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Measuringthe InformationSociety Report
2017Geneva, Switzerland
15 November 2017
Jaroslaw K. PONDERHead of ITU Office for Europe
Index The current state of ICTs
The ICT Development Index (IDI)
o Global analysis
o Regional analysis
Emerging ICT trends
Country profiles
Rapid growth in mobile broadband
Worldwide, more than 50 mobile-broadband subs. per 100 inhabitants today
LTE or higher capabilities are available to most mobile users
Mobile network coverage
More than half of households worldwide now have access to the Internet
…but large divides persist, particularly in LDCs
Proportion of households with access to the Internet
Digital divides Between age groups
Between men and women
Internet user
gender gap
Individuals
using the
Internet by age
Index The current state of ICTs
The ICT Development Index (IDI)
o Global analysis
o Regional analysis
Emerging ICT trends
Country profiles
The ICT Development Index (IDI)
A revised set of indicators will be introduced from IDI 2018
IDI 2017 Top ten
1. Iceland
2. Korea (Rep.)
3. Switzerland
4. Denmark
5. United Kingdom
6. Hong Kong, China
7. Netherlands
8. Norway
9. Luxembourg
10. Japan
For the first time, Iceland tops the IDI rankings in 2017
European countries and economies in the Asia-Pacific region take the top places
Top performers have high levels of economic prosperity, literacy and other skills that enable citizens to take full advantage of ICTs
Most dynamic countries Improvements were particularly significant in middle-
income developing countries
Most growth in the ICT use sub-index, particularly in mobile broadband
Disparities in IDI value – LDCs fallingbehind in ICT development
Denominations and classifications employed in this map do not imply any opinion on the part
of ITU concerning the legal or other status of any territory or any endorsement or acceptance
of any boundary.
Index The current state of ICTs
The ICT Development Index (IDI)
o Global analysis
o Regional analysis
Emerging ICT trends
Country profiles
Regional IDI
Considerable differences between geographical regions & countries
Distribution of IDI values
Regional IDI
Europe continues to lead the way in ICT development
Most dynamic countries – Europe
IDI 2017 values – Europe
Index The current state of ICTs
The ICT Development Index (IDI)
o Global analysis
o Regional analysis
Emerging ICT trends
Country profiles
ICT-led transformation
(USD)
Complementary innovations
IoT will greatly expand the digital footprint
Big data analytics will extract useful knowledge from digital information flows
Cloud computing will lower entry barriers to scalable computing resources
Artificial intelligence will help human beings to make better decisions
Contribution to realizing SDGs IoT, big data analytics, cloud computing and Artificial
intelligence can contribute to each of the 17 SDGs
manufacturing precision agriculture government
health care educationsmart cities smart transportation
Applications:
Harnessing the benefits of advanced ICTs requires appropriate infrastructures, services, and skills
Risk of next-generation digital divides
Based on Cisco (2016). Regions differ from the ITU classification.
Cloud traffic
Index The current state of ICTs
The ICT Development Index (IDI)
o Global analysis
o Regional analysis
Emerging ICT trends
Country profiles
Country profiles
Market structure
o Mobile services
o Fixed services
Government policies
Conclusion
Overview
More information
www.itu.int/idi2017
www.itu.int/mis2017
IDI data
visualization tool
MISR 2017
