Project Info
Project Code
0607L
Tranche
T05
Tranche Type
Regular
Status
Closed
Title
Capacity-building for information and communication technology measurement and policy
Entities
Implementing Entity (Lead)
UNCTAD
Financial and Evaluation Info
Total Budget
$510,000.00
Project Selected for Evaluation
No
Countries and Regions
Areas of Work
Thematic Clusters
Science
Technology and Productive Sectors
Objective and Expected Outcomes
Objective
To strengthen the capacity of Governments in selected developing countries to produce internationally comparable ICT statistics and indicators for effective policymaking
Expected Outcome 1
Increased capacity in selected beneficiary developing countries to implement ICT and e-business programmes for the compilation of statistics that are comparable at the international and regional level
Expected Outcome 2
Establishment of regional networks on ICT indicators in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Western Asia and Latin America and the Caribbean. These statistical networks and working groups will assure that particularities of different developing regions are recognized in the development of e-business indicators. They will promote discussions about the development and collection of ICT statistics, in order to allow countries to better identify and promote their interests in international forums dealing with information society indicators
Expected Outcome 3
Increased availability of e-business data for impact assessment, evaluation and benchmarking of information economy developments