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dc.titleMethodology for the Broadband Development Index (IDBA) for Latin America and the Caribbean
dc.contributor.authorGarcía Zaballos, Antonio
dc.contributor.authorGonzález Herranz, Félix
dc.contributor.authorIglesias Rodriguez, Enrique
dc.contributor.orgunitInstitutional Capacity of State Division
dc.coverageCentral America
dc.coverageSouth America
dc.coverageThe Caribbean
dc.date.available2014-02-21T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2014-02-20T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractThis discussion paper describes the methodology used to compute the Broadband Development Index (IDBA, Indice de Desarrollo de la Banda Ancha). The main goal of the IDBA is to size the Digital Divide in Latin America and the Caribbean by measuring the state of broadband development in the 26 Bank-member countries, as well as in additional reference countries (64 nations in total). The IDBA is a powerful tool to identify the magnitude of the gap in two different geographic approached, first when we compare the state of the art of one country versus the cluster region the country belongs to, and second, when we compare the country with respect to the OECD. The IDBA relies on a comprehensive approach based on four pillars: infrastructure, applications and capacity, strategic regulations, and public policy and strategic vision. Those four pillars are built as a result of the combination of 37 indicators from renowned international institutions. As a result, the IDBA provides a tool for decision makers and policymakers to detect, on a country basis, strengths and areas for improvement in developing specific, concrete and actionable plans.
dc.format.extent53
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0006977
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Methodology-for-the-Broadband-Development-Index-(IDBA)-for-Latin-America-and-the-Caribbean.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectBroadband Service
dc.subject.jelcodeL4 - Antitrust Issues and Policies
dc.subject.jelcodeL5 - Regulation and Industrial Policy
dc.subject.jelcodeL86 - Information and Internet Services • Computer Software
dc.subject.jelcodeL96 - Telecommunications
dc.subject.jelcodeL98 - Government Policy
dc.subject.jelcodeM15 - IT Management
dc.subject.jelcodeO38 - Government Policy
dc.subject.jelcodeO54 - Latin America • Caribbean
dc.subject.keywordsIDBA, index, broadband, digital divide, measure, telecommunications, regulation, public policies, infrastructure
dc.typeDiscussion Papers
idb.identifier.pubnumberDiscussion Papers
idb.operationRG-T1294
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