Launch events also took place in addis ababa, bangkok, brasilia, cairo, geneva, moscow and new york. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Jan 17, 2012 measuring the objectness of image windows abstract. Measuring the information society report 2014 unctad. Measuring science, technology and innovation 80% over 80% of adults and 96% of 1624 yearolds in the oecd use the internet, most of them on a daily basis. Oecd guide to measuring the the information society 2011. In 2003 the world summit on information society made a call for measuring the state of information society is building. The ict development index idi ranks 155 countries performance with regard to information and communication technology ict infrastructure and uptake. The idi captures the level of ict developments in 157 economies worldwide and compares progress made during the last year.
It provides a standard reference for statisticians, analysts and policy. Measuring the information society report was prepared by the ict data and statistics division within the telecommunication development bureau of itu. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. How much information is there in the information society. The idi 2016 captures the level of ict developments in 175 economies worldwide and compares progress since the year 2014. Measuring the objectness of image windows ieee journals. The 2015 edition of the measuring the information society report was launched on 30 november, 2015, on the first day of the world telecommunicationict indicators symposium wtis 2015, in hiroshima, japan. After exploring the theoretical properties of these indices, we studied two cases. Analysing and measuring social inclusion in a global context. Measuring the information society report itu ilibrary. Measuring animal personality for use in population. Pdf measuring information security performance with 10. Pdf measuring information society addressing key issues.
The 3 stages in the evolution to an information society. International telecommunications union, measuring the information society 2014. Oct 07, 20 measuring the information society report 20 the mis report, which has been published annually since 2009, features key ict data and benchmarking tools to measure the information society, including the ict development index idi. Pdf measuring information security performance with 10 by. Boyd orr centre for population and ecosystem health, university of glasgow, glasgow g12 8qq united kingdom. The information economythe growth of the information sector heather e hudson and louis leungthe economy of the new texas james. What comes automaticall y to mind at this point is the well known say from the international.
Paper accepted by prometheus, revised 12 june 2010. I am pleased to present to you the 20 edition of measuring the information society mis. Aes standard for acoustics methods of measuring and specifying the performance of loudspeakers for professional applications drive units the following standards and information documents are published by the audio engineering society. In accordance with economic and social council decision 2015216 and past practices, the secretarygeneral has the honour to transmit the report of the partnership on measuring information and communications technology for development on information and communications technology ict statistics. The assessment of scholarly literature on the information society provided in.
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It aims to stimulate the ict policy debate in itu member states by. We present a generic objectness measure, quantifying how likely it is for an image window to contain an object of any class. Conceptual and methodological issuesthe information society as an object of study frederick williamspart two. The measuring the information society report, which has been published annually since 2009, features key ict data and benchmarking tools to measure the information society, including the ict development index idi.
The 2012 edition of measuring the information society was prepared by the ict data and statistics division within the telecommunication development bureau of itu. The measuring broadband america program developed out of a recommendation by the national broadband plan nbp to improve the availability of information for consumers about their broadband service. Measuring the information society 2012 linkedin slideshare. The mis report, which has been published annually since 2009, features key ict data and benchmarking tools to measure the information society, including the ict development index idi. That was the year that humankind first stored more information in digital than in analogue form. Sep 21, 2016 measuring information security performance with 10 by 10 model for holistic state evaluation article pdf available in plos one 119. Experimentation with metrics based on new tools and data, or new ways of using existing data, are needed to provide insights into emerging areas of policy interest, provoke debate and move the. Dec 19, 2018 research on the information society, the digital divide and information and communication technologies for development. Measuring animal personality for use in population management in zoos. Measuring the information society report 2012 for the fourth consecutive year, this report presents two authoritative benchmarking tools to monitor information society developments worldwide.
The 2012 edition of measuring the information society was prepared by the ict. Science, technology and innovation measuring sound measurement is crucial for better policies in science, technology and innovation. However, there is currently a dearth of research on the extent to. Over the past year, the decrease in mobilebroadband prices worldwide made. Nov 20, 2012 twitter is a popular microblogging service that is used to read and write millions of short messages on any topic within a 140. For measuring multilevel impact, we introduce the distributive h. Ict readiness reflecting the level of infrastructure and access 2. Now in its fifth year, this annual report identifies key ict developments and tracks the cost and affordability of ict services, in accordance with internationally agreed methodologies. Measuring ict usage quality for information society building pure. Twitter is a popular microblogging service that is used to read and write millions of short messages on any topic within a 140.
This information is particularly useful especially because between 2004 and 2012 the modi cation of granted contracts was normal practice, and, on average, the cost of the contracts was 29% higher. The idi captures the level of ict developments in 166 economies worldwide and compares progress made during the last year. The 2015 edition of the measuring the information society report was prepared. Measuring and analyzing health care disparities measuring racialethnic disparities in health care. Recent information society developments in 2014, global growth in mobile penetration will slow to a tenyear low of 2. Oecd guide to measuring the information society 2011.
Data and research on ecommerce including measuring the information economy, internet economy outlook, open internet, openness, key ict indicators, digital economy policy papers. Measuring information security using consistent metrics improves ability to understand it and control it. Information provides awareness, knowledge, and po wer. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Measuring the information society report 2014 chapter 1. The idi 2015 captures the level of ict developments in 167 economies worldwide and compares progress made since the year 2010. Ict impact result of efficient and effective use of ict. By providing open access to data and information on community wellbeing, ciss generally aim to build the knowledge and capacity of communities to work together to improve wellbeing. The measuring the information society report, which has been published annually since 2009, features. Unlike other hunger indices that typically compare outcomes, the hrci ranks government efforts. Uptake of icts and business processes, 2015 as a percentage of enterprises with ten or more. Analysing and measuring social inclusion in a global context iii preface in the past 20 years, there has been steady progress in achieving socioeconomic development, promoting wider. Measuring information security performance with 10 by 10 model for holistic state evaluation article pdf available in plos one 119. Measuring political commitment to reducing hunger and.
Parallel launch events took place in addis ababa, brasilia, cairo, geneva and moscow. The report, which has been published annually since 2009, features key ict data and benchmarking tools. Measuring and monitoring the information and knowledge. Measuring political commitment to reducing hunger and under. Secondly, the measurement of information society in poland has been performed with the application of two methods measuring the influence of ict on gdp and measuring ict development index. Proposals for measuring the information society in guyana and the wider world samuel braithwaite institute of development studies, faculty of social sciences university of guyana august 2007 abstract this paper primarily seeks to highlight the importance of measuring the. The 2012 edition of measuring the information society was prepared by the ict data and statistics division within the.
Pdf ict development index idi as a statistical tool for measuring. Just 1% of the worlds capacity to store information was in digital format in 1986. Measuring the information economy 2002 could not have been prepared, however, without the help of national statistical agencies in all oecd member countries. Pdf measuring information transparency in the water. This annual report presents a global overview of the latest developments in information and communication technologies icts, based on internationally comparable data and agreed methodologies. Eurostat, information society statistics database, april 2016. Measuring the information society report, 2015 the. We extend the concept of distance correlation of szekely et al. Robin mansell the life and times of the information society. We explicitly train it to distinguish objects with a welldefined boundary in space, such as cows and telephones, from amorphous background elements, such as grass and road. The team included susan teltscher head of division, vanessa gray, diana korka, esperanza magpantay, and ivan vallejo.
In particular, the oecd would like to thank the experts who contribute to the oecd working party on indicators for the information society wpiis for their valuable assistance and guidance. Popular or influential users tweet their status and a. Watters, chicago zoological society, 3300 golf road, brookfield, il 605 or david m. Unlike the classic measures of correlations such as the autocorrelation function, the proposed measure is zero if and only if the measured timeseries components are independent. The team included susan teltscher head of division, esperanza magpantay, ivan vallejo.
Research on the information society, the digital divide and information and communication technologies for development. Apr 10, 20 immediate online access to all issues from 2019. Oct 15, 2012 measuring the information society 2012 chart 1. The 5th edition of the itu measuring the information society mis report was launched on 7 october 20, at itu headquarters, geneva, switzerland.