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Measuring the Diffusion of Information and Communication Technology in Society and its Effects: Canadian Experience
Author(s) -
Gault Fred,
Peterson Greg
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
international statistical review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.051
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1751-5823
pISSN - 0306-7734
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-5823.2003.tb00184.x
Subject(s) - icts , information and communications technology , the internet , business , official statistics , marketing , industrial organization , knowledge management , public relations , economics , political science , computer science , statistics , mathematics , world wide web
Summary Statistics Canada has measured the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) for close to 15 years in industry and more recently in households and it has developed a body of knowledge on the effects of the use of these technologies. While ICTs have long been used in manufacturing processes, the use of computers and networks, and a growing number of ways of accessing networks, are changing the way business is done and lives are led. This paper provides examples of ICT use in private and public institutions, in households, and by individuals. It goes on to illustrate the consequent development of electronic commerce and of other uses of the Internet and concludes with some implications for the development of official statistics in light of policy requirements.