ICTlogy

http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/ict/publications/ict-oi/2007/index.html

The ITU's 2007 ICT Opportunity Index, which has benefited from the expertise of several international and research organizations, is based on a carefully selected list of indicators and methodology. It is an important tool to track the digital divide by measuring the relative difference in ICT Opportunity levels among economies and over time. The different sub-indices allow countries to further identify their specific weaknesses and strengths.

The 2007 ICT-OI, which is the result of the merger of the ITU’s Digital Access Index (DAI) and Orbicom’s Monitoring the Digital Divide/Infostate conceptual framework has been modified since it was last published in 2005. It is an excellent example for successful international cooperation and partnership work and follows the explicit recommendation of the WSIS Plan of Action, paragraph 28, to “…develop and launch a composite ICT Development (Digital Opportunity) Index” to combine statistical indicators with analytical work on policies and their implementation

Note: Not the same thing as the Digital Opportunity Index.

Developed by the International Telecommunication Union and then continued by UNCTAD

Appears on:

• Sciadas (2005) From the Digital Divide to Digital Opportunities
• UNCTAD (2006) Information Economy Report 2006: The Development Perspective
• ITU (2007) Measuring The Information Society 2007: ICT Opportunity Index and World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators