Information Society Statistics Michail Skaliotis, Information Society and Tourism Statistics 11-12 March 2010 DSS Directors of Social Statistics Meeting, Luxembourg

Information Society Statistics Policy and user needs i2010 – a European Information Society for Growth and Employment i2010 Benchmarking Framework Annual Benchmarking Report i2010 Mid-Term Review: Preparing Europe’s digital future Europe’s Digital Competitiveness Report (main achievements of the i2010 strategy 2005-09) ISS statistics ICT Sector Statistics Statistics on ICT use by enterprises Statistics on ICT use by individuals and in households 11-12 March 2010 DSS Directors of Social Statistics Meeting, Luxembourg

Information Society Statistics Policy and user needs Europe 2020 strategy Smart growth – developing an economy based on knowledge and innovation Digital Agenda for Europe Policy for smart Growth and Innovation in digital society Benchmarking Digital Europe 2011-15 Conceptual framework for benchmarking the information society Annual Indicators Biennial Indicators Special Modules 11-12 March 2010 DSS Directors of Social Statistics Meeting, Luxembourg

Information Society Statistics Legal Base ICT use statistical data collection since 2002 based on gentleman’s agreement Framework Regulation 808/2004 concerning statistics on the Information Society Enterprise statistics module Households and individuals module Amendment 1006/2009 to Framework Regulation Harmonisation with Regulation on European Statistics Duration 10 years Update to subjects of data collection, e.g. ubiquitous connectivity) Adjustment to core social variables Transmission of individuals data records Limitation of burden 11-12 March 2010 DSS Directors of Social Statistics Meeting, Luxembourg

Information Society Statistics Enterprise and ICT sector statistics Survey on ICT use and e-commerce in enterprises Adjustment to new benchmarking framework Special Modules ICT security (2010) eGovernment (2011) Green ICT? (2012) ICT expenditure and investment Pilot survey 2009 on voluntary basis ICT sector statistics Collected as secondary statistics from SBS, LFS, R&D and innovation and trade statistics ICT impact via data linking 11-12 March 2010 DSS Directors of Social Statistics Meeting, Luxembourg

Information Society Statistics Use of ICT in Households and by Individuals Use of data i2010 annual benchmarking report 2009 2008 special module on advanced services Compendium of Indicators for Monitoring the Employment Guidelines and Analysis eSkills Indicators Consumer Markets Scoreboard Internet purchases especially cross-border purchases eInclusion Strategy of the EU Background characteristics 11-12 March 2010 DSS Directors of Social Statistics Meeting, Luxembourg

Information Society Statistics Use of ICT in Households and by Individuals Subjects Access to computers and the Internet Type of Internet connections Individuals frequency and location of Internet use Use of online services, e-shopping, interaction with public authorities eSkills, e-security Barriers to Internet and Broadband access Special Modules eCommerce (2009) Security and Trust (2010) eSkills (2011) Green ICT? (2012) 11-12 March 2010 DSS Directors of Social Statistics Meeting, Luxembourg

Information Society Statistics Use of ICT in Households and by Individuals Benchmarking Digital Europe Collection of new indicators Participation in social networks Accessing or posting opinions on web sites concering civic or political issues Creating web sites or blogs Uploading self created contents to web sites Using wikis Using professional networking sites Annual, biennial indicators, special modules 11-12 March 2010 DSS Directors of Social Statistics Meeting, Luxembourg

Information Society Statistics Use of ICT in Households and by Individuals Social background variables Used in the context of e-Inclusion policy Introduction of Core Social Variables Collection of additional variables e.g. marital status Adjustment of already collected variables Educational level Household composition Household income Introduction follows 3-phases implementation as concluded by DSS in Sep 2009 11-12 March 2010 DSS Directors of Social Statistics Meeting, Luxembourg

Information Society Statistics Use of ICT in Households and by Individuals Access to micro data for researchers Amendment of Regulation 831/2002 adopted by ESSC Project on developing methodology and producing anonymised micro datasets for scientific purposes Finalisation by Nov 2009 Calculation of accuracy measures for social statistics DIME Task Force General recommendations for application in specific sectors 11-12 March 2010 DSS Directors of Social Statistics Meeting, Luxembourg

Information Society Statistics Future challenges Features of ICT Short innovation cycles: fast moving targets ICTs are becoming part of the general infrastructure Questions What statistics should be collected in future? What is impact of ICT on other statistics (eHealth, eSkills, …) Consequences Compromise between updating of list of indicators and continuity of statistical indicators Timeliness and freshness important factor for quality of statistics Exploitation of alternative ways of statistical data collection Internet as a data source Analysis of impact of ICT on society and economy via analysis of micro data 11-12 March 2010 DSS Directors of Social Statistics Meeting, Luxembourg