How will the DOI be improved over time?
In the fast-changing field of ICTs, future developments are difficult to predict. However, the DOI has already undergone several revisions and refinements to improve the methodology. It was discussed extensively at the WSIS Thematic Meeting in Seoul, Korea in June 2005. In response to changes in technology, data series will continue to adapt and evolve, either within the data series or by replacement with a new data series. As one example, the Internet access tariffs included in the DOI mostly referred to prices of residential dial-up Internet access as the cheapest way of accessing the Internet in most countries. However, in OECD countries, dial-up is fast being replaced by broadband, so this data series now mostly refers to broadband prices for these countries, rather than dial-up. The DOI could be combined with other indices for example, the HDI to explore the relationship between human development and digital opportunity more fully.
