{"id":5138,"date":"2011-03-29T04:23:01","date_gmt":"2011-03-29T04:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/monochromist.com\/2011\/03\/29\/ict-indicators-for-maldives\/"},"modified":"2011-03-29T04:23:01","modified_gmt":"2011-03-29T04:23:01","slug":"ict-indicators-for-maldives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/monochromist.com\/notes\/2011\/03\/29\/ict-indicators-for-maldives\/","title":{"rendered":"ICT Indicators for Maldives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are various means to measure the level of ICT capacity and development according to a country\u2019s context. This can be done by measuring subscription and access of the population to ICT. Global efforts have developed indices to measure:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Networked readiness \u2013 an international assessment of countries\u2019 capacity to exploit the opportunities offered by ICTs by looking at the extent of increase in the use of ICT in a specific country and the factors that enable this (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.weforum.org\/en\/initiatives\/gcp\/Global%20Information%20Technology%20Report\/index.htm\">World Economic Forum<\/a>*); and<\/li>\n<li>E-government readiness &#8211; a systemic assessment of how governments use Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to provide access and inclusion for all (<a href=\"http:\/\/www2.unpan.org\/egovkb\/global_reports\/index.htm\">United Nations<\/a>*).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Key Economic Indicators20002007ADB (2008)Population (millions)0.220.310.31GDP growth rate (%)8.506.805.7Access20002007DifferenceTelephone lines (per 100 people)9.010.81.8Mobile cellular subscribers (per 100 people)2.8102.799.9Internet subscribers (per 100 people)0.44.03.6Internet users (per 100 people)2.210.81.2Personal computers (per 100 people)3.720.016.3Households with a television set (%)57-(57.0)ICT Development Indicators2006-07<br \/>(122)2007-08<br \/>(127)2008-09<br \/>(134)Networked Readiness Index&mdash;\u00a02003<br \/>(173)2005<br \/>(179)2008<br \/>(189)E-Government Readiness Index797795<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sources<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"sources\"><a href=\"http:\/\/web.worldbank.org\/WBSITE\/EXTERNAL\/DATASTATISTICS\/0,,contentMDK:20459133~menuPK:1192714~pagePK:64133150~piPK:64133175~theSitePK:239419,00.html\">World Bank ICT at a Glance Tables<\/a>*<\/li>\n<li class=\"sources\">The Networked Readiness Index rankings from the Global Information Technology Report (GITR)\n<ul>\n<li class=\"sources\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.weforum.org\/pdf\/gitr\/2009\/Rankings.pdf\">2008-2009<\/a>*<\/li>\n<li class=\"sources\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.weforum.org\/pdf\/gitr\/2008\/Rankings.pdf\">2007-2008<\/a>*<\/li>\n<li class=\"sources\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.insead.edu\/v1\/gitr\/wef\/main\/previous\/chapters\/rankings2006.pdf\">2006-2007<\/a>*<\/li>\n<li class=\"sources\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.insead.edu\/v1\/gitr\/wef\/main\/previous\/\">Previous reports<\/a>*<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"sources\">Global E-Government Survey\n<ul>\n<li class=\"sources\"><a>2008<\/a>*<\/li>\n<li class=\"sources\"><a>2005<\/a>*<\/li>\n<li class=\"sources\"><a>2003<\/a>*<\/li>\n<li class=\"sources\"><a>Previous reports<\/a>*<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are various means to measure the level of ICT capacity and development according to a country\u2019s context. This can be done by measuring subscription and access of the population to ICT. Global efforts have developed indices to measure: Networked readiness \u2013 an international assessment of countries\u2019 capacity to exploit the opportunities offered by ICTs [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[279],"class_list":["post-5138","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-video_graphics","tag-documents"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5sGHy-1kS","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5141,"url":"https:\/\/monochromist.com\/notes\/2011\/03\/29\/collection-and-dissemination-of-ict-statistics-for\/","url_meta":{"origin":5138,"position":0},"title":"Collection and Dissemination of ICT Statistics for Maldives via ITU","author":"monochromist","date":"March 29, 2011","format":"link","excerpt":"Collection and Dissemination of ICT Statistics for Maldives via ITU","rel":"","context":"In &quot;motion&quot;","block_context":{"text":"motion","link":"https:\/\/monochromist.com\/notes\/category\/video_graphics\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":5137,"url":"https:\/\/monochromist.com\/notes\/2011\/03\/29\/ict-related-projects-for-maldives-2000-to-2009\/","url_meta":{"origin":5138,"position":1},"title":"ICT-related projects for Maldives (2000 to 2009)","author":"monochromist","date":"March 29, 2011","format":"link","excerpt":"ICT-related projects for Maldives (2000 to 2009)","rel":"","context":"In &quot;motion&quot;","block_context":{"text":"motion","link":"https:\/\/monochromist.com\/notes\/category\/video_graphics\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":5064,"url":"https:\/\/monochromist.com\/notes\/2012\/05\/10\/cam-signs-with-mic-japan-on-memorandum-of\/","url_meta":{"origin":5138,"position":2},"title":"CAM signs with MIC Japan\u2026","author":"monochromist","date":"May 10, 2012","format":"gallery","excerpt":"CAM signs with MIC Japan on Memorandum of Collaboration against Malicious Activities in Cyberspace Picture: Mr. Ilyas Ahmed (Right) and Mr. Sato Kenji (Left) Signing the Memorandum of Collaboration Communications Authority of Maldives and Japan\u2019s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications signs on the \u201cMemorandum of Collaboration against Malicious Activities\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;motion&quot;","block_context":{"text":"motion","link":"https:\/\/monochromist.com\/notes\/category\/video_graphics\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monochromist.com\/notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/tumblr_m3sm0kbhT31qhgpouo1_500.gif?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":5116,"url":"https:\/\/monochromist.com\/notes\/2011\/04\/05\/the-tsunami-that-devastated-south-eastern\/","url_meta":{"origin":5138,"position":3},"title":"[&hellip;] The tsunami that devastated\u2026","author":"monochromist","date":"April 5, 2011","format":"quote","excerpt":"[\u2026] The tsunami that devastated South Eastern Asian countries and the north-eastern parts of Africa, is perhaps the most graphic, albeit unfortunate, demonstration of the need for global collaboration, and open ICT standards. 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