Friends: Two useful documents that go beyond the routine concerns of managing a library and information centre. I thought many LIS-Forum members will find them useful. Especially forward-looking teachers who want to introduce the role information access plays in development and poverty reduction may find these documents useful. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] ------ UNCTAD: Measuring the Information Society http://topics.developmentgateway.org/ict/rc/ItemDetail.do~1012791~intcmp=000 01 According to the website, "the Measuring-ICT Website is both an online source of information on indicators, methodologies and statistics related to the information society and a forum that allows practitioners from all countries - developed as well as developing ... Information & Communication Technology Development Indices http://topics.developmentgateway.org/ict/rc/ItemDetail.do~1012794~intcmp=000 01
From the Introduction: "This report analyses and evaluates information and communication technology (ICT) development using indicators of ICT diffusion across countries. It develops a conceptual framework for and selects key indicators measuring ICT development.
Metrics of info society Friends: Two useful documents that go beyond the routine concerns of managing a library and information centre. I thought many LIS-Forum members will find them useful. Especially forward-looking teachers who want to introduce the role information access plays in development and poverty reduction may find these documents useful. Arun [Subbiah Arunachalam] ------ UNCTAD: Measuring the Information Society http://topics.developmentgateway.org/ict/rc/ItemDetail.do~1012791~intcmp=000... http://topics.developmentgateway.org/ict/rc/ItemDetail.do~1012791~intcmp=000... According to the website, "the Measuring-ICT Website is both an online source of information on indicators, methodologies and statistics related to the information society and a forum that allows practitioners from all countries - developed as well as developing ... Information & Communication Technology Development Indices http://topics.developmentgateway.org/ict/rc/ItemDetail.do~1012794~intcmp=000... http://topics.developmentgateway.org/ict/rc/ItemDetail.do~1012794~intcmp=000...
From the Introduction: "This report analyses and evaluates information and communication technology (ICT) development using indicators of ICT diffusion across countries. It develops a conceptual framework for and selects key indicators measuring ICT development.