The ITU World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Symposium (WTIS) - formerly the World Telecommunication Indicators Meeting (WTIM) - is the main global forum for telecommunication and information society measurements. Since 1996, the WTIS convenes government ministers, business leaders, regulators, national statisticians, top academics, and ICT data producers and analysts, from all parts of the globe, to discuss issues related to information society trends and their measurement. The adopted outcomes of discussions at the WTIS provide strategic guidance to the international community, including ITU, on future work priorities related to international harmonization of information society measurements. WTIS is open to all ITU members as well as to experts in the subject of information society measurement. The Symposium is usually attended by around 500 participants from more than 100 countries working on ICT statistics in relevant Ministries, regulatory agencies, telecommunication operators, technology companies, and national statistical offices.
The third World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Meeting took place in Geneva, Switzerland, from 15 -17 January 2003. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss topics related to the identification, definition, collection, processing, dissemination and use of telecommunication/ICT indicators and to enhance collaboration between the different parties involved. The meeting brought together entities responsible for telecommunication/ICT statistics and analysis, including telecommunication ministries, regulators and operators; national statistical offices (NSO); international organizations and researchers. Presentations were made on the following topics: ITU indicator activities; international organization indicator activities; mobile indicators; experiences of telecom regulators and National Statistical Offices; gender; indicator handbook; indicators in analysis; the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) and the World Summit for the Information Society (WSIS) and measuring the digital divide.
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