scan-ict programme: overview

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Scan-ICT Programme: Scan-ICT Programme: OverviewOverview

Afework TemtimeICT Policy Development Section

ICTs, Science and Technology Division (ISTD)Economic Commission for Africa

Regional Workshop on Data Management and Dissemination

26 - 28 October 2009Kampala, Uganda


Content

Introduction & background Scan-ICT: Phases 1, 2, and 3 Regional list of core ICT indicators Challenges in measuring ICT4D Lessons & the way forward


AISI’s Information Policy ChainAISI’s Information Policy Chain Regional Information

and Communication Infrastructure (RICI)

National Information and Communication Infrastructure (NICI)

Sectoral Information and Communication Infrastructure (SICI)

Village Information and Communication Infrastructure (VICI)

RICI

VICI

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The need for measuring ICT4DThe need for measuring ICT4D

Rationale for AfricaRationale for Africa

Impact of ICTs on the globalised knowledge economy - marginalisation

Impact of ICTs in socio-economic development ICT4D policies/strategies require relevant data to

formulate policies and support their implementation Proliferation of ICT activities and investments in Africa,

but with little co-ordination and limited dissemination of results and best practices

Need for indicators for benchmarking, evaluating information society development

Emphasis laid in ECA’s work programme through the AISI and Scan-ICT project

Identified in WSIS Geneva Plan of Action as area of focus leading to Partnership on Measuring ICT4D

Measurement of ICTs in addressing MDGs and PRSPs


The Geneva Plan of Action states: “All countries and regions should develop tools so as to provide statistical information on the Information Society, with basic indicators and analysis of its key dimensions. Priority should be given to setting up coherent and internationally comparable indicator systems, taking into account different levels of development.”

The need for measuring ICT4DThe need for measuring ICT4D


indicatorsmonitor, assess, measureprogress and ‘impact’

indicators

THE HOW..?

THE WHAT..?

The

The POLICY

The PLAN

Phase 1

Phase 2

guide the development and target setting

guide policy formulation

Linkages between indicators and the ICT4D process

indicatorsindicatorsmonitor, assess, measure

progress and ‘impact ’

indicatorsindicatorsindicators

THE HOW..?

THE WHAT..?

The

FRAMEWORK

The POLICY

The

PLAN

Phase 1

Phase 2

Phase 3

IMPLEMENTATION

BASE/CASE

guide the development and target setting

guide policy formulation

indicatorsProvide basis and make case


• The most important phase for the identification and collection of indicators is related to the baseline study, which constitutes the first step in developing e-strategies in Africa

• It provides a basis for setting targets and projections for the various programmes and initiatives of the e-strategy

• A methodological framework derived from the Scan-ICT programme was used for the e-strategy development process and for Africa’s contribution to the list of core ICT indicators of the Partnership

The Baseline/e-readiness studyThe Baseline/e-readiness study


Scan-ICT: Phase 1

BackgroundBackgroundMethodology based on indicators developed by IDRC, and

on thematic areas outlined by the African Information Society Initiative (AISI)

These include infrastructure development, strategic planning, capacity building, sector applications, e-governance, Information Society and Information Economy

Aimed to expand data collection and analysis and to monitor the progress made in the ICT sector by the pilot countries

Scan methodology designed to fine-tune indicators to match growing or changing needs of countries, and where appropriate new indicators developed

Launched in 2001 in 6 pilot countries (Ethiopia, Ethiopia, Ghana, Morocco, Mozambique, Senegal, and Ghana, Morocco, Mozambique, Senegal, and UgandaUganda)

Implemented by ECA/IDRC with support from NORAD & EC


Scan-ICT Phase I: Technical Assistance

Country Technical Support

EthiopiaFaculty of Business and Economics, Addis Ababa University (www.aau.edu.et)

Ghana International Institute of Information Technology - INIIT (www.iniit.com)

MoroccoInformatique, technologies de l’information et géomatique»- ITIGO (www.scanict.marwan.ac.ma)


Scan Phase I: Technical Assistance

Country Technical Support

MozambiqueCentre for Informatics, University of Eduardo Mondlane – CIUEM (www.scan-ict.uem.mz)

SenegalObservatoire sur les systèmes d’information, les réseaux et les inforoutes au Sénégal – OSIRIS (www.osiris.sn)

UgandaUganda National Council for Science and Technology – UNCST (www.uncst.go.ug)


Scan-ICT: Phase 2

BackgroundBackgroundScan-ICT Phase 2 is implemented in the framework of the

AISI and the international Partnership for Measuring ICT4D with financial support from the Government of Finland. Builds on Phase 1 based on the following principles:

integration of the IS/ICT4D indicators into e-strategy process

identify and classify the broad types of indicators to the phases of the ICT4D process

facilitate the identification of broad types of IS/ICT4D indicators to meet the core indicators developed by the international partners

Participating countries: Cameroon, Gambia, Ghana, Mauritius, and Rwanda

National Statistical Offices (NSOs) targeted for technical support to carry out activities


Scan-ICT: Phase 2

Scan-ICT 2 – Country Team ActivitiesScan-ICT 2 – Country Team Activities

In implementing the Scan-ICT activities, the Country In implementing the Scan-ICT activities, the Country Teams are expected to:Teams are expected to:

Set up a Committee composed of statisticians, NICI Set up a Committee composed of statisticians, NICI implementers, ICT experts, ISP personnel, staff of implementers, ICT experts, ISP personnel, staff of regulatory bodies and also higher learning regulatory bodies and also higher learning institutions, private sector and civil societyinstitutions, private sector and civil society

Ensure linkages with various ICT initiatives such as Ensure linkages with various ICT initiatives such as national and sectoral e-strategiesnational and sectoral e-strategies

Develop gender mainstreamed indicators and Develop gender mainstreamed indicators and benchmarksbenchmarks

Collect and analyse both primary and secondary Collect and analyse both primary and secondary datadata

Enter into alliances with major stakeholders, which Enter into alliances with major stakeholders, which are responsible for data collection in various sectorsare responsible for data collection in various sectors


Scan-ICT: Phase 2

Outputs / Data Dissemination MechanismsOutputs / Data Dissemination Mechanisms

Document on methodology(priority theme areas, selected indicators, data collection and analysis methodology, development of survey instruments, geographical coverage, publication and dissemination of the findings)

Scan Country Profile/baseline data (Primary and secondary sources, special attention to gender disaggregated data)

Scan Country Profile/analysis (qualitative analysis on the ICT use and impact in the priority theme areas)

National Scan website + database (as part of the institution’s website or separate)

http://www.uneca.org/aisi/scanictAt regional level:


List of Core ICT List of Core ICT IndicatorsIndicators

WSIS Phase I held in Geneva, Dec 2003: Survey on regional metadata collection Formation of the international Partnership on Measuring

ICT4D

Recommendations from Scan-ICT Phase I Evaluation workshop (Addis Ababa, 17 - 18 Feb 2004)

Recommendations of the First meeting of the Advisory Board on Statistics in Africa (ABSA) - May 2004

ECA/ITU Workshop on ICT indicators (Botswana, 26 - 29 October 2004)

African Regional Preparatory Conference for the WSIS (Ghana from 2 – 4 Feb 2005)

WSIS Thematic Meeting on Measuring the Information Society (Geneva, February 2005)

Scan-ICT Phase I

Scan-ICT Phase II


Launched in June 2004

Objectives: To work with NSOs, regulators, ministries,

etc. to develop a common set of core ICT indicators

Enhance the capacities of National Statistical Offices and other stakeholders on collection & processing of ICT indicators

Develop a global database on ICT statistics

ESCWA


The Partnership indicatorsThe Partnership indicators Launched in Tunis in 2005 with 42 indicators Divided under four categories:

ICT infrastructure and access; Access to, and use of ICT by households and individuals; Use of ICT by businesses; and ICT sector and trade in ICT goods

Endorsed by the UN Statistical Commission (UNSC) in 2007, which requested the “Partnership to continue work to update the list of indicators, especially in view of measuring use of ICT in education and in government”

Education sector was added as 5th sector led by UNESCO in the Task Group on Education

After revision and update, the list includes presently 46 indicators endorsed by the UNSC in February 2009


Objectives of the indicatorsObjectives of the indicators To help countries that collect ICT statistics to

produce high quality and internationally comparable data

To have readily available standardized info: Definitions of terms (e.g. computer, the Internet); Model questions; Calculation of indicators (e.g. use of appropriate

denominators for proportions); Collection scope (e.g. by business size or industry,

age of individuals); and Classificatory variables (e.g. business size; age

ranges for individual ICT use core indicators).


Regional Core List of ICT Regional Core List of ICT Indicators (62) : Categories (13)Indicators (62) : Categories (13)

Basic infrastructure and access

ICT sector

Households

Individuals (by age, gender, including the disabled)

Business

Education

Government

Agriculture

Health

ICT investments and expenditures

Content issues and local languages

Security issues

NICIs


Capacity Building for NSOsCapacity Building for NSOs TWO Training courses (ECA-ITU-UNCTAD):

Training course on measuring ICT access and use by households and individuals

Training course on measuring ICT access and use by businesses

Anglophone: 13 – 24 July 2009, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Over 25 participants from Botswana, Ethiopia, The Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Francophone: End of December 2009, Rabat, Morocco


Scan-ICT: Phase 3Scan-ICT: Phase 3

Focus on capacity building for NSOs and ICT ministries

Supported by the Government of Finland

Support will continue to Scan-ICT phase 1 & 2 countries

Requests being received from member States for support – ToR available


Challenges/Lessons

PolicyPolicy

To utilise data effectively in both formulation and To utilise data effectively in both formulation and implementation of policies in building the implementation of policies in building the Information SocietyInformation Society

Greater support to NSOs on a short, medium and Greater support to NSOs on a short, medium and long term to ensure that measuring IS is integral long term to ensure that measuring IS is integral part of work in cooperation with respective part of work in cooperation with respective national agenciesnational agencies

Linkage with various ICT initiativesLinkage with various ICT initiatives is needed t is needed to o sustain the Scan-ICT process and increase its sustain the Scan-ICT process and increase its responsiveness to strategic planning and ICT responsiveness to strategic planning and ICT investmentsinvestments

Crucial to continuously monitor and capture Crucial to continuously monitor and capture ICT4D indicators to facilitate informed decisionsICT4D indicators to facilitate informed decisions


Challenges/Lessons

Data GatheringData Gathering

Identifying appropriate indicators as well as Identifying appropriate indicators as well as internationally agreed methodology for internationally agreed methodology for comparative analysis by national agenciescomparative analysis by national agencies

Developing culture of sustainable data collection Developing culture of sustainable data collection mechanisms at national level – rationale for mechanisms at national level – rationale for involving NSOsinvolving NSOs

Ensuring that data collectors are abreast of the Ensuring that data collectors are abreast of the rapid evolution of IS applications and their rapid evolution of IS applications and their integration in various socio-economic sectorsintegration in various socio-economic sectors

Need for gender disagregated dataNeed for gender disagregated data


Challenges/Lessons

Involvement of stakeholders other thanInvolvement of stakeholders other thanGovernment agencies and private researchersGovernment agencies and private researchers

More involvement of academic and research More involvement of academic and research institutions in this effort institutions in this effort

Encourage CSOs in this area, particularly in Encourage CSOs in this area, particularly in working on indicators at the community levelsworking on indicators at the community levels

Greater involvement of private sectorGreater involvement of private sector Multi-stakeholder partnership in data collection Multi-stakeholder partnership in data collection

@ the national level could be explored more@ the national level could be explored more


Lessons - The Way Forward

Need for a limited list of indicators – international Need for a limited list of indicators – international core list + a few selected sectors, eg. eGovcore list + a few selected sectors, eg. eGov

Need to develop various elements that Need to develop various elements that accompany the accompany the indicators such as: definitions, scope, method of indicators such as: definitions, scope, method of collection and data sources, method of collection and data sources, method of calculation and calculation and interpretation; etc. interpretation; etc.

Put in place appropriate mechanisms for Put in place appropriate mechanisms for measuring the measuring the ICT4D at national, regional and international ICT4D at national, regional and international levelslevels

Ensure the sustainability of such activitiesEnsure the sustainability of such activities Partnership at national, regional, and Partnership at national, regional, and

international levelsinternational levels Inclusive process – stakeholders consultationInclusive process – stakeholders consultation Benchmarking at regional, sub-regional & int. Benchmarking at regional, sub-regional & int.

levelslevels International Partnership for Measuring ICT4DInternational Partnership for Measuring ICT4D


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