Compendium of Practices on the implementation of ICT questions in household and business surveys in Latin America and the Caribbean

This compendium gathers the experience of Latin American and Caribbean countries that have incorporated core questions on ICT access and use in its household and business surveys.1 The compendium aims to contribute in two areas: i) to gather in a single source, the different methods of collecting data regarding access and use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), and ii) to serve as support material for those in charge of ICT statistics implementation, particularly in the countries of the region. The countries included in this document are, for the case of the household surveys: Brazil, Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, Mexico, Paraguay, the Dominican Republic and Uruguay; those included in the case of business surveys are: Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, Peru, Dominican Republic, Uruguay and Spain. The cases included correspond to those countries that have incorporated all or a part of the list of ICT core indicators recommended by the Partnerhsip on Measuring ICT for Development, which completed the Compendium of Practices Questionnaire and sent the information requested by OSILAC; nevertheless, a general overview is also included regarding the incorporation of ICT questions in all countries of the region.