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Ethiopia ranks 147th in ICT Development Index - ITU

03/03/09

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Ethiopia ranks 147th in ICT Development Index - ITU

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Ethiopia ranks 147th in ICT Development Index - ITU

Ethiopia ranks 147th in information and communication technologies (ICT)Development index, according to a report released by International Telecommunication Union (ITU). According to the report, Ethiopia has one of the lowest telephone density in the world with 1.1 fixed telephones per 100 inhabitants and 1.5 Mobile subscribers per 100 inhabitants. Just 0.2 percent of Ethiopian households have computer and 0.1% of Ethiopian households have access to the Internet, the report said.

ICT DEVELOPMENT INDEX 2007 RANKING (2002 RANKING)

Top 10 in ICT Development
1 - SWEDEN (1)
2 - SOUTH KOREA (3)
3 - DENMARK (4)
4 - NETHERLANDS (6)
5 - ICELAND (2)
6 - NORWAY (5)
7 - LUXEMBOURG (21)
8 - SWITZERLAND (7)
9 - FINLAND (8)
10 - UNITED KINGDOM (10)

Bottom 10 in ICT Development
145 - TANZANIA (138)
146 - MALI (150)
147 - ETHIOPIA (147)
148 - MOZAMBIQUE (148)
149 - ERITREA (137)
150 - BURKINA FASO (151)
151 - DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (144)
152 - GUINEA-BISSAU (153)
153 - CHAD (152)
154 - NIGER (154)

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Geneva, 2 March 2009 — ITU’s new ICT Development Index (IDI) compares developments in information and communication technologies (ICT) in 154 countries over a five-year period from 2002 to 2007.

The Index combines 11 indicators into a single measure that can be used as a benchmarking tool globally, regionally and at the country level. These are related to ICT access, use and skills, such as households with a computer the number of Internet users; and literacy levels.

The most advanced countries in ICT are from Northern Europe. The exception is the Republic of Korea. Sweden tops the new ITU ICT Development Index, followed by the Republic of Korea, Denmark, the Netherlands, Iceland and Norway. They are followed by other, mainly high-income countries from Europe, Asia and North America. Western and Northern Europe and North America are the regions with the highest IDI scores, and most countries from these regions are among the top twenty ICT economies. Poor countries, in particular the least developed countries, remain at the lower end of the index with limited access to ICT infrastructure, including fixed and mobile telephony, Internet and broadband.

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msg Comment from: Yitayal [Visitor]
"149 - ERITREA (137)"
Artera is the fastest in running down the slope!:D::D:D!
From 137th in 2002 to 149th in 2007!
BTW this does not mean that Ethiopia's ranking is better; as long as the ETC is Gov't owned Eth will remain in the bottom of the list. I wonder what Meles is thinking about this!
PermalinkPermalink 03/03/09 @ 02:53

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msg Comment from: Abdiss [Visitor]
"Long live EPRDF",we are always the first from the last.
PermalinkPermalink 03/03/09 @ 04:03

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msg Comment from: Abdiss [Visitor]
"long live eprdf",we are always the first from the last in every thing.
PermalinkPermalink 03/03/09 @ 04:08

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msg Comment from: matiwos [Visitor]
what does this mean to the government?
PermalinkPermalink 03/03/09 @ 04:12

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msg Comment from: Tebdelu [Visitor]
One fact that I cannot deny is that development of ICT is in an infant age in Ethiopia even if we started using in the 1960 th.
Almost the entire rural population lacks telecommunications infrastructure(If it exists, then it is mainly used for voice not for data).

However,There are also some good achievements carried out by the government in developing two big infrastructure projects for connecting woreda's local offices and preparatory schools through out the country. The network was primarily designed to provide many services but the government has used for political purposes.
In general, we are at the infant age but for sure we should be above ERITREA. and bit confused on the criterion considered to determine the ICT Development index, because it looks like only Telephone access is used.

PermalinkPermalink 03/03/09 @ 04:16

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msg Comment from: Titi [Visitor]
mastebabele yichale yihone!!!!!!!!!
PermalinkPermalink 03/03/09 @ 04:32

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msg Comment from: Mike [Visitor]
:>>:>>:>>:>>:>>

Ethiopia is always on top.

1st. Hunger and Disease
1st. Bad government
1st. Corruption and Nipotism (all for Tigre's)
1st. Uncontrolled Populatin growth
1st. Poor education and Medical facilities

Last
Last On Development
Last on information and communication
Last on implementing democracy
Last on economic progress
Last on working together as a Nation.

To me any reports regarding sicence and techonlogy has nothing to do with Ethiopians. But all the bad one's we are the first to catch them. Actually things like, poverty, Famine, war, drought, etc. they are our personal property.
PermalinkPermalink 03/03/09 @ 05:12

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msg Comment from: In this case [Visitor]
In this case in Ethiopia only the Goverment policy is to blame.Starting from this goverment going back to the derg and the last kings excluding Minelik all are ruling the people by keeping the people in the dark and fundamentally not trusting the own population.So it is one of the cruel ignorate political tools no government in Ethiopia have dare to change.As long as the our rules donot trust their own people then we would remain in the dark times with out communication for decades or even centuries to come.
PermalinkPermalink 03/03/09 @ 07:00

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msg Comment from: jos [Visitor]
don't take this much serious; ethiopia with 80 million people can't be compared with finland with only 5million habitants where everyone has internet. But that won't stop me from critisizing this people in power. Leave the power for those who can work and respect the people.
PermalinkPermalink 03/03/09 @ 07:11

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msg Comment from: belew [Visitor]
but the ETC still thinks it's the best in africa though hahahah:))It seems to me the government could care less if ethiopia is last place in the whole world!!How can this government thinks it can compete in a global stage where it doesn't even have one of the most important and basic infrasture systems like the IT in place:no::no:And they expect us to believe what they preach about their fake economic development??are they delusional??They say ignorance is bliss,but not when you are keeping 80 million people in the dark ages!are you reading about this shamefull story meles zenawi??Don't u even feel a little ashamed??May be your wife could put a little sense into you,just may be
PermalinkPermalink 03/03/09 @ 07:33

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msg Comment from: jezbaw [Visitor]
shame on meles ! with all the money he is getting from donor countries and the educated people we have in the country,we could have been in a better position.i guess he only knows how to talk and steal.lehulum gize alew,it is just a matter of time.history will show us everything.
PermalinkPermalink 03/03/09 @ 08:32

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msg Comment from: cool [Visitor]
I know ICT in ethiopia is not develop that much as it has to be today.
Having this in mind, this statistics are not independent.
I know many people will say I am pro woyane, no, not at all. you beleive me or not, I am against woyane, but when some one anti-woyane man in involved in this survey, how can I beleive this kind of survey?
Let it to be true thought the truth is not
PermalinkPermalink 03/03/09 @ 09:31

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msg Comment from: c´moi senait [Visitor]
ICELAND is in BIG PROBLEMS WITH population 300000 are now FOR SELL.
How on earth this so called ICT come up with such IDOT statstics.
PermalinkPermalink 03/03/09 @ 10:10

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msg Comment from: armacho gonder [Visitor]
under the brilliant leadership of epdrf ethiopia will climb atleast to the middle in within ten years.this is a bad news for rush limboughs of ethiopian politics.
PermalinkPermalink 03/03/09 @ 10:11

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msg Comment from: omar [Visitor]
Numbers tell us only part of the story. Here is what they don’t tell us.

1. Making a phone call to Ethiopia from overseas is more expensive than anywhere else in Africa (including stateless Somalia).
2. Most phone lines in Ethiopia do not work for most of the time.
3. The mobile phone service crashes time and again (like an old computer).
4. Forget about the land lines (particularly if it is the rainy season).
5. Women and the elderly do not dare to use their cell phones in the public square. If they do chances are someone is going to snatch it away from their hand and runaway. Sorry!
6. You have a cell phone in Ethiopia? That’s good enough. Chances are you don’t use it most of the time because your SIM card is out.
7. Tele has more pick up trucks running around the country than it has functioning public phones.
PermalinkPermalink 03/03/09 @ 11:32

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msg Comment from: Sami1 [Visitor]
Where are those who worship Meles?
PermalinkPermalink 03/03/09 @ 11:49

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msg Comment from: ZXAmiche [Visitor]
Yitayal, minu yitayal dedebu.

Do you stupid wurinCha have to use Eritrea, an Eigteen years old teenager, as a reference point to your "3000" year old Empire of dependency and servitude?

By the way, would this Development Index include human made Famine, malaria eradication, mother-Child mortality reduction, education, Aids reduction, and other endeavors? I'd rather keep my stomach full and work day and night in Self Reliance motto, for tomorrow's better living standard than being a mercinary banda to end up having a telephone consumer ranked # four or five from the bottom, while begging White donors.

TiriTa intetHafreley!
PermalinkPermalink 03/03/09 @ 12:29

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msg Comment from: Gennet [Visitor]
Well, I think nobody should be surprised about this ranking. I for my side think Ethiopia has never had a leadership in the modern time, which was able to handle international/regional regulations. I would never put the blame solely on the Ethiopian side, as there are many factors/regulations internationally and bilaterally, which make alternative decisions some times almost impossible.

Nevertheless, for Ethiopia privitization and open competition would have been the best in this area. Giving everything for the Chinese based on false political reasoning is the worse thing to do. The Chinese themselves take the best investor for their country , not caring about idological background

To put it clearly: China takes our precious wealth and gives us back the crap and we happilly and willingly pay for the crap.

That's why Ethiopian telecom has become a crap.
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msg Comment from: Gennet [Visitor]
ike,

I feel your anger! That's exactly what I think sometimes, but resignation is defeat, so reflect on the bright sides, we have some !!
PermalinkPermalink 03/03/09 @ 12:52

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msg Comment from: Ayenew hulu [Visitor]
-All things started from the EPRDF government. and EPRDF knows what are the first priorities of the Ethiopian people. education, infrustructures, clean water, clinics, etc . don't compare uncomparable things. the so called opposition supporters you are good for nothing just bark on any news headlines. even you couldn't analyze the credibility of the sources. it is not about EPRDF it's about Ethiopia. every thing is step by step Idiot!!!!
PermalinkPermalink 03/03/09 @ 13:25

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msg Comment from: layebye [Visitor]
before woyane gang came to power the Ethiopian telecom was the most reliable and better developed in Africa, now it is behind even the stateless Somalia.wayane is a disaster that fell upon us,our population was decimated by HIV and hunger and the population explosion is out of control.could you imagine where Ethiopia would be today if a genuine Ethiopian government is in power instead of woyane after derg
PermalinkPermalink 03/03/09 @ 13:35

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msg Comment from: hzb hbtnhnw [Visitor]
jos [Visitor] wrote:
don't take this much serious; ethiopia with 80 million people can't be compared with finland with only 5million habitants where everyone has internet.
What does this mean? Does the writer mean population is the problem_were itopia only 5 milion better?
The investors would have been atracted to this potential, ...the dictators are the main problem. Let's hope the melesas face their doom soon.
PermalinkPermalink 03/03/09 @ 14:07

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msg Comment from: Chebude [Visitor]
That's not good the Ethiopian Government has to do more when it comes to things like this
PermalinkPermalink 03/03/09 @ 17:57

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msg Comment from: Danny [Visitor]
So much for meles zenawis claims of 10% growth. Shame on you meles zenawi.
PermalinkPermalink 03/03/09 @ 18:09

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msg Comment from: TeddesseBirruuIsMyHero4Ever [Visitor]
my first internet connection was what was called back then "Dial UP" using my home phone I get to serf the worldWideWeb(www).The price to go online using your home phone was btween $9.95-$20 monthly.There were few companies that were so greed that were charging thier cutomers by how many hours you go online....kind of like your cell-phone.Now we use high speed/broadband internet very fast very cool.What Ethiopians need first get a home phone to every house.Second get dial up internet up raning.Third broadband.There problem in Ethiopia is not the people but the gang on the top.The Ethiopia gov is holding telecommunication hostage.The Gov refused to open up IT in Ethiopian.They'r people who would love to go home open up IT comapnies and creating jobs but b/c of the gov they won't.
PermalinkPermalink 03/03/09 @ 18:09

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msg Comment from: fuattoti [Visitor]
stateless somalia is much better in IT and telecommunication than 3000 yrs old ethiopia

i am proud ethipian thnz meles
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PermalinkPermalink 03/03/09 @ 18:47

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msg Comment from: Tesfaye [Visitor]
ICT is the basis for development and business. The government shold privatize ETC. At least as a joint venture, the government coud facilitate the ICT development. China should not be allowed to dominate the ICT development. Countries like India or Malasia or Japan have a better alternative or could compliment what china is doing. Diverify the ICT by having more investors from different countries.

How are the universities by the way running without ICT? I gathered that there are 240 ooo university students enrolled in Ethiopia, which in itself is praiseworth. One wonders how the students and the teachers are functioning with such poor ICT facility!!!
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msg Comment from: Nicole [Visitor]
Samy1,

Take it easy, the EPRDF has done more for the economy in the last seventeen years what should have beeen done the last hundred years. And yet again everything can not be done immediatly even if EPRDFs are called miracle wrorkers. Given time the ICT sector will be restructered and, perhaps, be the best in Africa if we all put our minds to it. To stand at a corner and critise everything is very simple, to work hard is the toughest part for people who are work shy and are keen only in procrastinations.

Samy1,

You should rather ask: why haven't we built all these roads, all those universities, Dams, seawages, etc. the last hundred years? You know the answer to that. Give them credit for bringing Ethiopia to the tewnty first century. And next time when the ICT sector gets reformed would I see you supporting the government? Some how, I doudt it, you will find something new to protest against. Good luck Samy1.
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msg Comment from: katikala [Visitor]
Fact! as opposed EPRDF fictions.

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msg Comment from: dj [Visitor]
to get from 0 to 10 you have to walk through the ones, the two's and etc. i remember back in the 80's when my brother and his wife after moving into a new house they had to wait over 10 years just to get a phone line
and i had to call their neibhors if i wanted to talk to them.
not to sound appologising for the government but dont forget ethiopia is and always have been the poorest and the most backward nation on the face of the earth and unless we positively contribute to improve things instead of using them to get to power and politics, ethiopia will remain there for generations.


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msg Comment from: God pls. destroy woyane [Visitor]

nazretoch how come I am getting this message when I try to post my comments,


Cannot post comment, please correct these errors:
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PermalinkPermalink 03/04/09 @ 13:24

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msg Comment from: Sami1 [Visitor]
Nicole:

You could build and build...
But if you can't build unity, and treate people equaly.
If you do not let others get a chance
If you arrest anyone with potential to lead

it is like building on a sand!

All this building could be destroyed in one day and we will have nothing to stand on.

Please allow opposition to gain, stop arresting leaders, and unit the people istead of dividing!

You think we all 90% are like kids..

Meles has given us candy and we should shut up even though we are hungry for change for fairness for love unity!

No, that is not fair!
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msg Comment from: The Underground diaspora in exi [Visitor]
Why would this surprise anyone for a country whose annual budget is less than $5 billion? Ofcourse, it is going to take some time to provide a world class service. However, no one can deny the fact that mobile phone service has been made available to the public even to the farmers with in a very short period of time. For a government owned entity, that is impressive. People in rural areas had to travel several Kms to make a phone call. That has been reversed by the current government. Though, we have a long way to go, you can't deny what has already been achieved. As far as data and internet service we are still way behind. The government should look into ways to work with the private sector. I understand the concern of privatizing the industry from an economical point of view, but there are still ways to let the private industry take a portion of the industry. I am sure you will all be happy when we move move up a little bit next time, right? I know the answer already, it is no not with EPRDF. Even if we join the top 10, I wonder if any of you would acknowledge that. For me it is funny, to see people enjoying negative news just to say 'EPRDF SUCKS!'! My take on this is EPRDF sucked a little bit but not a whole lot as you all trying to portray it. What EPRDF should have done was to add internet service providers (ISPs)through the private sector. The private sector could have leased a line from Tele or through a satellite. That would have facilitated the growth. If you have ideas keep them coming!
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msg Comment from: Nicole [Visitor]
Sami1,

How do you claim to be 90%? Go out of Addis and check if you really are 90%. It is rather an outragious claim. I know that you are angry of the incarceration of Birtukan, but ask yourself why only she denies of having signed the pardon request out of all her jail mates? I think if she recants what she had said I don't think she will be in jail. It is all in her ball game. With all respect to her I found her behaviour the last time to be a bit imatured. Perhaps she was badly advised, nevertheless, what she did was wrong and disingenous. Self respect on her part is badly needed.
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msg Comment from: Seleme [Visitor]


. . .OLD system source of easy CORRUPTIONS. . .

. . .they (Lebas) try to bring infront the ZTE, one of the top IT leba company in the whole world. . .

SUCKERSS!!!!




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msg Comment from: BandaGeday IV [Visitor]
ZXAmiche you bitter and deported sorry ass do have a point and I'll give you a credit for that. No one should compare Ethiopia and your land in regards to this article due to a million fact including the obvious: The article isn't about comparising Ethiopia and Erythrea. That aside you should stop your bragging since whatever you have was stolen and given to you. The former (stolen)means the hard working Ethiopians who have practically sustained your blodsucking asses until the latter (given) was availabe to you by TPLF.

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Comment from: ZXAmiche [Visitor]
Yitayal, minu yitayal dedebu.

Do you stupid wurinCha have to use Eritrea, an Eigteen years old teenager, as a reference point to your "3000" year old Empire of dependency and servitude?
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