Information Technology Measures and Benchmarks: New Approaches for International Measurements and Public Policy

该提案旨在分析和评论信息技术（IT）的当前测量和基准。 此外，它还建议制定和测试新的衡量标准和基准，以便更准确地了解基础设施、信息技术和电信系统的获取和使用情况。 作为这一进程的一部分，该提案将编制一份全球信息技术现有国际可比数据和基准清单，其中将突出说明计量类型、来源、时间段和任何数据限制。 它还将致力于制定分析和提出数据指标的新方法，特别侧重于提出作为信息技术指标的复杂信息的有效方法。虽然国际数据确实存在，但这些提供者目前采用的措施和基准确实提供了关于信息技术系统和结构的信息，这些数据和标准充分传达信息技术复杂性的能力值得怀疑。 例如，目前的测量和基准考虑到铜线和光纤固定电话的扩建，但没有充分考虑到网络向数字能力的转变。 这一项目成果的受众包括从事信息技术和国家发展的学者和政策执行者，特别是发达国家和区域。 该项目小组由西北大学和战略与国际研究中心（CSIS）的人员组成。

This proposal is designed to analyze and critique current measurements and benchmarks for information technology (IT). In addition, it proposes to develop and test new measurements and benchmarks aimed at providing a more accurate understanding of infrastructure, access, and use of information technologies and telecommunications systems. As part of this process, the proposal will develop an inventory of existing internationally-comparable data and benchmarks of global IT that will highlight the type of measurement, source, the time period, and any data limitations. It will also aim to develop new approaches to the analysis and presentation of data indicators, with particular focus on effective methods of presenting complex information as indicators in IT. While international data does exist, these providers currently employ measures and benchmarks that do provide information on IT systems and structures, the ability of these data and standards to fully convey the complexity of IT is open to question. For example, current measurements and benchmarks take into the account the build-out of copper-wire and fiber optic landlines, but do not fully account for the transformation of networks to digital capacity. The audience for the results of this project include both scholars and policy practitioners engaged in IT and national development, particularly for nations and regions of the developed world. The project team consists of individuals from Northwestern University and the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).