BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6af6fc51c483b DTSTART:20130321T100000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20130321T100000Z LOCATION:Panama City\, Panama SUMMARY:UNCTAD Latin America workshop on ICT in enterprises survey module CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:​Governments that do not have adequate information on how inf ormation and communication technologies (ICTs) are used in their productiv e sectors are at a comparative disadvantage when designing policies. The g ap in access to reliable ICT data can be seen as another illustration of t he “digital divide”.This workshop on information economy statistics is a follow-up to an expert meeting held in June 2012\, in Rio de Janeiro\, where UNCTAD provided advisory services. During that meeting\, the working group reviewed and agreed on a model module on ICT use by enterprises tha t Latin American countries could include in business surveys and produce r elevant data on the information economy.The workshop will introduce the mo dule to 18 Latin American countries and train them on the statistical issu es related to its implementation. The aim is to produce comparable data an d indicators on the information economy for the region\, in order to suppo rt regional and national ICT policies. The data will ultimately be dissemi nated through UNCTAD and the Observatory for the Information Society in La tin America and the Caribbean (OSILAC)\, hosted by UN ECLAC.The workshop i s financed by UNCTAD\, with the support of Sweden\, represented by the Swe dish International Development Agency (Sida). It will be hosted by the Pan ama national statistical office (INEC)\, which is part of the Contraloría General de la República. The national statistical office of the Dominica n Republic collaborated in the organization\, as coordinators of the ICT m easurement working group of the Statistical Conference of the Americas. & lt\;p>\;​Governments that do not have adequate information on how info rmation and communication technologies (ICTs) are used in their productive sectors are at a comparative disadvantage when designing policies. The ga p in access to reliable ICT data can be seen as another illustration of th e “digital divide”.<\;br>\;<\;br>\;This workshop on informatio n economy statistics is a follow-up to an expert meeting held in June 2012 \, in Rio de Janeiro\, where UNCTAD provided advisory services. During tha t meeting\, the working group reviewed and agreed on a model module on ICT use by enterprises that Latin American countries could include in busines s surveys and produce relevant data on the information economy.<\;br>\ ;<\;br>\;The workshop will introduce the module to 18 Latin American c ountries and train them on the statistical issues related to its implement ation. The aim is to produce comparable data and indicators on the informa tion economy for the region\, in order to support regional and national IC T policies. The data will ultimately be disseminated through UNCTAD and th e Observatory for the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbe an (OSILAC)\, hosted by UN ECLAC.<\;br>\;<\;br>\;The workshop is f inanced by UNCTAD\, with the support of Sweden\, represented by the Swedis h International Development Agency (Sida). It will be hosted by the Panama national statistical office (INEC)\, which is part of the Contraloría Ge neral de la República. The national statistical office of the Dominican R epublic collaborated in the organization\, as coordinators of the ICT meas urement working group of the Statistical Conference of the Americas.<\;b r>\;&\;nbsp\;<\;/p>\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unct ad.org/meeting/unctad-latin-america-workshop-ict-enterprises-survey-module DTSTAMP:20261113T120225Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6af6fc51c4866 DTSTART:20130322T100000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20130322T100000Z LOCATION:Panama City\, Panama SUMMARY:UNCTAD Latin America workshop on ICT in enterprises survey module CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:​Governments that do not have adequate information on how inf ormation and communication technologies (ICTs) are used in their productiv e sectors are at a comparative disadvantage when designing policies. The g ap in access to reliable ICT data can be seen as another illustration of t he “digital divide”.This workshop on information economy statistics is a follow-up to an expert meeting held in June 2012\, in Rio de Janeiro\, where UNCTAD provided advisory services. During that meeting\, the working group reviewed and agreed on a model module on ICT use by enterprises tha t Latin American countries could include in business surveys and produce r elevant data on the information economy.The workshop will introduce the mo dule to 18 Latin American countries and train them on the statistical issu es related to its implementation. The aim is to produce comparable data an d indicators on the information economy for the region\, in order to suppo rt regional and national ICT policies. The data will ultimately be dissemi nated through UNCTAD and the Observatory for the Information Society in La tin America and the Caribbean (OSILAC)\, hosted by UN ECLAC.The workshop i s financed by UNCTAD\, with the support of Sweden\, represented by the Swe dish International Development Agency (Sida). It will be hosted by the Pan ama national statistical office (INEC)\, which is part of the Contraloría General de la República. The national statistical office of the Dominica n Republic collaborated in the organization\, as coordinators of the ICT m easurement working group of the Statistical Conference of the Americas. & lt\;p>\;​Governments that do not have adequate information on how info rmation and communication technologies (ICTs) are used in their productive sectors are at a comparative disadvantage when designing policies. The ga p in access to reliable ICT data can be seen as another illustration of th e “digital divide”.<\;br>\;<\;br>\;This workshop on informatio n economy statistics is a follow-up to an expert meeting held in June 2012 \, in Rio de Janeiro\, where UNCTAD provided advisory services. During tha t meeting\, the working group reviewed and agreed on a model module on ICT use by enterprises that Latin American countries could include in busines s surveys and produce relevant data on the information economy.<\;br>\ ;<\;br>\;The workshop will introduce the module to 18 Latin American c ountries and train them on the statistical issues related to its implement ation. The aim is to produce comparable data and indicators on the informa tion economy for the region\, in order to support regional and national IC T policies. The data will ultimately be disseminated through UNCTAD and th e Observatory for the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbe an (OSILAC)\, hosted by UN ECLAC.<\;br>\;<\;br>\;The workshop is f inanced by UNCTAD\, with the support of Sweden\, represented by the Swedis h International Development Agency (Sida). It will be hosted by the Panama national statistical office (INEC)\, which is part of the Contraloría Ge neral de la República. The national statistical office of the Dominican R epublic collaborated in the organization\, as coordinators of the ICT meas urement working group of the Statistical Conference of the Americas.<\;b r>\;&\;nbsp\;<\;/p>\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unct ad.org/meeting/unctad-latin-america-workshop-ict-enterprises-survey-module DTSTAMP:20261113T120225Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR