The ICT Development Index (IDI) is a composite
index combining eleven indicators into one
benchmark measure that can be used to monitor
and compare developments in information
and communication technology (ICT) between
countries and over time (Figure 2.1). The main
objectives of the IDI are to measure:
• the level and evolution over time of ICT
developments in countries and the experience
of those countries relative to other countries;
• progress in ICT development in both developed
and developing countries;
• the digital divide, i.e. differences between
countries in terms of their levels of ICT
development; and
• the development potential of ICTs and the
extent to which countries can make use of
them to enhance growth and development