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Measurement of physical and functional access to digital networks and ifnrustructure | =='''Measurement of physical and functional access to digital networks and ifnrustructure'''== | ||
Measurement of online activity (content and communities) | =='''Qualitative and quantitative assessments of content control'''== | ||
=='''Measurement of online activity (content and communities)'''== | |||
Tracking internet activity of citizens, companies and public agencies in relation to human development and well-being | Tracking internet activity of citizens, companies and public agencies in relation to human development and well-being | ||
Number of people engaging | Number of people engaging | ||
Types and quantity of information production, assessement and sharing | Types and quantity of information production, assessement and sharing | ||
Formation of civic organizations, professional groups and new media entities | Formation of civic organizations, professional groups and new media entities | ||
Growth and scale of e-commerce and online business | Growth and scale of e-commerce and online business | ||
Use of online resources for health, education and science | Use of online resources for health, education and science | ||
Impact on governance | Impact on governance | ||
=='''Privation comparison to offline activities'''== | |||
=Challenges= | |||
Overproduction of data | Overproduction of data | ||
Online activity attributes (technology affordance vs migration and mirroring of political, economic and social transactions) | Online activity attributes (technology affordance vs migration and mirroring of political, economic and social transactions) | ||
=Possible approaches= | |||
Consistent measures | Consistent measures | ||
Per case comparison of findings to non consistent measures | Per case comparison of findings to non consistent measures | ||
Measuring the incremental activity shift | Measuring the incremental activity shift | ||
=Questions= | |||
To what extend does access to the internet contribute to a better informed populace tha can effectively participate in public life and contribute to human development? | |||
Do citizens have access to information that is accurate? | |||
Do they know how to identify misinformation? | |||
Does increasing engagement with digital media lead to better policy decisions? | |||
= Theodor Kolovos = | = Theodor Kolovos = | ||
Revision as of 07:21, 2 June 2014
Measurement of physical and functional access to digital networks and ifnrustructure
Qualitative and quantitative assessments of content control
Measurement of online activity (content and communities)
Tracking internet activity of citizens, companies and public agencies in relation to human development and well-being
Number of people engaging
Types and quantity of information production, assessement and sharing
Formation of civic organizations, professional groups and new media entities
Growth and scale of e-commerce and online business
Use of online resources for health, education and science
Impact on governance
Privation comparison to offline activities
Challenges
Overproduction of data Online activity attributes (technology affordance vs migration and mirroring of political, economic and social transactions)
Possible approaches
Consistent measures
Per case comparison of findings to non consistent measures
Measuring the incremental activity shift
Questions
To what extend does access to the internet contribute to a better informed populace tha can effectively participate in public life and contribute to human development?
Do citizens have access to information that is accurate?
Do they know how to identify misinformation?
Does increasing engagement with digital media lead to better policy decisions?