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Human Capital and Knowledge
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| F1 | Percentage of Students at Each Level of Proficiency on PISA Mathematics Scale (2006) | OECD, PISA | Secondary and Higher Education |  |
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| F2 | Percentage of Students at Each Level of Proficiency on PISA Science Scale (2006) | OECD, PISA | Secondary and Higher Education | |
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| F3 | PISA Scores on the Mathematics Scale (2006) | OECD, PISA | Secondary and Higher Education | |
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| F4 | PISA Scores on the Science Scale (2006) | OECD, PISA | Secondary and Higher Education | |
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| F5 | Science and Engineering Tertiary Degrees, 2007 (or Latest Available); As a Percentage of All New Tertiary Degrees | UNESCO Institute for Statistics | Secondary and Higher Education | |
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| F6 | Doctoral Graduates Per 100,000 Inhabitants 2007 (or Latest Available) Total Doctoral Graduates and Doctoral Graduates in Science and Engineering | Authors' Calculations based on RICYT | Secondary and Higher Education | |
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| F7 | Percentage of the World's Universities Ranked in the Top 500 by Country, 2003 and 2009 | ARWU | Secondary and Higher Education | |
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| F8 | Researchers per 1,000 in the Labor Force in 1997 (or Nearest Available) and 2007 (or Latest Available) | OECD Main Science and Technology Indicators 2009-1; (MSTI) and RICYT | Secondary and Higher Education | |
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| F9 | Researchers by Sector of Employment, 2007 (or Nearest Available) | OECD and RICYT | Researchers | |
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| F10 | Researchers by Field of Science 2007 (or Latest Available) | UNESCO Institute for Statistics | Researchers | |
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| QR Code 1 | R&D Efforts and Corresponding GDP (in PPP) per Capita in Latin America and the Caribbean versus South Korea from 1970 to 2007 | RICYT, World Development Indicators and Lederman and Saenz (2005) | Research and Development | |
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| F11 | R&D Expenditure as a Percentage of GDP 1997 (or Nearest Available) and 2007 (or Latest Available) | OECD Main Science and Technology Indicators 2009-1; (MSTI) and RICYT | Research and Development | |
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| F12 | Shares of R&D Expenditure by Selected Countries as a Percentage of Total R&D Expenditure in Latin America & the Caribbean, 2007 (Measured in Millions of PPP) | RICYT, World Development Indicators and Lederman and Saenz (2005) | Research and Development | |
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| F13 | Difference between Observed and Predicted R&D Intensity as a Percentage of Predicted R&D Intensity (As Predicted by National Income) | World Development Indicators, UNESCO and RICYT | Research and Development | |
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| F14 | R&D Expenditure by Funding Source 2007 (or Latest Available) | OECD Stat Research and Development Statistics Gross Domestic Expenditure on R&D by sector of performance and source of funds, OECD (MISTI) and RICYT | Research and Development | |
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| F15 | R&D Expenditure by Sector of Performance, 1997 (or Earliest Available) and 2007 (or Latest Available) | OECD Stat Research and Development Statistics Gross Domestic Expenditure on R&D by sector of performance and source of funds, OECD (MISTI) and RICYT | Research and Development | |
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| F16 | Publications per Capita (Evolution over Time) | Calculations using Reuters-Thomson ISI(R) National Science Indicators (2008) and World Bank Development Indicators database | Knowledge and Innovation Outcomes | |
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| F17 | Normalized Country Rank (0-10) in Publications per 1,000 in the Population, 1994-1998 and 2004-2008 | Authors’ calculations based on Reuters-Thomson ISI(R) National Science Indicators (2008) and World Development Indicators | Knowledge and Innovation Outcomes | |
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| F18 | Difference between Observed and Expected Scientific Productivity as a Percentage of Expected Scientific Productivity in 2004-2008 (As Predicted by Public Research Expenditure) | Authors’ calculations based on Reuters-Thomson ISI(R) National Science Indicators (2008), UNESCO and RYCYT | Knowledge and Innovation Outcomes | |
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| F19 | Relative Productivity (Publication per Population Relative to the OECD) | Authors’ calculations based on Reuters-Thomson ISI(R) National Science Indicators (2008) and World Development Indicators | Knowledge and Innovation Outcomes | |
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| F20 | Relative Quality (Citations per Publication Relative to the OECD) | Authors’ calculations based on Reuters-Thomson ISI(R) National Science Indicators (2008) and World Development Indicators | Knowledge and Innovation Outcomes | |
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| F21 | Relative Scientific Specialization of Latin American Countries (Selected Countries, 2004-2008) | Calculations using Reuters-Thomson ISI(R) National Science Indicators (2008) | Knowledge and Innovation Outcomes | |
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| F22 | Relative Scientific Specialization of Major Technologically Advanced Countries (Selected Countries, 2004-2008) | Calculations using Reuters-Thomson ISI(R) National Science Indicators (2008) | Knowledge and Innovation Outcomes | |
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| F23a | Relative Scientific Specialization of Selected Countries in Agricultural Sciences and Environment / Ecology (Publications from 2005 to 2008) | Authors’ calculations based on Reuters-Thomson ISI(R) National Science Indicators (2008) | Knowledge and Innovation Outcomes | ||
| F23b | Relative Scientific Specialization of Selected Countries in Microbology and Molecular Biology and Genetics (Publications from 2005 to 2008) | Authors’ calculations based on Reuters-Thomson ISI(R) National Science Indicators (2008) | Knowledge and Innovation Outcomes | |
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| F23c | Relative Scientific Specialization of Selected Countries in Computer Science and Materials Science (Publications from 2005 to 2008) | Authors’ calculations based on Reuters-Thomson ISI(R) National Science Indicators (2008) | Knowledge and Innovation Outcomes | |
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| F24 | Normalized Country Rank (0-10) Patents per 100,000 Inhabitants, 1995-1998 and 2005-2008 | USPTO and World Development Indicators | Knowledge and Innovation Outcomes | |
Innovation Productivity and EconomicPerformance
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| F26 | GDP per Capita, Relative Gap with Respect to the United States, (Constant 2005 International Dollars), 2008, 1998 and 1980 (or Earliest Available) | World Development Indicators (World Bank). | Productivity and Economic Structure: GDP per Capita and Growth Rates | |
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| F27 | Average Annual Growth in GDP per Capita, from 1998-2008 and Average Annual Growth in Value Added at Factor Cost / Total Labor Force, from 1997-2007 | Authors' calculations based on World Development Indicators (World Bank). | Productivity and Economic Structure: GDP per Capita and Growth Rates | |
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| F28 | Productivity Catch-Up (Total Factor Productivity Index Relative to the United States, 1960=1) – Contrasted with Selected Regions | IDB, 2010. Data are from Daude and Fernandez Arias (2010) based on Heston, Summers and Aten (2006), World Bank (2008), Barro and Lee (2000). | Productivity and Economic Structure: GDP per Capita and Growth Rates | |
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| QR Code 3 | QR Code 3: Productivity Catch-Up TFP Index Relative to the United States from 1960-2005 | IDB, 2010. Data are from Daude and Fernandez Arias (2010) based on Heston, Summers and Aten (2006), World Bank (2008), Barro and Lee (2000). | Productivity and Economic Structure: GDP per Capita and Growth Rates | |
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| F29 | Total Factor Productivity Relative to the United States, 1987, 1997, and 2007 | IDB, 2010. Calculations are based on data from Daude and Fernandez Arias (2010). | Productivity and Economic Structure: GDP per Capita and Growth Rates | |
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| F30a | Relationship between Income (PPP per Capita) and Total Factor Productivity (TFP), 2005 | IDB, 2010. Calculations are based on data from Daude and Fernandez Arias (2010) and World Development Indicators (World Bank). | Productivity and Economic Structure: GDP per Capita and Growth Rates | |
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| F30b | Relationship between Total Factor Productivity (TFP) and R&D Expenditure, 2005 | IDB, 2010. Calculations are based on data from Daude and Fernandez Arias (2010), Lederman and Saenz (2005) and RICYT. | Productivity and Economic Structure: GDP per Capita and Growth Rates | |
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| F31 | Structure of the Economy (Distribution of Value Added): 1975 and 2005 | GGDC, University of Groningen. | Productivity and Economic Structure: Structure of the Economy | |
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| F32 | Structure of Employment in the Economy: 1975 and 2005 | GGDC, University of Groningen. | Productivity and Economic Structure: Structure of the Economy | |
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| F33 | Share of Medium and High-tech Value Added in Total Manufacturing Value Added (Percentage), 1993 and 2003 | UNIDO. | Productivity and Economic Structure: Medium and High Tech in Value Added | |
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| F34 | Decomposition of the Productivity Difference in LAC Countries with Respect to the United States, 1975 (or Earliest Available) and 2005 (or Latest Available) | Author's calculations based on GGDC, University of Groningen. | Productivity and Economic Structure: Decomposing the Rate of Growth | |
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| F35 | Decomposition of Productivity Growth, from 1975 (or Earliest Available) to 2005 (or Latest Available) | Author's calculations based on GGDC, University of Groningen. | Productivity and Economic Structure: Decomposing the Rate of Growth | |
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| F36 | High Technology Exports (as a Percent of Manufactured Exports) 1997 and 2007 (or Latest Available) | World Development Indicators (World Bank). | Productivity and Economic Structure: High Technology Exports, Technology Balance of Payments, R&D Investment by Foreign Multinationals | |
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| F37 | Technology Balance as a Percent of GDP, 1997 and 2007 (or Latest Available) | World Development Indicators (World Bank). | Productivity and Economic Structure: High Technology Exports, Technology Balance of Payments, R&D Investment by Foreign Multinationals | |
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| F38 | R&D Performed Abroad by Majority-Owned Foreign Affiliates of U.S. Parent Companies, 1997 and 2006 | Science and Engineering Indicators 2010, National Science Foundation. | Productivity and Economic Structure: High Technology Exports, Technology Balance of Payments, R&D Investment by Foreign Multinationals | |
Innovation in Firms
| Figure | Indicator Name | Data Source | Subcategory | Download | Visualize |
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| F39 | Investment in Innovation by Firms | Innovation Surveys (Argentina: 1998-2001; Brazil: 2005; Chile: 2004- 2005; Colombia: 2003-2004; Costa Rica: 2008; Panama: 2008; Uruguay: 2005-2006). Data for OECD countries are from OECD (2009) except for Spain and Italy (Eurostat). | Innovation in Firms: Investment in Innovation by Firms | |
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| F40 | Distribution of Innovation Expenditure | Innovation Surveys (Argentina: 1998-2001; Brazil: 2005; Colombia: 2003-2004; 2008; Uruguay: 2005-2006; Paraguay: 2004-2006). Data for OECD countries are from OECD (2009). | Innovation in Firms: Investment in Innovation by Firms | |
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| F41 | Technological and Non-technological Innovation | Innovation Surveys (Argentina: 1998-2001; Brazil: 2005; Chile: 2004- 2005; Colombia: 2003-2004; Costa Rica: 2008; Panama: 2008; Uruguay: 2005-2006). Data for OECD countries are from OECD (2009). | Innovation in Firms: Types of Innovation | |
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| F42 | Product and Process Innovation | Innovation Surveys (Argentina: 2006; Brazil: 2005; Chile: 2004- 2005; Colombia: 2003-2004; Costa Rica: 2008; Panama: 2008; Uruguay: 2005-2006). Data for OECD countries are from OECD (2009). | Innovation in Firms: Types of Innovation | |
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| F43 | Sources of Information for Innovation (Percent of Firms Declaring such Sources as Very Important) | Innovation Surveys (Argentina: 1998-2001; Chile: 2004- 2005; Colombia: 2003-2004; Costa Rica: 2008; Panama: 2008; Uruguay: 2005-2006). | Innovation in Firms: Sources of Information for Innovation | |
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| F44 | Firm Co-operation in Innovation (as a Percent of All Firms) | Innovation Surveys (Argentina: 1998-2001; Brazil: 2005; Chile: 2004- 2005; Colombia: 2003-2004; Costa Rica: 2008; Panama: 2008; Uruguay: 2005-2006). Data for OECD countries are from OECD (2009). | Innovation in Firms: Firm Co-operation in Innovation | |
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| F45 / QR Code 4 | Obstacles to Firm Innovation (Percent of All Firms that Consider these Obstacles to be of High or Medium Importance) | Innovation Surveys (Argentina: 1998-2001; Chile: 2004- 2005; Costa Rica: 2008; Uruguay: 2005-2006). | Innovation in Firms: Obstacles to Firm Innovation | |
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| F46 | Percent of Firms that Received Public Support to Finance Innovation Activities | Innovation Surveys (Argentina: 1998-2001; Brazil: 2005; Chile: 2004- 2005; Colombia: 2003-2004; Costa Rica: 2008; Panama: 2008; Uruguay: 2005-2006). Data for OECD countries are from OECD (2009). | Innovation in Firms: Public Financial Support for Innovation Activities in Firms | |
Policy, Governance and Institutional Structure to Support Innovation
| Figure | Indicator Name | Data Source | Subcategory | Download | Visualize |
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| F47 | Innovation Policy Instruments in Selected Latin American Countries (2008): Supply Instruments | Navarro et al (2010). Based on Políticas e Instrumentos en Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación en América Latina y el Caribe 2009: IDB, REDES and RICYT, and contributions from experts. | Innovation Policy in Latin America: Innovation Policy Instruments | |
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| F48 | Innovation Policy Instruments in Selected Latin American Countries (2008): Demand and Strategy-Articulation Instruments | Navarro et al (2010). Based on Políticas e Instrumentos en Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación en América Latina y el Caribe 2009: IDB, REDES and RICYT, and contributions from experts. | Innovation Policy in Latin America: Innovation Policy Instruments | |
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| F49 | International Patent Protection, 1995 and 2005 | Park (2008). | Regulation: Intellectual Property Systems | |
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| F50 | Estimated Regulatory Quality, 2008 (Indicator is Measured in Units that Range from -2.5 to 2.5, Higher Values Correspond to Better Regulatory Quality) | WGI Aggregate Governance Indicators (World Bank). | Regulation: Regulatory Quality | |
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| F51 | Simulation of the Effect of Explanatory Variables on the Gap between OECD and LAC Broadband Penetration Levels 2004-2008 | Authors' Calculations based on IDB (forthcoming). | Regulation: Regulatory Quality | |
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| F52 | Simulation of the Effect of Explanatory Variables on the Gap between OECD and LAC Computer Penetration Levels 2002-2006 | Authors' Calculations based on IDB (forthcoming). | Regulation: Regulatory Quality | |
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| F53 | Number of Start-up Procedures Required to Register a Business, 2003 and 2009 | World Development Indicators (World Bank). | Business Creation | |
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| F54 | Number of Days it Takes to Start a Business, 2003 and 2009 | World Development Indicators (World Bank). | Business Creation | |
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| F55 | Machinery and Transport Equipment, and Related International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Technical Committee (TC) Members: Proportion of LAC and OECD Countries that are TC members | ISO. | Metrology and Standards LAC Participation in International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Technical Committees | |
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| F56 | Construction, Agriculture and Related International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Technical Committee (TC) Members: Proportion of LAC and OECD Countries that are TC members | ISO. | Metrology and Standards LAC Participation in International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Technical Committees | |
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| F57 | Metal, Fuel, Energy and Related International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Technical Committee (TC) Members: Proportion of LAC and OECD Countries that are TC members | ISO. | Metrology and Standards LAC Participation in International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Technical Committees | |
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| F58 | Food, Tourism, Paper and Textile International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Technical Committee (TC) Members: Proportion of LAC and OECD Countries that are TC members | ISO. | Metrology and Standards LAC Participation in International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Technical Committees | |
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| F59 | Information Technology and Documentation, Financial Services and High-Technology and Related International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Technical Committee (TC) Members: Proportion of LAC and OECD Countries that are TC members | ISO. | Metrology and Standards LAC Participation in International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Technical Committees | |
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| F60 / QR Code 5 | Latin American and Caribbean Participation in Selected ISO Technical Committees | ISO. | Metrology and Standards LAC Participation in International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Technical Committees | |
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Information and Communications Technology (ICT)
| Figure | Indicator Name | Data Source | Subcategory | Download | Visualize |
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| F61 | ICT Gaps between LAC and OECD, 1995 to 2008 | Author's calculations based on ITU Statistics; online database and World Telecommunication / ICT Indicators Database (2009). | ICT Access in Households: The Digital Divide between OECD and LAC | |
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| F62 / QR Code 6 | Capability Lags: Median Number of Years Required for LAC to Reach OECD Capability Levels, Assuming a Steady Adoption Rate, 1998 (or Earliest Available) and 2008 (or Latest Available) | Author's calculations based on ITU Statistics: online database and World Telecommunication / ICT Indicators Database (2009). | ICT Access in Households: The Digital Divide between OECD and LAC | |
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| F63 | The Relationship between Price as a Percent of Monthly GNI and ICT Access | ITU Measuring the Information Society, 2010; ITU online database and World Telecommunication / ICT Indicators Database (2009). | ICT Access in Households: The Digital Divide between OECD and LAC | |
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| QR Code 7 | Diffusion of Personal Computers and Mobile Telephony in LAC and the OECD, 1990 to 2007 | ITU Measuring the Information Society, 2010; ITU online database and World Telecommunication / ICT Indicators Database (2009). | ICT Access in Households: The Digital Divide between OECD and LAC | |
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| F64 | Heterogeneity in ICT Subscriptions within Latin America and the Caribbean, Earliest and Latest Available | ITU Statistics: online database and World Telecommunication / ICT Indicators Database (2009). | ICT Access in Households: Differences within the Latin American and Caribbean Region | |
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| F65 | Number of Personal Computers per 100 Inhabitants, 1996 and 2006 | ITU Statistics: online database and World Telecommunication / ICT Indicators Database (2009). | ICT Access in Households: Differences within the Latin American and Caribbean Region | |
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| F66 | Percent of Households with Access to ICTs in the Home by Income Quintile (1-5), 2008 (or Latest Available) | OSILAC, Cepal. Authors’ elaborations on National Survey data. | ICT Access in Households: Differences within Countries: The Internal Digital Divide | |
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| F67 | Differences between ITU Estimated Internet Subscribers and Internet Users as derived from Household Surveys in Selected European and Latin American Countries (Percent of Individuals; 2006-2008) | Author's calculations based on data from ITU, OSILAC and EUROSTAT. | Internet Use | |
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| F68 | Location of Internet Use (Proportion of Individuals), 2008 (or Latest Available) | OSILAC, Cepal. Authors’ elaborations on National Survey data and Eurostat. | Internet Use: Location and Type of Internet Use | |
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| F69 | Type of Internet Use (Proportion of Individuals), 2008 (or Latest Available) | OSILAC, Cepal. Authors’ elaborations on National Survey data and Eurostat. | Internet Use: Location and Type of Internet Use | |
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| F70 | Location of Internet Use in LAC by Individual Users within their Income Quintile (5-1), 2008 (or Latest Available) | OSILAC, Cepal. Authors’ elaborations on National Survey data. | Internet Use: Location and Type of Internet Use | |
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| F71 | Patterns of Internet Use in LAC by Individual Users within their Income Quintile (5-1), 2008 (or Latest Available) | OSILAC, Cepal. Authors’ elaborations on National Survey data. | Internet Use: Location and Type of Internet Use | |
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| F72 | United Nations Ratings of Relative Online Services of National Governments, 2010 and 2003 | United Nations E-government Survey (2010). | Online Government Services | |
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| F73 | Percentage of Businesses with Access to the Internet, by Firm Size | Eurostat (2006), La Innovación en la Industria Uruguaya [2001-2003], Argentina Encuesta Nacional a Empresas sobre Innovación, I+D y TICs [2002-2004], Acceso y Uso de Tecnologías de Información y Comunicación en las Empresas Chilenas [2006]. | The Internet in Firms | |
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| F74 | Extent of Business Internet Use, Weighted Average of 2008 and 2009 | World Economic Forum Global Information Technology Report (2009-2010). | The Internet in Firms | |
