Knoema.com - ICT http://knoema.de 2022-05-04T09:49:17Z /favicon.png Knoema ist ihre persönliche Wissensdatenbank ICT Penetration Across the World //knoema.de/brmxmgc/ict-penetration-across-the-world 2022-05-04T09:49:17Z Misha Gusev knoema.de://knoema.de/user/1000560
ICT Penetration Across the World

New data from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations specialized agency for information and communication technologies (ICTs), also reveal strong global growth in Internet use, with the estimated number of people who have used the Internet surging to 4.9 billion in 2021, from an estimated 4.1 billion in 2019. This comes as good news for global development. However, ITU data confirm that the ability to connect remains profoundly unequal. An estimated 37 per cent of the world's population – or 2.9 billion people – have still never used the Internet. Of the 2.9 billion still offline, an estimated 96 per cent live in developing countries. And even among the 4.9 billion counted as 'Internet users', many hundreds of millions may only get the chance to go online infrequently, via shared devices, or using connectivity speeds that markedly limit the usefulness of their connection. The unusually sharp rise in the number of people online suggests that measures taken during the pandemic – such as widespread lockdowns and school closures, combined with people's need for access to news, government services, health updates, e-commerce and online banking – contributed to a 'COVID connectivity boost' that has brought an estimated 782 million additional people online since 2019, an increase of 17 per cent.

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Network Readiness Index 2020: Digital Transformation at a Glance //knoema.de/ljisicg/network-readiness-index-2020-digital-transformation-at-a-glance 2021-04-05T13:25:40Z Alex Kulikov knoema.de://knoema.de/user/1847910
Network Readiness Index 2020: Digital Transformation at a Glance

Starting in 2001, the Global Information Technology Report series published by the World Economic Forum in partnership with Cornell University and INSEAD measured the drivers of the information and communications technology (ICT) revolution using the Networked Readiness Index (NRI). In 2019, the NRI was redesigned by Portulans Institute and its name updated to Network Readiness Index.   The 2020 NRI, the second edition of the renewed methodological model, places the main focus on Digital Transformation. The approach reflects a focus on effective integration of people and technology that influences our economy, society and the environment appropriately. The redesigned model ranks a total of 134 economies based on four pillars: Technology, People, Governance, and Impact.Technology. Technology is the backbone of the networked economy. This component assesses the level of technology that is a prerequisite for a country's participation in the global economy.People. The availability and level of technology in a country is of interest only if people and organizations have access, resources, and skills to use the technology productively. This component assesses the use of ICT by people: individuals, businesses, and governments.Government. The government component reflects the trust associated with security and privacy beliefs and the degree to which participation in the networked economy is regulated.Impact. Impact measures the readiness of the networked economy by assessing the economic, social, and human impact of participation in the networked economy.

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MIT | Digital Economy is Undervalued by Trillions of Dollars //knoema.de/bpmqktf/mit-digital-economy-is-undervalued-by-trillions-of-dollars 2020-06-25T18:13:50Z Misha Gusev knoema.de://knoema.de/user/1000560
MIT | Digital Economy is Undervalued by Trillions of Dollars

According to research conducted by MIT's Measuring the Economy Project, the digital sector generates billions of dollars of welfare for consumers that is not accounted for in official GDP data. The results of a digital survey conducted by MIT economists showed that the median US consumer would agree to pay about $150 per year to use Wikipedia, which would add over $40 billion to US GDP.  If Wikipedia's ratio between the median price forgone and wealth is applied to other popular digital products, the cumulative wealth generated for US consumers by popular digital services alone could bring in an additional $9 trillion, or over 40% of US GDP. Although these digital products generate wealth for consumers, firms capture only a small fraction of the total value generated. William Nordhaus estimated that firms were able to capture only 2.2 percent of the total surplus generated from technological innovations during the 20th century while the remaining 97.8 percent of the surplus went to consumers. Other examples of these price versus value discrepancies from the MIT survey:Among digital products, survey respondents valued web search engines the most. To retain access to search, the median US consumer would be willing to pay $17,500 per year. This number seems far fetched on a practical level, but the message is clear - consumers derive greater value from digital services than their payment for those services currently suggests.Even paid video-streaming services, such as Netflix, Hulu, and HBO, could generate a consumer revenue five to 10 times larger than what users pay now to access them.

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China Has Built Up its Digital Muscles //knoema.de/tlnbmw/china-has-built-up-its-digital-muscles 2020-06-24T18:13:21Z Misha Gusev knoema.de://knoema.de/user/1000560
China Has Built Up its Digital Muscles

Digital technologies play an increasingly important role not only in everyday life but also in the global competitiveness of leading countries. According to latest estimates from UNCTAD, the United States continues to have the world’s largest ICT sector, estimated at 5% of GDP or almost $1 trillion. Due to China's rapid economic and ICT investment growth in recent decades, however, the country's digital sector has closed in on the United States' ICT sector. The gap between the two ICT sectors is now just $30 billion in PPP terms.

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Computer use in adults by Country //knoema.de/umvimqf/computer-use-in-adults-by-country 2019-12-20T20:56:45Z Nematullah Khan knoema.de://knoema.de/user/1975840
Computer use in adults by Country

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Africa's Developing Information and Communication Technologies Industry //knoema.de/csxcvb/africa-s-developing-information-and-communication-technologies-industry 2016-03-30T19:39:12Z Alina Buzanakova knoema.de://knoema.de/user/1293450
Africa's Developing Information and Communication Technologies Industry

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Need for Internet Speed: Average and Peak Connection Speeds across Countries //knoema.de/ntjuqec/need-for-internet-speed-average-and-peak-connection-speeds-across-countries 2015-10-30T18:45:04Z Alex Kulikov knoema.de://knoema.de/user/1847910
Need for Internet Speed: Average and Peak Connection Speeds across Countries

In today's Viz of the Day we present a unique interactive visualization designed on the basis of Akamai Q2 2015 State of the Internet Report, which shows the main trends in the average and peak internet connection speeds across various countries during the 5-year period from Q1 2010 to Q2 2015.  The dashboard clearly shows that the average connection speed has increased significantly during the previous five years in all countries, reaching a world average of 5.1 megabits per second (Mbps) in Q2 2015. South Korea leads the ranking with average connection speed of 23.1 Mbps. That is almost 36 percent higher than in Hong Kong, which is ranked second, and more than twice as high as the United States. Peak connection speed around the world also demonstrated considerable growth. Singapore is ranked first by Peak Connection Speed at 108.3 Mbps, which is 17.3 percent higher than in the previous quarter and almost 88 percent higher compared to Q1 2014 data.   

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