Abstract
This IDC report is the third in a five-part series on the ICT Ecology Cycle. It
spotlights policy approaches to tackling the digital divide, by offering a
policy toolbox to guide governments as they implement digital inclusion
strategies, with a particular focus on digital inclusion concerns and efforts
during Phase 2 of the Ecology Cycle.
Table of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Government Insights Opinion
- In This Report
- Background
- Figure: Four Levers for the Transformation
- Situation Overview
- Figure: Organization' s Top 3 Overall Business Goals for the Next 12 Months (Public Sector Respondents Only)
- Figure: Organization' s Top 3 Overall Business Goals for the Next 12 Months (Public Sector Versus Other Verticals)
- Sharpening the Focus on Digital Inclusion in Phase 2 of the Ecology Cycle
- Method Specifics
- Digital Inclusion Public Policy Toolbox
- Figure: Digital Inclusion Public Policy Toolbox
- Policy Levers to Drive Digital Inclusion
- Government as Infrastructure Provider
- Example 1 - Enhanced Broadband Initiative (Indonesia)
- Example 2 - Enhanced Broadband Initiative (Nepal)
- Government as Regulator
- Example 3 - Singapore National Authentication Framework for Next-Generation Services
- Example 4 - Regulation of eCommerce (Korea)
- Government as Market Enabler
- Example 5 - CitizenConnect Centers (Singapore)
- Example 6 - Sector-Based B2B Networks (Korea)
- Example 7 - Addressing A Skills Shortage (Australia)
- Government as Consumer
- Example 8 - FutureSchools@Singapore
- Government as Market Innovator
- Example 9 - "Empower" Local Start-Up Software Companies (Australia)
- Example 10 - Community Service Centres (India)
- Example 11 - Transforming the Nonprofit Sector with ICT (Australia)
- Future Outlook
- Essential Guidance
- Actions to Consider
- For Governments
- For Technology Vendors
- Learn More
- Related Research
- Synopsis
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