{"id":304,"date":"2009-03-02T13:33:00","date_gmt":"2009-03-02T13:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mhgoldberg.com\/blog\/?p=304"},"modified":"2009-03-02T13:33:00","modified_gmt":"2009-03-02T13:33:00","slug":"itu-publishes-indicators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mhgoldberg.com\/blog\/?p=304","title":{"rendered":"ITU publishes indicators"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.itu.int\/ITU-D\/ict\/publications\/idi\/2009\/material\/IDI2009_w5.pdf\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;\" alt=\"ITU Indicators\" src=\"http:\/\/www.itu.int\/ITU-D\/ict\/publications\/idi\/2009\/material\/IDI_Pub_web.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>The latest edition of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.itu.int\/ITU-D\/ict\/publications\/idi\/2009\/index.html\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Measuring the Information Society<\/span><\/a>, produced by the International Telecommunications Union, features a new ITU ICT Development Index.<\/p>\n<p>The Index looks at the level of accessibility and use of Information and Communications Technologies in more than 150 countries and compares 2002 and 2007 results.<\/p>\n<p>The Report is hefty: a 108 page book [<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gstconferences.com\/pdf.gif\" \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.itu.int\/ITU-D\/ict\/publications\/idi\/2009\/material\/IDI2009_w5.pdf\">pdf<\/a>, 1.53 MB] with lots of interesting information.<\/p>\n<p>Among results that may surprise some observers, Canada is in the top 20 countries for mobile service affordability, and Canada ranks 2nd (to the US) in terms of broadband affordability.<\/p>\n<p>I suspect we will have follow-up analysis and commentary over the coming days.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-size:78%;\">Technorati Tags:<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tag\/ITU\" rel=\"tag\">ITU<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The latest edition of Measuring the Information Society, produced by the International Telecommunications Union, features a new ITU ICT Development Index. 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