“Road Maps towards an information society in Latin America and the

Conferencia Ministerial Regional Preparatoria de
América Latina y el Caribe para la
Cumbre Mundial sobre la Sociedad de la Información
“Road Maps towards an information society in Latin America and
the Caribbean”
“Los Caminos hacia una sociedad de la información en América
Latina y el Caribe”
• A new scientific and technological paradigm
• A holistic Conceptual Framework for the Information Society
• The international and the domestic Digital Divide
• Public policy agenda for Latin America and the Caribbean
ICT-convergence:
Abacus
calculator
Mechanical
3000 B.C.
Calculator
Electronic
1500 A.D. Compasses
speech
Electro1579
synthesizer mechanical
1937
computer Transistor
Micro1947
1940
processor
1971
PC
1981
Newsletter Chinese
Wallpainting J.Caesar
Paper
59 B.C.
etc.
105 A.D.
Printing
Press
1450
News
paper
1502
Radio
broadcasting
1918
TV
Color Stereo
transTV
TV
mission 1960 1984
1927
Cellular
1984
Smoke &
Fire Signals,
Drums, etc.
Electro
magnetic
Chappe
Telegraph
Trumpets Telegraph 1837
& horns 1794
J. Caesar
100 B.C.
Transatlantic
Cable
1856
Telephone
1876
H O R I Z O N T A L
L A Y E R S
INFRASTRUCTURE
R
EG
.F
R
GENERIC S E R V I C E S
A
M
PI
TA
L
L
A
R
V E R T I C A L
A
A
e-media
G
C
N
e-learning
IN
N
O
e-business
S
C
A
G
e-culture
K
N
M
A
e-health
R
A
U
I
e-government
O
IN
H
S E C T O R S
EW
F
D
E
A
S
Source: Martin Hilbert, ECLAC, 2002
The international Digital Divide:
y = 0.0019x + 3.29
2
R = 0.7414
Internet User penetration and income per Capita 2001
Canada
Hongkong
Sweden
80
User per hundret inhabitants
70
Netherlands
Singapore
Norway
60
USA
Australia
New Zealand
50
Japan
Germany
Italy
Slovenia
30
Estonia
Slovakia
Poland
CHILE
URUG
BRAZIL
Hungrary
10
Rus.F.
Mal
DOM.R.
Czech ARG
China
PERUTur MEX
0
India COL VZLA
5000
10000
Ireland
France
Spain
20
0
Switzerland
UK
Greece
40
Denmark
Portugal
15000
20000
G N I per capita
25000
30000
35000
Source: Martin R. Hilbert, ECLAC, 2002
14
ICT expenditure as % of GDP
12
COLOMBIA
Sweden
Australia
10
BRAZIL
Czech
Hungary
CHILE
Slovak
8
France
UK
Netherlands
Germany
Finland
Korea
Japan
United States
Portugal
6
Italy
Spain
4
VZLA
ARG
TurkeyMX
Egypt
2
0
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
ICT expenditure per capita US$
Source: Martin R. Hilbert, ECLAC, 2002; based on WITSA, World Bank, 2002