it looks like they’re doing pretty well :)

]]> By: pablo http://ictlogy.net/20070518-world-information-society-report-2007-and-digital-opportunity-index-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-23062 pablo Thu, 24 May 2007 08:46:36 +0000 http://ictlogy.net/20070518-world-information-society-report-2007-and-digital-opportunity-index-2007/#comment-23062 I'd like to see the whole map with the same color. Why do you think Central America is getting better every year? I’d like to see the whole map with the same color.

Why do you think Central America is getting better every year?

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