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1 Resultados de la 2a ronda del Delphi de Políticas TIC para el año 2010 Resultados da 2a rodada do Delphi de Políticas TIC para o ano 2010 Results of 2nd round of the ICT Policy Delphi for the year 2010 Latin America and the Caribbean Ranking by areas of impact In cooperation with: In the first round, 155 experts evaluated the 30 goals of the Plan of Action elac2007 and made suggestions for additional topics. In the public deliberation process of the second round, 501 experts evaluated the social, economic and political impact of those new goals and the already existing ones in a Likert scale from 1 to 7.

2 The following table presents the ranking of the 47 goals for combined areas of impact; therefore the mean is the sum of all combined areas of impact divided by the number of them. The standard deviation represents a measurement for the consensus about the respective goal; a lower value signifies a higher consensus Table 1: Ranking of goals - Combined impact Pounded impact: Social, economic and political development were weighted equally Total Participation: 501 Rank Nr. of goal in elac2007 Goal Mean Std. Deviation 1 24 Universal ICT access a ICT connectivity in schools ICT connectivity for local authorities ICT training for micro-, small and media sized enterprises E-government a ICT training for workforce National Information Society strategies and agendas a Diffusion of public information through ICT Advanced ICT-based networks for research and education suggestion E-democracy Regional ICT infrastructure and interconnection of networks among countries c ICT training for public servants a Financial resources for ICT Private and public ICT access centers ICT connectivity for health centers suggestion Inclusion of the Gender perspective E-education b Financial instruments for ICT E-justice suggestion E-commerce a Legislative framework a Distance work b ICT connectivity for libraries suggestion Inclusive citizen participation in ICT policy making

3 25 suggestion Distance Medicine suggestion Intellectual property d ICT training for disadvantaged, marginalized and vulnerable Electronic management of natural disasters suggestion VoIP E-health a Technology poles and parks suggestion Content for mobile phones a Free software and open source software suggestion Coordination of international agencies and actions Electronic management of environmental protection suggestion Electronic management of agriculture and fishing Internet governance b Local supply of software related goods and services suggestion Basic ICT skills certificate b Harmonization of norms and standards Alternative technologies b Local supply of ICT goods and services suggestion Interoperability between governments suggestion ICT connectivity for tourist centers Supply of creative and digital content related goods and services b Electronic management of cultural heritage suggestion Distance Learning The following table presents the ranking of the 47 goals for Impact on social development; therefore the mean is the sum of all Impacts on social development divided by the number of them. The standard deviation represents a measurement for the consensus about the respective goal; a lower value signifies a higher consensus 3

4 Table 2: Ranking of goals Impact on social development Impact on SOCIAL development Rank Nr. of goal in elac2007 Goal Mean Std. Deviation 1 3a ICT connectivity in schools Universal ICT access Private and public ICT access centers suggestion E-democracy b ICT connectivity for libraries ICT connectivity for health centers a ICT training for workforce suggestion Inclusive citizen participation in ICT policy making d ICT training for disadvantaged, marginalized and vulnerable ICT training for micro-, small and medium sized enterprises Advanced ICT-based network for research and education a Diffusion of public information through ICT ICT connectivity for local authorities E-education National Information Society strategies and agendas E-health E-government a Distance work E-justice suggestion Intellectual property a Financial resources for ICT Electronic management of natural disasters suggestion E-commerce c ICT training for public servants Regional ICT infrastructure and interconnection of networks among countries suggestion VoIP a Free software and open source software suggestion Distance Medicine b Financial instruments for ICT

5 30 25a Legislative framework Electronic management of environmental protection suggestion Inclusion of the Gender perspective suggestion ICT connectivity for tourist centers a Technology poles and parks suggestion Coordination of international agencies and actions b Electronic management of cultural heritage Alternative technologies suggestion Basic ICT skills certificate suggestion Content for mobile phones suggestion Electronic management of agriculture and fishing Internet governance b Local supply of software related goods and services Supply of creative and digital content related goods and services b Local supply of ICT goods and services suggestion Distance Learning b Harmonization of norms and standards suggestion Interoperability between governments The following table presents the ranking of the 47 goals for Impact on economic development; therefore the mean is the sum of all Impacts on economic development divided by the number of them. The standard deviation represents a measurement for the consensus about the respective goal; a lower value signifies a higher consensus Table 3: Ranking of goals Impact on economic development Rank Nr. of goal in elac2007 Impact ECONOMIC development Goal Mean Std. Deviation 1 12 ICT training for micro-, small and medium sized enterprises a ICT training for workforce Universal ICT access suggestion Content for mobile phones

6 5 23a Financial resources for ICT b Financial instruments for ICT Regional ICT infrastructure and interconnection of networks among countries Advanced ICT-based networks for research and education a ICT connectivity in schools a Technology poles and parks suggestion Coordination of international agencies and actions National Information Society strategies and agendas a Distance work suggestion VoIP E-government ICT connectivity for local authorities suggestion E-democracy b Local supply of software related goods and services suggestion Electronic management of agriculture and fishing c ICT training for public servants E-education b Harmonization of norms and standards a Legislative framework b Local supply of ICT goods and services suggestion Basic ICT skills certificate suggestion Interoperability between governments Supply of creative and digital content related goods and services a Diffusion of public information through ICT suggestion Distance Medicine suggestion Inclusion of the Gender perspective Private and public ICT access centers a Free software and open source software ICT connectivity for health centers Alternative technologies suggestion Distance Learning suggestion Inclusive citizen participation in ICT policy making

7 37 17 E-health Electronic management of natural disasters b ICT connectivity for libraries E-justice d ICT training for disadvantaged, marginalized and vulnerable Electronic management of environmental protection suggestion Intellectual property suggestion E-commerce Internet governance suggestion ICT connectivity for tourist centers b Electronic management of cultural heritage The following table presents the ranking of the 47 goals for Impact on political development; therefore the mean is the sum of all Impacts on political development divided by the number of them. The standard deviation represents a measurement for the consensus about the respective goal; a lower value signifies a higher consensus Table 4: Ranking of goals Impact on political development Impact on POLITICAL development Rank Nr. of goal in elac2007 Goal Mean Std. Deviation 1 15 E-government a Diffusion of public information through ICT ICT connectivity for local authorities suggestion E-commerce suggestion Inclusion of the Gender perspective c ICT training for public servants E-justice National Information Society strategies and agendas Universal ICT access suggestion Intellectual property

8 11 25a Legislative framework a ICT connectivity in schools Regional ICT infrastructure and interconnection of networks among countries suggestion Distance Medicine Electronic management of natural disasters ICT connectivity for health centers Internet governance suggestion E-democracy Advanced ICT-based networks for research and education Private and public ICT access centers ICT training for disadvantaged, 21 9d marginalized and vulnerable a ICT training for workforce ICT training for micro-, small and medium sized enterprises a Financial resources for ICT Electronic management of environmental protection b ICT connectivity for libraries E-health b Financial instruments for ICT Inclusive citizen participation in ICT policy 29 suggestion making E-education a Free software and open source software a Technology poles and parks Electronic management of cultural 33 21b heritage suggestion VoIP suggestion ICT connectivity for tourist centers a Distance work b Harmonization of norms and standards suggestion Interoperability between governments suggestion Content for mobile phones suggestion Electronic management of agriculture and fishing suggestion Basic ICT skills certificate suggestion Coordination of international agencies and actions b Local supply of software related goods and services

9 44 7 Alternative technologies b Local supply of ICT goods and services Supply of creative and digital content related goods and services suggestion Distance Learning

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