Development of the Information Society in Ukraine: the Historical Aspect in the Development of Statistics of Information and Communication Technologies

The aim of the article is to carry out a thorough study and analysis of different historical aspects in the formation and development of statistics of information and communication technologies (ICT). The history of the origin and the main approaches to defining such concepts as “information and communication technologies”, “information technologies”, etc. are considered. The chronology of covering issues of the ICT development at the World Summits on the Information Society (WSIS) is disclosed. The roles and approaches of the leading international organizations in studying the issues of using and developing ICT, as well as identifying the initiatives on the availability and measurement of ICT statistics are revealed and analyzed. The main goals and main achievements of the Partnership for the statistical measurement of ICT are analyzed. Also, the author of the article has carried out a grouping of interested parties regarding the use of the ICT statistics system at the national level and their content analysis. There carried out a comparative analysis of the data on the use of computers and computer networks, application of modern systems and means of telecommunications and communication, access and use of the Internet in Ukraine and regions of the world. Based on the results of the analysis, the author has formulated the main possible positive changes in the country’s socio-economic development, which are expected as a result of effective application of the latest competitive ICTs in all spheres of public life.