available at the World Bank Governance and
Anti-Corruption Web site: www.worldbank.org/
wbi/governance.
We also include two measures of Internet
accessibility provided by the International
Telecommunication Union: the digital opportunity
index (DOI) and Internet users as a percentage of
the population. The DOI is based on eleven core
ICT indicators that are agreed upon by the
International Telecommunication Union’s Partnership on Measuring ICT for Development. These
are grouped in three clusters by type: opportunity, infrastructure, and utilization. The DOI therefore captures the overall potential for and context
of Internet availability rather than usage alone.
The measure of Internet access, the Internet
penetration rate, is simply the percentage of the
populace identified as active Internet users.
Internet regulation and filtering practices are
often dynamic processes, subject to frequent
change, though we expect that the political climate and the aggregate view of the issues
reflected in these summaries will change more
slowly than the specific instances of filtering.
As the context for content regulation and the
practice of Internet filtering evolve, updates will
be made to the country summaries and new
countries may be added. These updates will be
available at http://www.opennet.net.
SOURCES FOR KEY INDICATORS
GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2000 international $)
IMF (International Monetary Fund) 2006. World
Economic Outlook Database. Available at
http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2006/02/data/,
converted to 2000 dollars using inflation calculator
from http://www.bls.gov/cpi/.
World Bank 2004. World Development Indicators
(WDI) Online. 2004 figures. Available with subscription at http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/
DATASTATISTICS/0,,contentMDK:20398986~menuP
K:64133163~pagePK:64133150~piPK:64133175~t
heSitePK:239419,00.html.
World Bank 2005. World Development Indicators (WDI)
Online. 2005 figures. Available with subscription at
http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/
DATASTATISTICS/0,,contentMDK:20398986~menuP
K:64133163~pagePK:64133150~piPK:64133175~t
heSitePK:239419,00.html.
Life expectancy at birth (years)
WHO (World Health Organization) 2006. The World
Health Report 2006, Annex, Table 1. Available at
http://www.who.int/whr/2006/en/.
World Bank 2006a. “Key Development Data & Statistics,”
drawn from the World Development Indicators 2006
(WDI) database. Available at http://www.worldbank.org/
data/countrydata/countrydata.html.
Literacy rate (% of people age 15+)
World Bank 2006a. “Key Development Data &
Statistics,” drawn from the World Development
Indicators 2006 (WDI) database. Available at
http://www.worldbank.org/data/countrydata/
countrydata.html.
World Bank 2006b. 2006 Information &
Communications for Development: Global Trends
and Policies. Available at www.worldbank.org/ic4d.
US Department of State 2007a. Bureau of East Asian
and Pacific Affairs. Background Note: North Korea,
January. Available at http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/
bgn/2792.htm.
US Department of State 2007b. Bureau of East Asian
and Pacific Affairs. Background Note: South Korea,
January. Available at http://www.state.gov/r/pa/
ei/bgn/2800.htm.
Human development index (value and ranking)
UNDP (United Nations Development Programme)
2006. Human Development Report 2006, Human
Development Indicators, Table 1. Available at
http://hdr.undp.org/hdr2006/.
Rule of law
World Bank 2006c. Worldwide Governance Indicators:
1996-2005. Washington, DC: World Bank, September.
Available at http://www.worldbank.org/wbi/
governance/govdata.
Voice and accountability
World Bank 2006c. Worldwide Governance
Indicators: 1996–2005. Washington, DC: World
Bank, September. Available at http://www.worldbank.
org/wbi/governance/govdata.
Digital opportunity index (value and ranking)
ITU (International Telecommunication Union) 2006.
World Information Society Report 2006. August.
Statistical Annex, Table 1. Available at http://www.itu.int/
osg/spu/publications/worldinformationsociety/2006/
report.html.
Internet users (% of population)
ITU (International Telecommunication Union) 2005.
“Internet Indicators: Hosts, Users, and Number of
PCs.” 2005 figures. Available at http://www.itu.int/
ITU-D/icteye/Indicators/Indicators.aspx#.
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Anti-Corruption Web site: www.worldbank.org/
wbi/governance.
We also include two measures of Internet
accessibility provided by the International
Telecommunication Union: the digital opportunity
index (DOI) and Internet users as a percentage of
the population. The DOI is based on eleven core
ICT indicators that are agreed upon by the
International Telecommunication Union’s Partnership on Measuring ICT for Development. These
are grouped in three clusters by type: opportunity, infrastructure, and utilization. The DOI therefore captures the overall potential for and context
of Internet availability rather than usage alone.
The measure of Internet access, the Internet
penetration rate, is simply the percentage of the
populace identified as active Internet users.
Internet regulation and filtering practices are
often dynamic processes, subject to frequent
change, though we expect that the political climate and the aggregate view of the issues
reflected in these summaries will change more
slowly than the specific instances of filtering.
As the context for content regulation and the
practice of Internet filtering evolve, updates will
be made to the country summaries and new
countries may be added. These updates will be
available at http://www.opennet.net.
SOURCES FOR KEY INDICATORS
GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2000 international $)
IMF (International Monetary Fund) 2006. World
Economic Outlook Database. Available at
http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2006/02/data/,
converted to 2000 dollars using inflation calculator
from http://www.bls.gov/cpi/.
World Bank 2004. World Development Indicators
(WDI) Online. 2004 figures. Available with subscription at http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/
DATASTATISTICS/0,,contentMDK:20398986~menuP
K:64133163~pagePK:64133150~piPK:64133175~t
heSitePK:239419,00.html.
World Bank 2005. World Development Indicators (WDI)
Online. 2005 figures. Available with subscription at
http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/
DATASTATISTICS/0,,contentMDK:20398986~menuP
K:64133163~pagePK:64133150~piPK:64133175~t
heSitePK:239419,00.html.
Life expectancy at birth (years)
WHO (World Health Organization) 2006. The World
Health Report 2006, Annex, Table 1. Available at
http://www.who.int/whr/2006/en/.
World Bank 2006a. “Key Development Data & Statistics,”
drawn from the World Development Indicators 2006
(WDI) database. Available at http://www.worldbank.org/
data/countrydata/countrydata.html.
Literacy rate (% of people age 15+)
World Bank 2006a. “Key Development Data &
Statistics,” drawn from the World Development
Indicators 2006 (WDI) database. Available at
http://www.worldbank.org/data/countrydata/
countrydata.html.
World Bank 2006b. 2006 Information &
Communications for Development: Global Trends
and Policies. Available at www.worldbank.org/ic4d.
US Department of State 2007a. Bureau of East Asian
and Pacific Affairs. Background Note: North Korea,
January. Available at http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/
bgn/2792.htm.
US Department of State 2007b. Bureau of East Asian
and Pacific Affairs. Background Note: South Korea,
January. Available at http://www.state.gov/r/pa/
ei/bgn/2800.htm.
Human development index (value and ranking)
UNDP (United Nations Development Programme)
2006. Human Development Report 2006, Human
Development Indicators, Table 1. Available at
http://hdr.undp.org/hdr2006/.
Rule of law
World Bank 2006c. Worldwide Governance Indicators:
1996-2005. Washington, DC: World Bank, September.
Available at http://www.worldbank.org/wbi/
governance/govdata.
Voice and accountability
World Bank 2006c. Worldwide Governance
Indicators: 1996–2005. Washington, DC: World
Bank, September. Available at http://www.worldbank.
org/wbi/governance/govdata.
Digital opportunity index (value and ranking)
ITU (International Telecommunication Union) 2006.
World Information Society Report 2006. August.
Statistical Annex, Table 1. Available at http://www.itu.int/
osg/spu/publications/worldinformationsociety/2006/
report.html.
Internet users (% of population)
ITU (International Telecommunication Union) 2005.
“Internet Indicators: Hosts, Users, and Number of
PCs.” 2005 figures. Available at http://www.itu.int/
ITU-D/icteye/Indicators/Indicators.aspx#.
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239