Other Publications

Hilbert, M., Cheng, S., Wang, S. (Wilburn), & Bell, B. (2017). Digital tools for foresight (UNCTAD Research Paper No. 10 No. UNCTAD/SER.RP/2017/10). UNCTAD. Retrieved from http://unctad.org/en/pages/PublicationWebflyer.aspx?publicationid=1910   Highlights: The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are 17 sets...

Opinion in SciDev Magazine Science and post-2015 The ultimate limitation of big data for development Speed read   Big data are based on what happened in the past, which restricts forecasting ability But development policy aims...

presented at the 15th International Joseph A. Schumpeter Society Conference, July, 28, 2014, Jena, Germany Evolution Processes Information – Linking the Theory of Evolution and Information Theory   ABSTRACT The article reformulates evolutionary fitness as informatio...

presented at “Advances in Dynamic Economics and Development: Economic and Complexity”, Federal University of Paraná UFPR, Curitiba Linking Information, Knowledge and Evolutionary Growth: A multilevel interplay between natural selection and informed intervention Abstract:      This article...

Chapter 5. Measuring communication capacity in bits and bytes Chapter 5 presents a new approach, which consists in measuring the information society by looking at subscribed and effective telecommunication capacity, to complement traditional approaches based on...

presented at the 9th World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Meeting (WTIM-11) International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Mauritius, 7 – 9 December 2011   Mapping the dimensions and characteristics of the world’s technological communication capacity during the period of digitization...

Martin Hilbert & Osvaldo Cairó Conference Proceedings of the 12th WSEAS International Conference on sytems, Greece. World Scientific and Engineering Academy and Society (WSEAS) New Aspects of Systems. Mathematics and Computers in Science Engineering. WSEAS Press....

Digital Review 2007 of Latin America and the Caribbean:Progress and Challenges Policies for Development with ICT-Abridged document Abridged English version: 37 pages instead of the 255 page Spanish version: Panorama Digital 2007 de América Latina y...

Partnership, U. N. (2008). The Global Information Society: a Statistical View. Geneva: ITU, OECD, UNCTAD, UNESCO Institute for Statistics, UN Regional Commissions (UNECLAC, UNESCWA, UNESCAP, UNECA), World Bank, EUROSTAT. Retrieved from http://www.unctad.org/en/docs/LCW190_en.pdf ABSTRACT Measurement is an...

eLAC Policy Priorities Delphi: Latin American and Caribbean multi-stakeholder consultation for ICT policy priorities for the year 2010   Spanish version: "Delphi de prioridades de políticas eLAC: Consulta multisectorial sobre prioridades de políticas TIC para el...