Information society indicators

Discusses the necessity of indicators in terms of facilitating evidence-based policy-making aimed at building an information society in the ESCWA region and provides definitions and background information. Provides several examples of ICT-based indicator development exercises, with the aim of showing how other countries and regions have carried out similar exercises in recent years. Reviews suggested indicators for the ESCWA region, focusing on readiness/enabling environment indicators, for example, infrastructure and policies, and intensity of use indicators in various sectors, including business, government and education.