Revisiting the Measurement of Digital Inclusion

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Revisiting the Measurement of Digital Inclusion

dc.contributor.author	Sharp, Matthew
dc.date.accessioned	2024-07-23T21:33:23Z
dc.date.available	2024-07-23T21:33:23Z
dc.date.issued	2023-10-18
dc.description.abstract	As it becomes increasingly clear how central digital transformation is to development, the need for clarifying concepts and for coming up with standardized and accurate measures for digital inclusion becomes more urgent. Focusing on the internet as a foundational technology, this paper sets out a framework of core components of digital inclusion—including access/use, quality of access/use, affordability, and digital skills. The paper then surveys the ways these components are currently measured in household and firm surveys and by international organizations. Building on simple descriptive analysis of data from a wide range of sources, the paper highlights some of the often-overlooked weaknesses of current measures, and suggests possible improvements. The paper argues that (a) metrics for certain core components of digital inclusion - including quality of access/use and digital skills are relatively underdeveloped, (b) some questions on technology use and skills may need to be adapted to developing country settings, (c) more attention should be paid to within-country inequalities in statistics reported by international organizations, (d) currently available digital inclusion indices are not very useful, and (e) there is much potential in using big data methods to measure digital inclusion.	en
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dc.identifier.citation	The World Bank Research Observer
dc.identifier.doi	10.1596/41940
dc.identifier.issn	0257-3032 (print)
dc.identifier.issn	1564-6971 (online)
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dc.language	English
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseries	World Bank Research Observer
dc.rights	CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/
dc.subject	DIGITAL INCLUSION
dc.subject	DIGITAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	THE INTERNET
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subject	INDUSTRY, INNOVATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject	SDG 9
dc.subject	PARTNERSHIP FOR THE GOALS
dc.subject	SDG 17
dc.title	Revisiting the Measurement of Digital Inclusion	en
dc.type	Journal Article
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okr.date.disclosure	2024-07-23
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okr.topic	Information and Communication Technologies::Digital Divide
okr.topic	Information and Communication Technologies::Information Technology
okr.unit	Public Sctr Modernztn & Pvt Sctr (LA1PS)
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