[Advisors] Canada comes in at #32 on the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Information and Communication Development Index
michael gurstein
gurstein at gmail.com
Sun, 21 Oct 2012 02:49:27 +0600
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Hi Fred,
These ranking thingees are always tricky. but my recollection was that
Canada was (almost always) in the top 10 in the various rankings up to the
Internet era based on its uses of micro-wave and satellite for rural and
remote and its almost universal land line distribution. It wa a bit slow at
thebeginning of the digital era and has been falling further and further
behind (directly parallel to the processes of deregulation) as the relative
prices for Internet and mobiles stayed high while they dropped in the rest
of the world. The lack of a policy on ICTs in Canada -- we've been waiting
one ridiculously for 5 or 6 years -- is one reason. (A policy which has been
promised every year for that period is expected out now before the end of
the year but given who was consulted and what apparently were its term of
reference -- it will almost certainly only focus on supporting only the
commercial sector.)
Canada has been falling further and further behind on all indices of
Broadband deployment, uptake and cost particularly, and those figures from
the ITU are probably the basis of that.
As for communities and rural and remote, Canada fell off the charts almost a
decade ago when the Community Access Program stalled and wasn't renovated at
all from its early promise and no similar programs promoting universal
access or digital literacy emerged from a government whose leader proclaimed
that all the problems had been solved so no further action was needed.
M
From: Fred Campbell [mailto:ryakuga@hotmail.com]
Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2012 11:04 PM
To: gurstein@gmail.com; ottawadissenters@yahoogroups.com; Cracin Vancouver;
advisors@tc.ca
Subject: RE: [Advisors] Canada comes in at #32 on the International
Telecommunication Union (ITU) Information and Communication Development
Index
Thanks, Mike.
Question: Am I wrong in assuming Canada was once highly (comparative
globally) rated, not specifically by ITU, but for community access?
Our observation is that the corporate controlled model doesn't work for
rural Canada - given satellite doesn't seem to work in rain and wind - a
major design flaw for Atlantic Canada : )
> From: gurstein@gmail.com
> To: Ottawadissenters@yahoogroups.com;
cracin-canada@vancouvercommunity.net; advisors@tc.ca
> Subject: [Advisors] Canada comes in at #32 on the International
Telecommunication Union (ITU) Information and Communication Development
Index
> Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2012 18:26:49 +0600
>
> Canada comes in at #32 on the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
> Information and Communication Development Index. The ITU ranked Korea as
the
> most advanced information and communication technology (ICT) country in
its
> "Measuring the Information Society 2012" report. Other countries in the
top
> five include Sweden, Denmark, Iceland and Finland. According to the
index's
> press release, all top-30 countries are "high-income countries, underlying
> the strong link between income and ICT progress." On a chart showing
samples
> from the index, Canada ranked between Australia (#26) and Qatar (#47).
>
> The 2012 ICT Development Index ranked 155 countries according to their
level
> of ICT access, use and skills.
>
> http://www.itu.int/net/pressoffice/press_releases/2012/70.aspx
>
>
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D'>Hi Fred,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497=
D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497=
D'>These ranking thingees are always tricky… but my recollection =
was that Canada was (almost always) in the top 10 in the various =
rankings up to the Internet era based on its uses of micro-wave and =
satellite for rural and remote and its almost universal land line =
distribution. It wa a bit slow at thebeginning of the digital era =
and has been falling further and further behind (directly parallel to =
the processes of deregulation) as the relative prices for Internet and =
mobiles stayed high while they dropped in the rest of the world. The =
lack of a policy on ICTs in Canada -- we've been waiting one =
ridiculously for 5 or 6 years -- is one reason. (A policy which has been =
promised every year for that period is expected out now before the end =
of the year but given who was consulted and what apparently were its =
term of reference -- it will almost certainly only focus on supporting =
only the commercial sector.)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497=
D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497=
D'>Canada has been falling further and further behind on all indices of =
Broadband deployment, uptake and cost particularly, and those figures =
from the ITU are probably the basis of that.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497=
D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497=
D'>As for communities and rural and remote, Canada fell off the charts =
almost a decade ago when the Community Access Program stalled and wasn't =
renovated at all from its early promise and no similar programs =
promoting universal access or digital literacy emerged from a government =
whose leader proclaimed that all the problems had been solved so no =
further action was needed.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497=
D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497=
D'>M<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
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style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span>=
</b><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> =
Fred Campbell [mailto:ryakuga@hotmail.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, =
October 20, 2012 11:04 PM<br><b>To:</b> gurstein@gmail.com; =
ottawadissenters@yahoogroups.com; Cracin Vancouver; =
advisors@tc.ca<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: [Advisors] Canada comes in at #32 =
on the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Information and =
Communication Development Index<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Thanks, =
Mike.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> <=
/o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Question: =
Am I wrong in assuming Canada was once highly (comparative globally) =
rated, not specifically by ITU, but for community =
access?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> <=
/o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Our =
observation is that the corporate controlled model doesn't work for =
rural Canada - given satellite doesn't seem to work in rain and wind - a =
major design flaw for Atlantic Canada : =
)<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>> From: =
<a href=3D"mailto:gurstein@gmail.com">gurstein@gmail.com</a><br>> To: =
<a =
href=3D"mailto:Ottawadissenters@yahoogroups.com">Ottawadissenters@yahoogr=
oups.com</a>; <a =
href=3D"mailto:cracin-canada@vancouvercommunity.net">cracin-canada@vancou=
vercommunity.net</a>; <a =
href=3D"mailto:advisors@tc.ca">advisors@tc.ca</a><br>> Subject: =
[Advisors] Canada comes in at #32 on the International Telecommunication =
Union (ITU) Information and Communication Development Index<br>> =
Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2012 18:26:49 +0600<br>> <br>> Canada comes in =
at #32 on the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)<br>> =
Information and Communication Development Index. The ITU ranked Korea as =
the<br>> most advanced information and communication technology (ICT) =
country in its<br>> "Measuring the Information Society =
2012" report. Other countries in the top<br>> five include =
Sweden, Denmark, Iceland and Finland. According to the index's<br>> =
press release, all top-30 countries are "high-income countries, =
underlying<br>> the strong link between income and ICT =
progress." On a chart showing samples<br>> from the index, =
Canada ranked between Australia (#26) and Qatar (#47). <br>> <br>> =
The 2012 ICT Development Index ranked 155 countries according to their =
level<br>> of ICT access, use and skills.<br>> <br>> <a =
href=3D"http://www.itu.int/net/pressoffice/press_releases/2012/70.aspx">h=
ttp://www.itu.int/net/pressoffice/press_releases/2012/70.aspx</a><br>>=
<br>> <br>> =
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