Specific Country Information
- Community Media: A Good Practice Handbook (2011, UNESCO)- E-book collection of good practice case studies (30 countries) in community media, focus on electronic media including radio, television, internet, mobile
- CountryData Online This link opens in a new window- Political, economic, financial and social data for 140+ countries, 1984 to present
- Country Information and Data SourcesA comprehensive guide to locating country information
- NORDICOM: Nordic Information Centre for Media and Communication Research- Comprehensive information on Nordic media and communication research of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden
- Items of note: Comparative Nordic Media Statistics and Nordicom Media Trends Newsletters (includes European Media Policy and Nordic Media Policy)
From the ITU (International Telecommunications Union)
- Measuring the Information Society Report 2017 (ITU)- ITU annual publication (since 2009) features key ICT data and tools, ICT Development Index (IDI)
- ICT Developments in 167 economies, progress comparisons back to 2010 - Country Case Studies, Published Reports (1998-2006, ITU)- Covers media systems, Internet policy, background information, analysis and description of models or strategies employed by a country, free PDF files
- Measuring the Information Society : ICT Opportunity Index and World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators byPublication Date: 2007, 2010, 2012 (print)
- World Telecommunication Indicators Database [CD-ROM] byPublication Date: 2007-2015Measures information and communication technologies (ICTs) across 183 countries, varying economies
From the OECD iLibrary:
- Infrastructure to 2030: Telecom, Land Transport, Water and Electricity, (2006) e-bookLong-term assessment of energy, transport, water, telecommunications and other infrastructures in both OECD and non-OECD countries
- Country Statistical Profiles: Key Tables from OECDIncludes wide range of indicators: information and communication, economy, education, energy, environment, foreign aid, health, labour, migration, R&D, trade and society (most recent 8 time periods)
- OECD Communications Outlook 2013, e-bookIncludes annual reports such as:
- Chapter on broadcasting services
- Statistics on trends in media usage, convergence, digital television, etc.
- Examines major changes and future trends of telecommunications industry
- Explores developments in Internet, broadcasting, cable television