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CCSA Special session on showcasing big data
1 October 2015, Bangkok
Big data and official statistics – the role of the ICT sector
Susan Teltscher
Head, ICT Data and Statistics Division International Telecommunication Union
1 October 2015
Overview
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Big data and the ICT sector
Trends in ICT access and use
ITU’s engagement
Mobile operator data use cases
Big data and the ICT sector Why important
Amount of data generated as a result of the spread of ICTs
ICT sector is a major source of big data
Access to mobile communication services is nearly ubiquitous
Mobile devices allow collection of new data (on all types of information)
Gaps in official (ICT) statistics and timeliness of data – potential of alternative data sources
Global ICT developments Key indicators
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Mobile revolution Unprecedented growth in developing countries
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Total number of mobile-cellular subscriptions is close to total world population
Source: ITU WTI Database
* Estimate
2000
Total 719 million
Developed
Developing
2005
Developing Developed
Total 2.21 billion
Mobile revolution Across all regions
Source: ITU
* Estimate
Mobile penetration by region, 2015* (number of mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants)
Mobile revolution Around 95% of the population is covered by a mobile network…
… and mobile broadband coverage is expanding rapidly
Source: ITU WTI Database
* Estimate
Internet uptake 2/3 of Internet users are in the developing world
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43% of the global population is using the Internet
But: 90% of those not yet online are in the developing world - mobile broadband growth is key
Telecommunication service providers
Internet and mobile content providers
Fixed operators
Mobile operators Internet service providers (ISPs)
Over-the-top service providers (OTTs) Social network providers
Mobile apps market/providers
Others
Software providers Content distribution network (CDN)
providers Equipment providers
ICT sector big data sources Potential partners in official statistics
ITU’s engagement Raising awareness and facilitating the dialogue
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UN agency for telecom/ICT
>700 ITU private sector members, including many telecommunication operators and satellite companies
Measuring the Information Society Report 2014 and 2015
Forum for discussion with member states: WTIS 2013, 2014, 2015 and two statistical expert groups
ITU Big Data Strategy developed in 2014
GWG on Big Data for Official Statistics
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1. Advocacy and Communication 2. Linking Big Data and SDGs 3. Access and Partnerships 4. Training, Skills and Capacity Building 5. Cross-cutting Issues 6. Mobile Phone Data 7. Satellite Imagery 8. Social Media Data
UN Global Working Group (GWG) on Big Data for Official Statistics : ITU is a member of all 8 GWG Task Teams
GWG on Big Data for Official Statistics Task Team on Access and Partnerships
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Access to big data is one of the core issues related to big data usage in statistical offices
Some data are available on the web, others are proprietory (companies) – need to develop new public-private partnerships
GWG Task Team: Development of set of principles for data access
Development of model data sharing agreement based on existing agreements and best practice
Topic of discussion during WTIS 2015
Examples of use of big data from mobile telecommunications
Industry/internal use
For monitoring and policy making (across
sectors)
Customer profiling
Network planning and management Development of new business lines
Urban and transport planning Disaster management
Migration and population tracking Prediction of disease outbreaks and spread
Socio-economic analyses
For monitoring information society
developments
ICT usage behaviour and patterns Information on users
Network speed and quality Population and geographical dimensions of
digital divide
Use of big data from mobile operators Selected examples
Map of 11 regions showing
Multidimensional Poverty
Index
Poverty map of 11 regions
estimated based on data
from antennas
Based on official statistics Model based on
mobile operators data
Source: Smith C,, Mashadi A,, and Capra L (2013).
Poverty mapping in Cote d’Ivoire
Tracking population displacements after 2010 Haiti earthquake
Source: Bengtsson et al., 2011
Transportation and urban planning in Colombo, Sri Lanka
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Using mobile data Official survey data
Source: Lokanathan et al. (2014)
Big data from mobile telecommunications The case of Ebola
Tracking location of calls to helpline
Tracking population movements
Tracking spread of disease
Source: BBC News 14 October 2014
ITU Ebola project The case of Sierra Leone
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Use of ICT in health-related emergencies ( see ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2014, Resolution 202)
Analysis of call detail records (CDRs) to monitor geographical movement of individuals
Applications: epidemic outbreaks; emergency response and evacuation; others
Cooperation between ITU, Government and operators
Operators will anonymize data before analysis
Timeframe: February 2015 – August 2016
Big data from the ICT sector Development potential and challenges
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Development potential Challenges
Rich source for big data, real-time and low-cost
Data from mobile operators are available in developing countries
Reveal new insights across sectors helping policy makers
The use of alternative data sources may have bigger impact – «statistical leapfrogging»?
Data access
Privacy and data protection
Storing and analysing data; required skills
Veracity (quality, representativeness, interpretation of results)
Public-private partnerships Cooperation among different stakeholders Proof-of-concept studies to be scaled up
Thank you
For more information and data: www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/statistics