U A E I C T S U R V E Y Access and Use of Information and Communications Technology in the UAE

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1 U A E I C T S U R V E Y Access and Use of Information and Communications Technology in the UAE Bringing the UAE Telecom Sector Forward

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3 Bringing the UAE Telecom Sector Forward Copyright TRA All rights reserved

4 Contents General Overview and Key Findings... 8 Chapter 1: Indicators Report for Households Chapter 2: Indicators Report for the Private Sector Chapter 3: Indicators Report for Educational Establishments Chapter 4: Indicators Report for Higher Educational Establishments Chapter 5: Indicators Report for Public Sector Establishments Chapter 6: Indicators Report for the ICT Business Sector Chapter 7: Indicators Report for PIAC Establishments Chapter 8: International Benchmarks Chapter 9: Methodology... 72

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6 CONTENTS GENERAL OVERVIEW AND KEY FINDINGS...8 Overview...8 Key Findings...8 ICT in Households...8 ICT in the Private Sector...8 ICT in Educational Establishments...8 ICT in Higher Educational Establishments...8 ICT in the Government Sector...8 ICT in the ICT Business Sector...8 ICT in Public Internet Access Centers (PIACs)...8 CHAPTER 1: INDICATORS REPORT FOR HOUSEHOLDS...12 Proportion of households with a mobile cellular telephone...12 Proportion of indivduals with use of a mobile phone...12 Proportion of households with a fixed line telephone...12 Proportion of households with a computer...12 Proportion of individuals aged between 15 and 74 who used a computer at home in the last 12 months...12 Proportion of individuals aged between 15 and 74 who used the Internet in the last 12 months...12 Locations where individuals users accessed the Internet in the last 12 months (multiple responses possible)...13 Internet activities undertaken by individuals in the last 12 months (multiple responses possible)...13 Frequency of individual Internet use in the last 12 months (from any location)...14 Proportion of households that are satisfied with telecommunication service operators customer service levels...14 Proportion of households that are satisfied with the quality of telecommunication and internet services in the UAE...14 Proportion of households that have noticed any improvements in the telecommunication service operators prices over the past year or two...15 Proportion of households that are satisfied with the telecommunication service operators current prices...15 Proportion of households that have noticed more choices, offers or options in the telecommunication service operators services in the past year or two...15 Proportion of households that are satisfied with the telecommunication service operators current service offerings...16 Proportion of households with electricity...16 Proportion of households with a radio...16 Proportion of households with a television...16 CHAPTER 2: INDICATORS REPORT FOR THE PRIVATE SECTOR...18 Proportion of Businesses with computers...18 Proportion of businesses with a website...18 Proportion of businesses with an intranet, local area network (LAN), or extranet (multiple responses possible)...19 Proportion of businesses receiving orders over the Internet...20 Proportion of businesses placing orders over the Internet...21 Proportion of businesses with Internet access...22 Business use of the Internet by type of activity (multiple responses possible)...23 Proportion of Employees using computers...24 CHAPTER 3: INDICATORS REPORT FOR EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS...26 Schools with computer laboratories...26 Percentage of schools with basic telecommunication infrastructure or telephone access...26 Percentage of schools with an Internet connection...26 Teachers and ICT training and use...27 Percentage of teachers with mobile phone, use of Internet in school, , for communicating with students...27 Ratio of Students to computers in laboratories...28 Percentage of students who use the Internet at school...29 Percentage of students using Internet regardless of location...29 Student use of the Internet by type of activity...29 Percentage of students with mobile phones, computers at home, Percentage of students who can use computer, digital camera, design a webpage...31 Location of computer learning (multiple responses possible)...32 Looking at the same separated by public and private shows...33 Percentage of schools with electricity SUMMARY OF 2008 UAE ICT SURVEY RESULTS

7 Percentage of schools with a radio set used for educational purposes...33 CHAPTER 4: INDICATOR REPORT FOR HIGHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS...36 Percentage of schools with computer laboratories...36 Percentage of schools with basic telecommunication infrastructure or telephone access...36 Teachers and ICT training and use...37 Percentage of teachers with mobile phones, use of Internet in school, , for communicating with students...37 Ratio of Students to computers in laboratories...39 Percentage of students who use the Internet at school...39 Percentage of students using Internet at school by frequency...39 Student use of the Internet by type of activity (multiple responses possible)...39 Percentage of students with mobile phones, computers at home, Percentage of students who can use computer, digital camera, design a webpage...41 Percentage distribution of computer-literate students by sources of learning school, home, elsewhere (multiple responses possible)...42 Percentage of schools with electricity...43 Percentage of schools with a radio set used for educational purposes...43 Percentage of schools with a television set used for educational purposes...43 CHAPTER 5: INDICATOR REPORT FOR PUBLIC SECTOR ESTABLISHMENTS...46 Percentage of staff working in the ICT sector...46 Percentage of staff with ICT skills...46 Staff to somputer ratio...46 Percentage of computers connected to the Internet...46 Percentage ministries/organizations with an Internet Connection...46 Looking at the same separated by federal and non federal shows...46 Percentage of ministries/organizations with an Intranet...47 Percentage of ministries/organizations using for official internal and external communications...47 Percentage of ministries/organizations linked to other ministries/organizations...47 Percentage of ministries/organizations with a website...47 Percentage of ministries/organizations collecting Statistics on customer satisfaction of their online services...48 CHAPTER 6: INDICATOR REPORT FOR THE ICT BUSINESS SECTOR...52 Proportion of ICT Businesses with computers...52 Proportion of ICT businesses with a website...52 Proportion of ICT businesses with an intranet, local area network (LAN), or extranet (multiple responses possible)...53 Proportion of ICT businesses receiving orders over the Internet...54 Proportion of ICT businesses placing orders over the Internet...55 Proportion of ICT businesses with Internet access...56 ICT Business use of the Internet by type of activity (multiple responses possible)...57 Proportion of ICT business employees using the Internet at work...58 CHAPTER 7: INDICATOR REPORT FOR PIAC ESTABLISHMENTS...60 Composition of PIACs...60 Number of visiting customers per month...60 Average hours spent by customer in a PIAC per visit...60 CHAPTER 8: INTERNATIONAL BENCHMARKS...62 Benchmarking...62 Results...62 Other international benchmark study findings...67 CHAPTER 9: METHODOLOGY...72 Approach...72 Indicators...72 Survey Instrument...72 Sampling and Survey Methodology...72 Field Research...72

8 General Overview & Key Findings Overview The Telecommunications Regulatory Autheirty (TRA) has undertaken the most intensive survey of ICT in the history of the UAE. The survey focuses primarily on ICT access (i.e. internet connections) and ICT use (i.e. utilization of internet). The survey was conducted over 6 months and covered 7 sectors: Households, Private Sector, Education Establishments, Higher Education Establishments, Government, ICT Business Sector, and Public Internet Access Center (PIAC) Establishments (e.g., internet cafes and public libraries). The survey targeted both household level and organizational level. Face-to-face interviews were conducted with call backs to ensure the authenticity of the responses. A total of 1,350 households, 1,510 private sector establishments, 194 educational establishments, 44 higher educational establishments, 154 public sector Establishments, 403 ICT sector establishments, and 144 Public Internet Access Centers participated in this study. One of the benefits of this survey is that it will allow TRA to measure the status of the UAE in terms of the 48 ICT core indicators that have been developed and agreed to by international organizations including the ITU, the OECD, UNCTAD, UNESCO Institute for Statistics, the World Bank, and a range of UN Regional Commissions. Of the 48 core indicators, 33 rely on survey data and this survey has collected information on all 33 of these indicators. TRA has been collecting information for the remaining core indicators in a separate exercise, and the only missing core indicators are macroeconomic items not currently available from UAE sources. To ensure consistency with the way the ITU defines the various indicators, the following parameters were applied throughout this study: The household surveys were limited to people aged between 15 and 74 years; and The private sector and ICT business surveys were limited to those with 10 or more employees. Key findings from the survey are as follows. ICT in Households Internet connection penetration in households has reached 66% overall, while penetration rates among nationals is 83%. 87% of household internet connections are broadband, with this rate increasing to 95% among national households. 74% of households have at least one computer, and 72% of the UAE population aged between 15 and 74 used the Internet in the last 12 months, although not necessarily from the home. 65% of respondents have noticed reductions in prices of telecommunication services in the past year or two, and 71% have noticed the availability of more choices, offers or options in the telecommunication service operators services. ICT in the Private Sector The private sector in the UAE makes intensive use of ICT in thier business operetions with 97% of private sector establishments haveing computer, 81% of employees use a computer at work. 82% of establishments have a website. 26% of businesses have made online sales, while 29% have made online purchases. ICT in Educational Establishments The vast majority of school students, 84%, use the Internet at their schools. On average, 99% of educational establishments have a computer laboratory and each school has, on average, 38 laboratory computers. 93% of schools have an internet connection, with DSL being the most popular. 95% of teacher have undertaken some form of professional ICT qualification. 8 SUMMARY OF 2008 UAE ICT SURVEY RESULTS

9 ICT in Higher Educational Establishments Every higher educational establishment surveyed has some form of Internet connection, with DSL being the most popular type of connection. 98% have a computer laboratory. The average number of computers in laboratories in each establishment is % of higher education students use the Internet at the establishment, and 98% of the teachers have been trained to use ICT for instructional purposes. ICT in the Government Sector The Government has devoted considerable effort into enhancing levels of e-government in the UAE, and this appears to be reflected in the results of the survey. 97% of government sector establishments have internet access and 89% have a website. 86% offer some form of online services to the public. 41% of government employees work in ICT related jobs, of which 67% are occupied by UAE nationals. Overall, 63% of employees have ICT skills. ICT in the ICT Business Sector The survey also examined ICT in the ICT-specific business sector. As would be expected, levels of ICT access and use in this sector are higher than that of the overall private sector. 95% of the employees in ICT business establishments use a computer at work versus 81% in the overall private sector. 92% of ICT businesses have a website, a significantly higher figure than the overall private sector figure of 82%. While in the overall private sector, dialup connections comprise 19% of total internet connections, in the ICT business sector they make up only 9% of total connections. ICT in Public Internet Access Centers (PIACs) PIACs are proving to be a popular way of access the Internet. On average, PIACs have 57 customers per day with each visit lasting around 1.7 hours.

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11 Chapter 1 Household Sector Report 1,350 households were surveyed. For each household the head of household was interviewed as well as one randomly chosen household individual between the ages of 15 and 74. There were 690,964 households in the UAE in 2008 (latest available data).

12 CHAPTER 1: INDICATOR REPORT FOR HOUSEHOLDS Proportion of households with a mobile cellular telephone 99% of the households in the UAE have at least one mobile phone in the household. The average UAE household has 4.3 mobiles. Based on TRA statistics, mobile penetration reached 200% by October 2009, highest rate worldwide, This penetration is measured by dividing active mobile subscriptions by the UAE total population. Proportion of indivduals with use of a mobile phone 96% percent of respondents surveyed had access to a mobile phone which may be owned by the respondent or another party Proportion of households with a fixed line telephone 57% of the households in the UAE have a fixed line telephone connection. Proportion of households with a computer From the survey, 74% of the households have at least one computer in the household. The desktop was the most popular type of computer (60%) while the laptops were the next most popular (52%). The average UAE household has 1.7 computers. For the purposes of this survey, a computer includes: a desktop, portable or handheld computer (e.g. a personal digital assistant). It does not include equipment with some embedded computing abilities such as mobile phones or TV sets. Proportion of individuals aged between 15 and 74 who used a computer at home in the last 12 months 74% of survey respondents aged between 15 and 74 have used a computer at their home in the last 12 months. Proportion of households with Internet access at home 66% of households have Internet access at home (i.e. the household has an internet connection). For households with Internet connections 87% have broadband, while 13% have dial-up. Figure 1: Type of Internet Connection Among UAE nationals, households 83% have Internet connections and of those with Internet 95% use broadband. 12 SUMMARY OF 2008 UAE ICT SURVEY RESULTS

13 Proportion of individuals aged between 15 and 74 who used the Internet in the last 12 months 72% of individuals have accessed the Internet in the last 12 months, although not necessarily from the home. Locations where individuals users accessed the Internet in the last 12 months (multiple responses possible) Of the individuals that use the Internet, 87% accessed it from home while 41% of respondents accessed it from work. Figure 2: Locations Internet activities undertaken by individuals in the last 12 months (multiple responses possible) Individuals were asked to select from a list of Internet activities: use of the Internet as a sourse of information, communicating, online shopping and services, Internet banking, education or learning activities, dealing with government organizations and leisure activities. Note that these activities are restricted to private purposes and therefore exclude activities such as purchasing over the Internet undertaken as part of a person s job or undertaking online courses as part of a job. Respondents could respond in respect of more than one activity and activities are not mutually exclusive. (87%), information search (78%), and entertainment (67%) are among the most popular uses of the Internet. Figure 3: Internet Activities by Respondent

14 Frequency of individual Internet use in the last 12 months (from any location) Of individuals who use the Internet, 78% use it on a daily basis and 18% use the Internet at least once a week but not daily. Figure 4: Frequency of Internet Use Proportion of households that are satisfied with telecommunication service operators customer service levels 92% of households have indicated that they are satisfied with customer service levels provided by the telecommunication service operators. Figure 5: Proportion of Satisfied Households Proportion of households that are satisfied with the quality of telecommunication and internet services in the UAE 89% of households indicated that they are satisfied with the quality of telecommunication services. Figure 6: Proportion of Satisfied Households 14 SUMMARY OF 2008 UAE ICT SURVEY RESULTS

15 Proportion of households that have noticed any improvements in the telecommunication service operators prices over the past year or two 65% of households have noticed improvements in prices of telecommunication services in the past year or two. Figure 7: Proportion of Households Proportion of households that are satisfied with the telecommunication service operators current prices 91% of households are satisfied with the current level of prices offered by telecommunication service providers. Figure 8: Proportion of Satisfied Households Proportion of households that have noticed more choices, offers or options in the telecommunication service operators services in the past year or two 71% of households have noticed increases in the availability of more services and offers over the past year or two. Figure 9: Proportion of Households

16 Proportion of households that are satisfied with the telecommunication service operators current service offerings 96% of households are satisfied with the telecommunication service operators current service offerings. Figure 10: Proportion of Satisfied Households Proportion of households with electricity Based on respondent answers, it was found that 99.6% of the households had electricity. 98.6% of the households in rural areas had electricity while 99.9% of the houses in urban areas had electricity. Proportion of households with a radio From the survey, 43% of the households in the UAE have at least one radio unit that belongs to the household. A radio is a device capable of receiving broadcast radio signals using popular frequencies such as FM, AM, LW and SW. Radios also include: those combined with other equipment such as cassette players/recorders, portable radios such as transistor radios, and radios in motor vehicles. Proportion of households with a television 94% of households in the UAE have at least one television unit that belongs to the household. The average UAE household has 1.7 television sets. 16 SUMMARY OF 2008 UAE ICT SURVEY RESULTS

17 Chapter 2 Indicators Report for the Private Sector 1,510 Private Sector establishments were surveyed. These establishment include as well ICT related businesses. The sample was taken from businesses having 10 or more employees. For each business, the responsible administrator was interviewed as well as four randomly chosen employees.

18 CHAPTER 2: INDICATORS REPORT FOR THE PRIVATE SECTOR Private sector information is reported for the sector as a whole and also disaggregated by company size. The size classification used is number of employees. Small business is defined as those with 10 to 49 employees (36% of all businesses), medium business 50 to 249 employees (28% of all businesses), large business 250 or more employees (36% of all businesses). These classifications were chosen to be consistent with the standards established by the international organizations responsible for defining ICT Indicators. Businesses with fewer than 10 employees were not surveyed in accordance with those classification standards. Proportion of businesses with computers 97% of the private establishments have at least one computer. For large businesses 100% had at least one computer, for medium businesses 100% and for small business 92%. For the purposes of this survey, a computer does not include equipment with some embedded computing abilities: such as mobile phones or TV sets, nor does it include computer-controlled machinery or electronic input/output systems. Proportion of businesses with a website 83% of private sector businesses have their own website, with 43% of businesses using the.ae domain. Figure 11: Type of Website 18 SUMMARY OF 2008 UAE ICT SURVEY RESULTS

19 Looking at the same separated by small, media and large business shows: Figure 12: Type of Website Proportion of business with an intraent, local area network ( LAN), or extranet (multiple responses possible) These indicators show the use of networking technology in private establishments. Figure 14: Use of Network Technology

20 Looking at the same separated by small, medium and large business shows: Figure 14: Use of Network Technology 5 Proportion of businesses receiving orders over the Internet 26% of businesses have made online sales. Of these organizations receiving orders over the Internet, 81% received their sales orders using their own websites, 60% through use of specialized Internet market places, and 50% through Electronic Data Interchanges (EDIs). Figure15: Methods of Receiving Orders via Internet (multiple responses possible) M P E P d 20 SUMMARY OF 2008 UAE ICT SURVEY RESULTS

21 Looking at the same separated by small, medium and large business shows: Figure 16: Methods of Receiving Orders via Internet (multiple responses possible) M P E P I d Proportion of businesses placing orders over the Internet 29% of private establishments have made online purchases. Of those,79% conducted the transaction via websites and 55% via specialized Internet market places. Figure 17: Methods of Making Purchases over the Internet M P E P

22 Looking at the same separated by small, medium and large business shows: Figure 18: Methods of Making Purchases over the Internet M P P Proportion of businesses with Internet access 92% of the businesses surveyed have some form of Internet connection. Of the different types of Internet connection, Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) was the most popular (48%). Figure 19: Type of Internet Connection 48% 33% 19% 22 SUMMARY OF 2008 UAE ICT SURVEY RESULTS

23 Looking at the same separated by small, medium and large business shows: Figure 20: Type of Internet Connection 48% 50% 44% 37% 29% 29% 21% 21% 14% Business use of the Internet by type of activity (multiple responses possible) and search activities ranked at the top of the list of the activities that were undertaken by private establishments on the Internet. It was also observed that the private sector has an interest in communicating and conducting their transactions with governmental organization in the UAE via the Internet. Figure 21: Type of Internet Activities

24 Looking at the same separated by small, medium and large business shows: Figure 22: Type of Internet Activities Proportion of Employees using Computers 81% of the employees in the private sector used a computer at work at least once a day in the last 12 months. Among large businesses the percentage is 88, for medium 86 and for small SUMMARY OF 2008 UAE ICT SURVEY RESULTS

25 Chapter 3 Indicators Report for Educational Establishments 194 UAE educational establishments were surveyed. These establishments are primary and secondary schools, both public and private. The administrator in charge was interviewed as well as two randomly chosen teachers. In addition, four students, randomly chosen from all ages, were interviewed.

26 CHAPTER 3: INDICATORS REPORT FOR EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS Results for educational establishments are reported for primary and secondary schools. In addition, the results are separated to show public and private school results. Schools with computer laboratories 98% of the educational establishments have a computer laboratory. The average number of laboratory computers in each educational establishment is 38. For public schools, 100% have computer labs with an average of 40 computer lab computers at the school. For private schools, 96% have computer labs with an average of 36 computer lab computers at the school. Percentage of schools with basic telecommunication infrastructure or telephone access All schools have some form of telecommunication infrastructure. Percentage of schools with an Internet connection 93% of schools have some form of Internet connection with DSL connection being the most popular type of connection. 99% of public schools and 82% of private schools have an Internet connection. Figure 23: Type of Internet Connection i 26 SUMMARY OF 2008 UAE ICT SURVEY RESULTS

27 Looking at the same separated by public and private shows: Figure 24: Type of Internet Connection i Teachers and ICT training and use 95% of the teachers had taken some form of professional ICT qualification either through training programs as part of the job, previous employment training programs, or other external courses. For the purposes of this survey, ICT qualification is defined as any professional certification from a recognized certification body, e.g. private institution, higher education institution, or professional certification body. For public schools the percentage was 97%, and 91% for private schools. 90% of teachers had been trained to use ICT for instructional purposes. For public schools the percentage was 95%, for private schools 81%. 89% of teachers use ICT tools for instructional purposes. For public schools the percentage was 96%, for private schools 78%. 92% of the teachers use computers for administrative purposes within educational establishments. For public schools the percentage was 93%, for private schools 90%. Percentage of teachers with mobile phone, use Internet in school, have , have address for communicating with students 98% of teachers have a mobile phone and 71% use the Internet in school. 85% of teachers have a private address while 25% have a school address for communicating with students.

28 Figure 25: Teacher Usage of ICT Have Mobile Phone Use Internet in School Have Use to communicate with students Looking at the same separated by public and private shows: Figure 26: Teacher Usage of ICT M P Use to communicate with students Students to computers in laboratory ratio There are 17 students for every computer at school computer labs. For public schools, there are 12 students for every computer, and for private schools there are 28 students for every computer. 28 SUMMARY OF 2008 UAE ICT SURVEY RESULTS

29 Percentage of students who use the Internet at school 83% of students use the Internet at school. For public schools the percentage was 87%, for private schools 80%. Percentage of students using Internet at school by frequency 43% of students use the Internet at least once a day. 32% use it at least once a week, 7% use it at least once a month, and 1% use it less than once a month. It was observed that 17% do not use the Internet in school. Figure 27: Frequency of Internet Usage at School Looking at the same separated by public and private shows: Figure 28: Frequency of Internet Usage at School Percentage of students using Internet regardless of location 98% of students use the internet either at home, school or other locations. The most popular location is home with 86%. School is second most popular with 83%. For public school students internet usage (from any location) was 97% for private school students 99%. Student use of the Internet by type of activity Entertainment (86%) and information search (79%) rank among the most popular purposes of using the Internet. 59% of students use the Internet for receiving and sending s.

30 Looking at the same separated by public and private shows: Figure 29: Student Use of Internet by Activity Top 3 Activities Public Private 1st 88% Entertainment 85% Information search 2nd 72% Information search 84% Entertainment 3rd 52% Sending and receiving s 66% Sending and receiving s Percentage of students with mobile phones, computer at home, 98% of the students have a computer at home. 67% have at least 1 mobile phone, and 59% have an address. Figure 30: Technology Percentage Figure 31: Technology Percentage 30 SUMMARY OF 2008 UAE ICT SURVEY RESULTS

31 Looking at the same separated by public and private shows: Computer at home Mobile phone Percentage of students who can use computer, digital camera, design a webpage 97% of students can use a computer, 87% of students can use a mobile phone, and 57% can use a digital camera. 10 % of students are able to design a webpage. Figure 32: Student Capability of Use Design webpage

32 Looking at the same separated by public and private shows: Figure 33: Student Capability of Use Location of computer learning (multiple responses possible) 87% of students learned how to use the computer in school, 41% learned it at home, and 9% learned it elsewhere. Figure 34: Location of Computer Learning use 32 SUMMARY OF 2008 UAE ICT SURVEY RESULTS

33 Looking at the same separated by public and private shows: Figure 35: Location of Computer Learning use Percentage of schools with electricity Based on information provided by the Ministry of Education, 100% of the schools in the UAE were connected with electricity in Percentage of schools with a radio set used for educational purposes 56% of the schools have at least one radio set that is used for educational purposes. For public schools the Percentage was 62%, for private schools 47%. Percentage of schools with a television set used for educational purposes 91% of the schools have at least one television set that is used for educational purposes. For public schools the Percentage was 93%, for private schools 86%.

34 Chapter 4 Indicators Report for Higher Educational Establishments 44 Higher Educational establishments were surveyed. The administrator in charge was interviewed as well as two randomly chosen teachers. In addition, four students, randomly chosen from all ages, were interviewed.

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36 CHAPTER 4: INDICATORS REPORT FOR HIGHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS Results for higher education establishments are reported overall and separately for public and private institutions. Percentage of schools with computer laboratories 100% of higher educational establishments have a computer laboratory, and the average number of laboratory computers in each establishment is 280. For public institutions, 100% have computer labs, with an average of 1,398 lab computer at the institution. For private institutions, 100% have computer labs, with an average of 161 computers at the school. Percentage of schools with basic telecommunication infrastructure or telephone access Based on the survey, all higher educational institutions have some form of telecommunication infrastructure. Percentage of schools with an Internet connection 100% of higher educational institutions have some form of Internet connection, with DSL connection being the most popular type of connection Figure 36: Type of Internet Connection i 36 SUMMARY OF 2008 UAE ICT SURVEY RESULTS

37 Looking at the same separated by public and private shows: Figure 37: Type of Internet Connection Teachers and ICT training and use 98% of teachers in higher educational establishments had been trained to use ICT for instructional purposes. For public institutions the percentage was 100%, for private 98 %. 98 % of teachers in higher educational establishments use ICT tools for instructional purposes. For public institutions the percentage was 100%, for private 98%. 99% of teachers in higher educational establishments use computers for administrative purposes. For public institutions the percentage was 100%, for private 99%. Percentage of teachers with mobile phone, use of Internet in school, have , have address for communicating with students 92% of teachers in higher educational establishments have a mobile phone and 94% use the Internet at work. 90% have a private address and 72% of the teachers have a work address for communicating with students.

38 Figure 38: Teacher s Usage of ICT Use to communicate with students Looking at the same separated by public and private shows: Figure 39: Teachers Usage of ICT Use to communicate with students 38 SUMMARY OF 2008 UAE ICT SURVEY RESULTS

39 Ratio of Students to computers in laboratory There are 3 students to every computer in a computer laboratory in a higher educational establishment. For public institutions the ratio was 4 students for every 3 computers, while in the private sector the ratio was 5 to 1. Percentage of students who use the Internet at school 86% of students use the Internet at their higher educational institutions. For public institutions the Percentage was 75%, for private 100%. Percentage of students using Internet at school by frequency 88% of students who use the Internet in higher educational establishments use the Internet at least once a day. 12% use it once a week, and less than 1% use it once it month. For public institutions the Percentage was 92% for at least once a day, for private 83%. For public institutions the Percentage was 8% for once a week, for private 16%. For public institutions the Percentage was 0% for once a month, for private 1%. Percentage of students using Internet regardless of location (multiple responses possible) 100% of the students surveyed reported that they use the Internet either at home, school or other locations. The most popular location is home with 98%. School is second most popular with 86%. Looking at the same separated by public and private shows: Figure 40: Student Usage of Internet Top 3 Activities Students who use the Internet at home Students who use the Internet at school Public Private 100% 95% 75% 100% Student use of the Internet by type of activity (multiple responses possible) 94% of students in higher educational establishments use the Internet to receive and send s. Entertainment (86%) followed by Information Search (84%) rank among the other most popular purposes of using the Internet. Looking at the same separated by public and private shows: Figure 41: Student Use of Internet by Type of Activity Top 3 Activities Public Private 1 st 100% Entertainment 87% Information Search 2 nd 100% Sending and Receiving s 86% Sending and Receiving s 3 rd 81% Information Search 69% Enterainment

40 Percentage of students with mobile phones, computer at home, 100% of the students in higher educational establishments have at least 1 mobile phone. 100% have a computer at home, and 94% have an address. Figure 42: Technology Percentage Looking at the same separated by public and private shows: Figure 43: Technology Percentage SUMMARY OF 2008 UAE ICT SURVEY RESULTS

41 Percentage of students who can use computer, digital camera, design a webpage 100% of students can use a mobile phone and a computer. 74% can use a digital camera, and 36% are able to design a webpage. Figure 44: Student Capability of Use Looking at the same separated by public and private shows: Figure 45: Student Capability of Use - Digital camera

42 Percentage distribution of computer-literate students by sources of learning school, home, elsewhere (multiple responses possible) 80% of the students learned how to use the computer in school, and 68% learned it themselves. 14% learned to use the computer through specialized courses. Figure 46: Location of Computer Literacy Looking at the same separated by public and private shows: Figure 47: Location of Computer Learning 42 SUMMARY OF 2008 UAE ICT SURVEY RESULTS

43 Percentage of students enrolled by gender at the higher education level in an ICT-related field 41% of students at the higher education level are enrolled in an ICT related field (e.g. Electronics/Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, etc.). Of these, 66% are male and 34% female. Computer and information systems are the most popular field of study making up about 45% of the total students in ICT-related fields. For public institutions 35% of students are enrolled in ICT related fields, with 70% of them being male and 30% female. For private institutions 49% of students are enrolled in ICT related fields, with 61% of them being male and 39% female. Percentage of schools with electricity Based on information provided by the Ministry of Higher Education, 100% of the higher institutions in the UAE were connected with electricity in Percentage of schools with a radio set used for educational purposes 12% of schools in higher educational establishments have at least 1 radio set that is used for educational purposes. For public institutions the percentage was 0%, for private 13%. Percentage of schools with a television set used for educational purposes 83% of schools have at least one television set that is used for educational purposes. For public institutions the percentage was 75%, for private 84%.

44 Chapter 5 Indicators Report for Public Sector Establishment 154 Public Sector establishments were surveyed. For each establishment, the responsible administrator was interviewed as well as six randomly chosen employees. 44 SUMMARY OF 2008 UAE ICT SURVEY RESULTS

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46 CHAPTER 5: INDICATOR REPORT FOR PUBLIC SECTOR ESTABLISHMENTS Public sector information is reported for the sector as a whole and also disaggregated to show results by federal and non federal establishments. Percentage of staff working in ICT jobs 41% of government employees work in ICT related jobs, of which 65% are nationals. More males than females have ICT related jobs. For federal establishments, 22% work in ICT related jobs, of which 65% are nationals. For non federal establishments, 44% work in ICT related jobs, of which 59% are nationals. Percentage of staff with ICT skills The survey indicates that around 63% of government employees have ICT skills. For federal establishments 59% of employees have ICT skills. For non federal establishments 64% of employees have ICT skills. Staff to computer ratio In the public sector, for every 3 employees, there are 2 computers available for use. In the federal sector, for every 1 employee, there is 1 computer available for use. In the non federal sector, for every 3 employees, there are 2 computers available for use. Percentage of computers connected to the Internet Results of the survey show that 41% of the computers in public establishments are connected to the Internet. In the federal sector 66% of the computers are connected to the Internet. In the non federal sector 34% of the computers are connected to the Internet. Percentage ministries/organizations with an Internet connection 97% of the sampled public sector establishments reported having Internet access. In the federal sector 98% reported having Internet access. In the non federal sector 97% reported having Internet access. Figure 48: Type of Internet Connection i 46 SUMMARY OF 2008 UAE ICT SURVEY RESULTS

47 Looking at the same separated by federal and non federal shows: Figure 49: Type of Internet Connection Federal Non-Federal Percentage of ministries/organizations with an Intranet 52% of public sector establishments have intranets within their organization and 40% have extranets. In the federal sector 63% intranets within their organization and 61% have extranets. In the non federal sector 48% intranets within their organization and 32% have extranets. Percentage of ministries/organizations using for official internal and external communications 79% of public sector establishments use for official internal communication while 78% also use for official external communication. In the federal sector 84% use for official internal communication while 81% also use for official external communication. In the non federal sector 78% use for official internal communication while 77% also use for official external communication. Percentage of ministries/organizations linked to other ministries/organizations 50% of public sector establishments have links to other ministries/organizations through the Internet web environment. In the federal sector 63% have links to other Ministries/organizations through the Internet web environment. In the non federal sector 45% have links to other ministries/organizations through the Internet web environment. Percentage of ministries/organizations providing online services at different levels 86% of public sector establishments offer online services: 46% offer basic informational online services; 16% allow for downloading of forms; and 14% offer online transactions. In the federal sector 95% offer online services: 42% offer basic informational online services; 21% allow for downloading of forms; and 21% offer online transactions. In the non federal sector: 82% offer online services; 47% offer basic informational online services; 14% allow for downloading of forms; and 11% offer online transactions. Percentage of ministries/organizations with a website 84% of public sector establishments have a web-site with a.ae domain. Another 5% have a website in another domain. An additional 5% are on a third party website. Only 6% of public sector establishments do not have a website.

48 Figure 50: Type of Website W W Looking at the same separated by federal and non federal shows: Figure 51: Type of Website W W Federal Non-Federal Percentage of ministries/organizations collecting statistics on sustomer satisfaction of their online services 66% of public sector establishments collect information on customer satisfaction levels of their online services. In the federal sector 74% collect information on customer satisfaction levels of their online services. In the non federal sector 62% collect information on customer satisfaction levels of their online services. 48 SUMMARY OF 2008 UAE ICT SURVEY RESULTS

49 Percentage of Employees Using Computer Within the Last Year at Work 93% of employees used a computer at work within the last year. In the federal sector 93% of employees used a computer at work within the last year. In the non federal sector 94% of employees used a computer at work within the last year. Percentage of Employees who use the Internet in 0ffice 89% of public sector establishment employees use the Internet in the office and 80% use it on a daily basis. Figure 52: Frequency of Staff Internet Use Looking at the same separated by federal and non federal shows: Figure 53: Frequency of Staff Internet Use Federal Non-Federal

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51 Chapter 6 Indicators Report for the ICT Business Sector 403 ICT related businesses were interviewed. For each business, the responsible administrator was interviewed as well as four randomly chosen employees. The survey used the ICT sector definition as developed by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). OECD defines the ICT sector as businesses with the following International Standard Industry Classification (ISIC Rev 3.1) codes: 6420 Telecommunications 7123 Renting of office machinery and equipment (including computers) 72 Computer and related activities 3000 Manufacture of office, accounting and computing machinery 3130 Manufacture of insulated wire and cable 3210 Manufacture of electronic valves and tubes and other electronic components 3220 Manufacture of television and radio transmitters and apparatus for line telephony and line telegraphy 3230 Manufacture of television and radio receivers, sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus, and associated goods 3312 Manufacture of instruments and appliances for measuring, checking, testing, navigating and other purposes, except industrial process control equipment 3313 Manufacture of industrial process control equipment 5151 Wholesale of computers, computer peripheral equipment & software 5152 Wholesale of electronic and telecommunications parts & equipment

52 CHAPTER 6: INDICATORS REPORT FOR THE ICT BUSINESS SECTOR ICT business sector information is reported for the sector as a whole and also disaggregated by company size. The classification was based on number of employees. Small ICT business is defined as those with 10 to 49 employees (73% of all ICT businesses), medium ICT business 50 to 249 employees (21% of all ICT businesses), large ICT business 250 or more employees (6% of all ICT businesses). These classifications were chosen to be consistent with the standards established by the international organizations responsible for defining ICT Indicators. ICT businesses with fewer than 10 employees were not surveyed in accordance with those classification standards. Proportion of ICT businesses with computers 99% of the ICT business establishments have at least one computer. For large ICT businesses 100% had at least one computer, for medium ICT businesses 99% and for small ICT business 99%. For the purposes of this survey, a computer does not include equipment with some embedded computing abilities such as mobile phones or TV sets, nor does it include computer-controlled machinery or electronic tills. Proportion of ICT businesses with a website 92% of ICT businesses have their own website site; a significantly higher figure than the overall private sector figure of 83%. For large ICT businesses 92% had a website, for medium ICT businesses 100% and for small ICT business 89%. Figure 54: Type of Website 52 SUMMARY OF 2008 UAE ICT SURVEY RESULTS

53 Looking at the same separated by small, medium and large ICT business shows: Figure 55: Type of Website Proportion of ICT businesses with an intranet, local area network (LAN), or extranet (multiple responses possible) 55% of ICT businesses make use of a Local Area Network (LAN). This is followed by Intranet (36%). 26% of ICT businesses use Extranets. Figure 56: Use of Network Technology 3

54 Figure 57: Use of Network Technology Proportion of ICT businesses receiving orders over the Internet 16% of ICT businesses have made online sales. Of these organizations receiving orders over the Internet, 85% received their sales orders using their own websites, 37% through Electronic Data Interchanges (EDIs), and 11% through use of specialized Internet market places. Figure 58: Methods of Receiving Orders via Internet (multiple responses possible) 54 SUMMARY OF 2008 UAE ICT SURVEY RESULTS

55 Looking at the same separated by small, medium and large ICT business shows: Figure 59: Methods of Receiving Orders via Internet (multiple responses possible) Proportion of ICT businesses placing orders over the Internet 25% of ICT businesses have made online purchases. Of those organizations that made purchases over the Internet, 82% conducted the transaction via websites and 31% via EDI. Figure 60: Methods of Placing Orders via Internet (multiple responses possible)

56 Looking at the same separated by small, medium and large ICT business shows: Figure 61: Methods of Placing Orders via Internet (multiple responses possible) Proportion of ICT businesses with Internet access 99% of ICT businesses have some form of Internet connection. Of the different types of Internet connection, Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) was the most popular (70%). Figure 62: Type of Internet Connection 56 SUMMARY OF 2008 UAE ICT SURVEY RESULTS

57 Looking at the same separated by small, medium and large ICT business shows: Figure 63: Type of Internet Connection ICT Business use of the Internet by type of activity (multiple responses possible) Sending and receiving s (94%), and getting information on products and services (85%) ranked at the top of the list of the activities that were undertaken by ICT businesses on the Internet. Figure 64: Type of Internet Activities

58 Looking at the same separated by small, medium and large ICT business shows: Figure 65: Type of Internet Activities g g Proportion of ICT business employees using the Internet at work 97% of ICT Business employees routinely use the Internet at work. Among large ICT businesses the percentage is 98%, for medium 97% and for small 97%. 58 SUMMARY OF 2008 UAE ICT SURVEY RESULTS

59 Chapter 7 Indicators Report for PIAC Establishments 144 out of over 1400 Public Internet Access Centers (PIACs) that existed in 2008 were surveyed. The great majority of PIACs are internet cafes. For each PIAC, the responsible administrator was interviewed, as well as two employees.

60 CHAPTER 7: INDICATORS REPORT FOR PIAC ESTABLISHMENTS Composition of PIACs 86% of PIACs are Internet cafes. Figure 66: Composition of PIACs Number of visiting customers per month Results from the survey show that each PIAC has approximately 57 customers daily, or about 1,700 customers per month. Average hours spent by customer in a PIAC Per Visit On average each customer spends about 1.7 hours per visit. 60 SUMMARY OF 2008 UAE ICT SURVEY RESULTS

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62 CHAPTER 8: INTERNATIONAL BENCHMARKS Benchmarking The ICT survey data, combined with other data TRA has collected from the industry in the UAE, has been benchmarked against a range of countries and used as a basis for analyzing the relative position of the UAE in the ICT sector. In order to select the countries for inclusion in the benchmarking exercise, TRA chose a number of regions across the world for analysis. The regions selected included the Arab states, Europe, North America, and Asia. Within each of those regions, an assessment was undertaken of the availability of indicator data across the countries within the region. This was necessary as many countries do not,at this point in time,collect data relating to all of the ICT core indicators. Countries selected were those with publicly available data sets that can be described as comprehensive compared to other countries within each region in relation to the indicators selected for benchmarking. Note, however, that some of the countries included in the exercise do not have data available for every indicator, and have accordingly been omitted from the analysis of those specific benchmarks. Results The information available suggests that: The UAE is the top performing country in ICT among the Arab states. While the UAE compares relatively favorably on an international scale, there is still some progress needed to be equivalent to the leading ICT countries such as those in Western Europe. Nevertheless, the significant rate of growth experienced by the UAE in ICT development in recent years is very encouraging and suggests that the UAE may be well on the way to achieving ICT levels comparable with those achieved by the currently top ranking countries. The charts below illustrate the UAE s position relative to other Arab states and a range of countries in Europe, North America, and Asia across 10 commonly available ICT indicators. The UAE ranks the first among the benchmarked Arab states in all 10 of these indicators, and first across all of the benchmarked countries in mobile subscribers per 100 inhabitants, the proportion of households with mobile telephony, and is one of several countries with ubiquitous mobile coverage. The UAE also performs well in the percentage of homes with Internet, and the percentage of homes with a personal computer. Figure 67: Internet Subscribers (Total Fixed Broadband) per 100 Inhabitants United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates Malaysia i 62 SUMMARY OF 2008 UAE ICT SURVEY RESULTS