OPEN GOVERNMENT DATA TO MONITOR SDGS PROGRESS Alexey Kravchenko Associate Economic Affairs Officer ICT and Development Section ICT and Disaster Risk Reduction Division ESCAP
2 Millennium Development Goals
3 Data is vital for planning and monitoring The MDG framework strengthened the use of robust and reliable data for evidence-based decision-making, as many countries integrated the MDGs into their own national priorities and development strategies. Using reliable data to monitor progress towards the MDGs also allowed governments at national and subnational levels to effectively focus their development policies, programmes and interventions. Source: The Millennium Development Goals Report, 2015: http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/2015_mdg_report/pdf/mdg%202015%20rev%20(july%201).pdf
4 2030 Agenda: SDGs
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6 The State of ICT in Asia and the Pacific 2016 Analyzed the broadband digital divide in Asia and the Pacific Reviewed differential growth patterns in mobile and fixed broadband Identified some factors affecting the growth
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Fixed Broadband Penetration Rates (per 100) 8 Korea (Rep.) Hong Kong, China New Zealand Japan Macao, China Australia Singapore New Caledonia Azerbaijan Russian Federation China French Polynesia Georgia Kazakhstan Turkey Iran (I.R.) Tuvalu Armenia Thailand Malaysia Viet Nam Brunei Darussalam Mongolia Maldives Palau Kyrgyzstan Uzbekistan Bhutan Philippines Micronesia Sri Lanka Bangladesh Tonga Marshall Islands Vanuatu Fiji India Samoa Indonesia Nepal Pakistan Cambodia Lao P.D.R. Myanmar Solomon Islands Papua New Guinea Kiribati Timor-Leste Tajikistan Turkmenistan Afghanistan 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 Data source: ITU. (2016). World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators database. Available from: http://www.itu.int/en/itu-d/statistics/pages/publications/wtid.aspx
9 The Asia-Pacific Information Superhighway initiative aims to increase the availability and affordability of broadband Internet across Asia and the Pacific, by strengthening the underlying Internet infrastructure in the region.
1 0 The Four Pillars of AP-IS Physical network design, development, management at regional level Inter-governmental negotiation Improving regulations based on open access Connectivity Network Mgtment Ensuring efficient and effective Internet traffic and network management at regional, sub-regional and national levels Resilient ICT Networks Support to disaster management systems Ensuring last mile disaster communication E- Resilience Broadband for all Bridging digital divides Promoting affordable access to underserviced areas Policy and technical support to governments
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World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Targets 1) Connect all villages with ICTs and establish community access points; 2) Connect all secondary schools and primary schools with ICTs; 3) Connect all scientific and research centres with ICTs; 4) Connect all public libraries, museums, post offices and national archives with ICTs; 5) Connect all health centres and hospitals with ICTs; 6) Connect all central government departments and establish websites; 7) Adapt all primary and secondary school curricula to meet the challenges of the Information Society, taking into account national circumstances; 8) Ensure that all of the world's population have access to television and radio services; 9) Encourage the development of content and to put in place technical conditions in order to facilitate the presence and use of all world languages on the Internet; 10) Ensure that more than half the world s inhabitants have access to ICTs within their reach 12
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Example: Target 6. Connect all central government departments and establish websites; 6.1: Proportion of persons employed in central government organizations routinely using computers (%) 6.2: Proportion of persons employed in central government organizations routinely using the Internet (%) 6.3: Proportion of central government organizations with a Local Area Network (LAN) (%) 6.4: Proportion of central government organizations with an intranet (%) 6.5: Proportion of central government organizations with Internet access, by type of access (%) 6.6: Proportion of central government organizations with a web presence (%) Only 15/53 countries in the ESCAP region responded to the survey question on this target 14 Source: ITU. (2014). Partnership on Measuring ICT for Development. Final WSIS Target Review. http://www.itu.int/en/itu- D/Statistics/Documents/publications/wsisreview2014/WSIS2014_review.pdf
15 6.2: Proportion of persons employed in central government organizations routinely using the Internet, 2013 or LYA Source: ITU. (2014). Partnership on Measuring ICT for Development. Final WSIS Target Review. http://www.itu.int/en/itu- D/Statistics/Documents/publications/wsisreview2014/WSIS2014_review.pdf
16 Connectivity is key to achieving all WSIS and targets many SDGs. To achieve connectivity, we need to monitor progress to direct efforts to where the progress falls short. To monitor progress, we need DATA.
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18 Committee on ICT, Science, Technology and Innovation
19 Committee on ICT, Science, Technology and Innovation Learn Intervene Credit: Committee on ICT, 4 th Session, 2015
20 Thank You