Smart cities for all toolkit
Just launched by G3ict and World a free toolkit which aims to eliminate the digital divide for persons with disabilities and older persons in Smart Cities programs worldwide. The site also includes the results of a survey of more than 250 experts worldwide, which found that only 18% were aware of a smart city that […]
The ‘Measuring the Information Society Report’ 2016
This major report published by the International Telecommunications Union captures the level of ICT developments in 175 economies worldwide and compares progress since the year 2014. It includes ICT Development Index (IDI). The IDI is a standard tool that governments, operators, development agencies, researchers and others can use to measure the digital divide and compare […]
What is the world’s most influential think tank?
Find out by checking the 2014 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report released by the University of Pennsylvania . It has rankings by region and specialism as well as an overview of current research trends. However the list is not uncontroversial. See this critique from Foreign Policy.
Sub-Saharan Africa’s knowledge economy
Geonet is a new project from the Oxford Internet Institute. It is mapping ICT developments and analysing their potential for economic and social development.
Digital divide 2014
Latest report from the ITU on the Information society gives data on the level of ICT development in 166 economies worldwide. ICT -Eye has more free telecommunications statistics.
ICT Activity in Europe
Mapping the European ICT Poles of Excellence: The Atlas of ICT Activity in Europe This new report from the European Commission comprises an empirical ranking of ICT development in EU economies. It uses a detailed set of criteria called the EIPE Composite Indicator (EIPE CI), which are explained in the report. Topics considered by them include […]
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