Mexico City, 18 November 2004 Doris Olaya Statistician Collection of statistics on community access...

Mexico City, 18 November 2004

Doris OlayaStatistician

Collection of statistics on community access to information and communication

technologies (ICT)

Collection of statistics on community access to information and communication

technologies (ICT)

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• Standardization and harmonization of ICT-related indicators

Search for community access statisticsSearch for community access statistics

OSILAC – Observatory for the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean

... One of its main missions:

Search for statistics on:Search for statistics on:

Supply of pubic Internet access centresSupply of pubic Internet access centresUser demandUser demand


• Supply: Number of access centres

Sources: Regulatory bodiesGovernmental programmesPrivate programmes

• Demand: Number of persons/households using public

access centresSources: Household surveys

Surveys on use of ICTsPrivate studies on ICT

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... in measuring public access to ICTs

Problems encounteredProblems encountered

Different names and definitions for access points

Differences in internal structure in countries

Different definition of indicators


• Infocentre (Chile, Venezuela, El Salvador)

• Telecentre (Chile)

• Telephone box (Argentina)

• Public telephone (Peru, El Salvador)

• Commmunications centre (Venezuela)

• Connection centre (Venezuela)

• Community technology centre (Argentina)

• Community access centre (Mexico)

• Public service (Mexico)

• Cybercafé –Internet café (Ecuador, Colombia)

Names and definitions usedNames and definitions used


Infocentres: Local connectivity centres providing access to information services, different types of remote communication, education and training, preferably in rural or geographically isolated areas. Also provides an alternative for people without a telephone line or computer, offering them more economical and effective access to such facilities. Services offered: Internet access, e-mail, telephone, fax, scanner, photocopy, etc.

Chile, Subtel

El Salvador (http://www.conectando.org.sv/Infocentros.htm)

Definitions for which statistics are available (Regulatory bodies)

Definitions for which statistics are available (Regulatory bodies)


http://www.conectando.org.sv/Infocentros.htm

Telecommunication access centres: Infocentres, Communications centres (CANTV) and Connection centres (Telcel).

Venezuela, CONATEL

Internet booths: Initially designed as connection centres allowing anyone without a computer or web access to still participate in this new form of social integration.

Peru, Peruvian Scientific Network

Definitions used (Regulatory bodies)Definitions used (Regulatory bodies)


Cybercafés (authorized premises) in provinces. Most of them come under the “Internet for All” plan.

Ecuador, Superintendency for communications

Community technology centre: Community meeting place where communication and opportunities to access information and knowledge are provided by ICTs (1350)

Argentina, Secretariat for communications – National Programme for the Information Society (PSI)

Definitions used (Regulatory bodies)Definitions used (Regulatory bodies)


Countries producing data on public accessCountries producing data on public access

Demand analysis: ChileColombiaCosta RicaMexicoPeruTrinidad and TobagoBelizeBarbados

Supply:

Venezuela

Ecuador

Mexico

Chile

Jamaica


Supply:Venezuela:Number of telecommunication access centres

Chile:Number of infocentres (including public libraries, not including private cybercafés)

Ecuador: Table of registered and authorized cybercafé premises classified by province, indicating which come under the “Internet for All” plan

Mexico:Quantity of community access centres by size of population in villages and towns

Population served by CACs

Indicators / questionsIndicators / questions


Standardization of indicatorsStandardization of indicators

2. Identify a way of comparing countries

Number of inhabitants per infocentre x region

= Inhabitants/Infocentre

Size of region by number of inhabitants

Category 1: 0-99 thousandCategory 2: 100 thousand - 299 thousandCategory 3: 300 thousand - 499 thousand

Supply indicators

1. Idenfity common feature in the definition of access point

Access point has the backing of a government programme

Category 4: 500 thousand - 999 thousandCategory 5: one million - two millionCategory 6: ≥ two million



Average inhabitants per infocentre according to size of regional/provincial population

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3. Derive the indicator

i = number of regions with population size j

j = 1, …, N; N = number of possible population sizes



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0-99 100-299 300-499 500-999 1000-1999

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Thousands of inhabitants

Venezuela

Ecuador

Chile

Average inhabitants per infocentre by size of region/province


Indicators/questionsIndicators/questions

Demand: Household surveys

Where do you most often use Internet? two choices (Chile)4. At a community telecentre or infocentre5. In private places (cybercafé, kioskonet, etc.)

In what other places than the household do you use a computer?multiple choice (Colombia)- Digital community hall- Internet café - (Only in home)


Demand: Household surveys

Where and for what purpose do you mainly access the Internet? two choices (Mexico)

4. Public service

Where do you use the Internet?* multiple choice (Costa Rica)

5. Internet café

*The question is put to the household as a whole, not to each member.



Demand: Surveys on use of ICT

Internet access points for people without access in the home? one option (Colombia)

4. Internet café

Place where you access the Internet? (Argentina)

- Only in cybercafés, telephone boxes and others

- In more than one of these

Where do you use the computer? multiple choice (T&T)

5. Cybercafé

2. Library




Options for places of Internet use in the surveys

International reference

LAC reference

Home E, O, ES Cl, Co, Cr, Mx, S, TT

Work E, O, ES Cl, Cr, Mx, S, TT

Educational establishment (including libraries)

E, O, ES Cl, Co, Cr, Mx, S, TT

Digital community centre O, E Cl, Co, S

Private (cybercafé, Kioskonet, etc.)

E, O, ES Cl, Co, Cr, TT

Parent's, friend's, neighbour's, etc. home

O, ES Cl, Mx

OtherE, O, ES Cl, Co, Cr, Mx, S, TT

Place of Internet useSelection criteria


Proposed question:

Where have you most often used the Internet in the last 12 months?(more than one answer possible, e.g. three most frequent places)


a. Homeb. Workc. Educational establishment (including libraries)d. Community centre (centre subsidized with public funds or set up by public authorities)e. Private (cybercafé, Kioskonet, etc.) f. Parent's, friend's, neighbour's, etc. homeg. Other


1. Agreement on a definition of community centres.

What to include in this category?

Infocentre, telecentre, community access centre, etc.

Define each of these.

2. Agreement on a standard question to include in surveys.

3. Agreement on standard reply options for surveys.

Necessary agreementsNecessary agreements


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