17.8.1 Proportion of individuals using the Internet
| Definition | Proportion of individuals who use the Internet. An Internet user is a person who has stated that he or she has used the Internet on a computer, mobile phone or any other device, anywhere (eg at home, at work or school) and for any purpose (private or business), at least once in the last three months |
| Relevance/rationale of the indicator (resp. why the indicator was chosen to measure the target and how it is suitable for these purposes) | |
| Target value of the indicator and its evaluation | |
| Measuring Unit | % |
| Indicator Disaggregation | By age groups |
| Other Information | In case when most of the population uses the internet, it is important to look also on numbers about frequency of use and numbers about activities performed on or via the internet. |
| Indicator Name | 17.8.1 Proportion of individuals using the Internet |
| Goal | 17. Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development |
| Target | 17.8 Fully operationalize the technology bank and science, technology and innovation capacity-building mechanism for least developed countries by 2017 and enhance the use of enabling technology, in particular information and communications technology |
| Data Provider | Czech Statistical Office |
| Data source | Sample survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals |
| Reference period (resp. the period to which the indicator relates) | 3 months before the survey, which takes place in the 2nd quarter of the year |
| Time series available in sustainable development project | Since 2005 |
| Time series available at the data provider | Since 2005 |
| Release Date | November |
| Links to detailed metadata or methodology | https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/files/Metadata-17-08-01.pdf https://www.czso.cz/csu/czso/ict-v-domacnostech-a-jejich-vyuzivani-jednotlivci-zdroje-dat-metodika-setreni |
| Links to International Comparison | https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/digital-economy-and-society/overview |
