The members of the Partnership on Measuring ICT for Development are international and regional organizations involved in the statistical measurement of ICT through one or more of the following activities:
- Development of statistical methodology on ICT;
- Capacity-building on ICT statistics;
- Data collection and dissemination, including database development on ICT statistics.
Current Partners are ITU, OECD, UNCTAD, the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, the World Bank, the UN Regional Commissions (UNECLAC, UNESCWA, UNESCAP, UNECA), and EUROSTAT. The UN ICT Task Force was a member until the end of its mandate in 2005.
Please click below for a brief description of individual partners and their work on ICT measurement.
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
The UNESCO Institute for Statistics is the statistical branch of the United... It was established in July 1999 in order to reform UNESCO´s statistical... It was established in July 1999 to meet the growing needs of UNESCO Member States... The Institute´s functional autonomy... The UNESCO Institute for Statistics is hosted by the University of Montreal in...
Eurostat
Eurostat is the Statistical Office of the European Communities.
World Bank
The World Bank is one of the United Nations’ specialized agencies... These countries are jointly responsible for how the institution is financed and... Along with the rest of the development community... The "World Bank" is the name that has come to be used for the International Bank... Together these organizations provide low-interest loans, interest-free credit... In addition to IBRD and IDA...
UNECA
Established in 1958... As the regional arm of the UN in Africa... It reports to the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).
UNESCAP
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific... With a membership of 62 Governments, 58 of which are in the region... Established in 1947 with its headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand... It carries out work in three main thematic areas:
Poverty reduction; Managing...
UNESCWA
ESCWA promotes economic and social development through regional and subregional... It formulates and promotes development assistance activities and projects... ESCWA coordinates its activities with those of the major departments/offices of...
UNECLAC
The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean... It was created in 1948 to support Latin American governments in the economic and... ECLAC coordinates actions for Latin American development and reinforces economic... The ECLAC Information Society Programme is carried out by the Division of...
UNCTAD
Established in 1964... UNCTAD has progressively evolved into an authoritative knowledge-based... UNCTAD participates actively in the Partnership as a member of its Steering...
OECD
The OECD groups 30 member countries sharing a commitment to democratic government... The OECD produces internationally agreed instruments...
ITU
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU)... As the global focal point for governments and the private sector in developing... ITU also organizes TELECOM events, the leading ICT showcase... As the UN agency in charge of telecommunications and other information and... ITU is based in Geneva, Switzerland... As a United Nations (UN) agency...