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Digital Planet 2004: The Global Information Economy

Since its inception in 1998, WITSA’s Digital Planet: The Global Information Economy has been a widely consulted source of information about information and communications technology spending in various countries around the world.

Digital Planet 2004, produced by the WITSA using data and forecasts provided by Global Insight, Inc., continues the global ICT expansion story begun in Digital Planet 1998 and updated in 2000 and 2002.  Here, in a single comprehensive volume, covering the world’s 70 largest ICT buying nations and regions, is the fact-based tale of the digital revolution.  WITSA publishes this guide to help policymakers, technology developers and the general public understand the ICT trends reshaping society today, from the global marketplace to the local classroom. Digital Planet 2004 brings current the 2002 version of this book.  However, this edition differs from earlier works in a number of important ways:

• Detailed data are available on 70 countries as opposed to 55 in the past

• Data are forecast through 2007 as opposed to hindcast for previous years

• Data are available on ICT spending in vertical industry segments

• Data are available online and will be updated semiannually

The result is a one-source, one-of-a-kind reference that brings the world’s use of information and communications technology to the reader’s fingertips.  

See the press release, or the new (November 2005) executive summary and table of contents here. See also the Errata (which only affects the printed version of the report). 

Note: The November 2005 Digital Planet update brings forecast data through 2008, and is available electronically free of charge to all customers who has purchased the 2004 print version.  If you purchased a copy of Digital Planet 2004, please contact Anders Halvorsen at ahalvorsen@itaa.org with your name and e-mail to receive the updated report. If you are buying the report for the first time now, you will automatically be given the electronic update as well (provided you include your email address).

Detailed analyses available

The Enhanced Digital Planet 2004 provides more detailed spending breakdowns for selected countries by spending category and major industry segment.  This information is also available in an Excel workbook to faciliate your use of the data and forecasts. For more information, see here.

Digital Planet 2004 Navigator, available as a web accessible database, contains data and forecasts covering ICT spending for 70 countries across the world by spending category and industry segment. For more information, see here.

Global Insight is a premier provider of customized tools designed to help IT and telecommunications professionals size their markets and determine growth prospects for detailed ICT products and services. For additional information, please go to our web site at www.globalinsight.com/itnavigator.

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