ICT Indicators and Implications for Methods for Assessing Socioeconomic Impact of ICT

This report is being delivered pursuant to the agreement (Agreement) between the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology of the Arab Republic of Egypt (MCIT) and the World Bank (Bank) for the provision by the Bank of technical assistance (RTA) to MCIT and certain of its affiliates. One of those affiliates is the Information Technology Industry Development Authority (ITIDA). When it comes to designing and implementing ICT policies, the availability of proper indicators is key to efficiency and effectiveness. However, the indicators should go further, and should help policymakers also to measure how well the sector or projects are performing, provide an assessment over time on the status of a project, program, or policy, promote credibility and public confidence by reporting on the results of programs, provide in-depth information about public sector performance, help formulate and justify budget requests, and identify potentially promising programs or practices for duplication or scalability. Thus, this report is composed of the following sections: (i) a discussion of indicator types, in particular impact indicators and their constraints; (ii) an overview of the institutional setup of ICT data in Egypt; (iii) ICT data categories and methodologies used by major international indices and reports, including an analysis of Egypt's strong and weak results in the indices; (iv) a mapping and gap analysis between the indices' indicators and those currently collected by Egypt; (v) a set of recommendations for Egypt and (vi) implications of this work with respect to analyzing the socioeconomic impact of ICTs on investment, trade, growth and education in Egypt.

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Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TARIFFS, ACCESS TO INFORMATION, ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY, ADOPTION OF TECHNOLOGY, ADULT LITERACY, AFFORDABLE ACCESS, APPLICATION OF INFORMATION, ARCHIVE, ARRANGEMENTS, ARTICLES, BANDWIDTH, BENCHMARK, BEST PRACTICE, BIBLIOGRAPHY, BROADBAND, BROADBAND CONNECTIONS, BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY, BROADCASTING, BUSINESS ACTIVITY, BUSINESS ADOPTION, BUSINESS CLIMATE, BUSINESS SECTOR, BUSINESS VALUE, BUSINESSES, BUYER, CAPABILITIES, CAPABILITY, CAPACITY BUILDING, CAPACITY-BUILDING, CELLULAR PHONES, CENSORSHIP, CLASSIFICATION, CLASSIFYING, CLUSTERING, COMMON DENOMINATOR, COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES, COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY, COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES, COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY, COMPETITIVENESS, COMPUTERS, CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK, CONNECTIVITY, CONSUMER PROTECTION, CONTENTS, CPI, CREDIT CARD, DATA ENTRY, DATA MANIPULATION, DATA STORAGE, DESCRIPTION, DIGITAL ACCESS, DIGITAL BUSINESS, DIGITAL DEVELOPMENT, DIGITAL DIVIDE, DIGITAL OPPORTUNITY, DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT, DIGITAL SERVICE, DIGITAL SERVICES, DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY, DOI, DSL, E-BUSINESS, E-BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, E-BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT, E-COMMERCE, E-DOCUMENTS, E-GOVERNMENT, E-LEARNING, E-MAIL, E-PAYMENT, E-READINESS, E-READINESS INDEX, E-READINESS RANKING, E-READINESS RANKINGS, E-STRATEGIES, E-STRATEGY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC IMPACT, ECONOMIES OF SCALE, EGOVERNMENT, ENABLING ENVIRONMENT, ENVIRONMENTS, ESP, FOREIGN INVESTMENT, FOREIGN TRADE, FUNCTIONALITIES, FUNCTIONALITY, GLOBAL ECONOMY, GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE, GOVERNMENT POLICY, GOVERNMENT SERVICES, HARD COPY, HARMONIZATION, HEALTH CARE WORKERS, HOME PAGE, HUMAN CAPITAL, HUMAN RESOURCES, ICT, ID, INDEXES, INDICES, INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES, INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY, INFORMATION ECONOMIES, INFORMATION SERVICES, INFORMATION SOCIETY, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY, INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, INNOVATION, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROTECTION, INTERFACE, INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICES, INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS, INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION, INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INTERNATIONAL TRADE, INTERNET ACCESS, INTERNET BANDWIDTH, INTERNET COMMERCE, INTERNET HOSTS, INTERNET SECURITY, INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER, INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS, INTERNET SERVICES, INTERNET USE, IP, ISP, ISPS, IT COMPANIES, KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY, KNOWLEDGE FOR DEVELOPMENT, LABOR FORCE, LEGAL ENVIRONMENT, LEGAL FRAMEWORK, LEGAL FRAMEWORKS, LEGAL SYSTEMS, LICENSE, LICENSE FEE, LICENSE FEES, LICENSES, LICENSING, LITERACY RATE, LOGIC, MARKET OPPORTUNITIES, MATERIAL, METADATA, MOBILE NETWORKS, MOBILE PHONE, MOBILE PHONES, MULTIMEDIA, NETWORKS, NEW TECHNOLOGIES, NEW TECHNOLOGY, ONLINE COMMERCE, ONLINE OPERATIONS, ONLINE PUBLIC SERVICES, ONLINE SERVICES, PATENTS, PC, PCS, PERSONAL COMPUTERS, POLICY MAKERS, PRIVATE SECTOR, PROCUREMENT, PRODUCERS, PROPERTY RIGHTS, PROTOCOL, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, QUALITY OF SERVICE, REGISTRY, REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT, RELATIVE VALUE, RESULT, RESULTS, SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, SERVERS, SERVICES TO CITIZENS, SITES, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, TAXATION, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TECHNICAL SKILLS, TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT, TECHNOLOGICAL FACTORS, TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE, TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVES, TELECOM, TELECOMMUNICATION, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, TELEMEDICINE, TELEPHONE, TELEPHONE CONNECTION, TELEPHONE LINES, TELEPHONES, TELEPHONY, TELEVISIONS, TEXT, UNIQUE VISITORS, USER, USERS, USES, VALUE CHAIN, VIDEO, WAP, WEB, WEB SITE, WEBSITE, WEBSITES, WIFI, WIRELESS APPLICATION PROTOCOL,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/01/16392404/world-bank-reimbursable-technical-assistance-itda-ict-indicators-implications-methods-assessing-socioeconomic-impact-ictbr-vol-1-2 https://hdl.handle.net/10986/18370
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