Indicators for the Information Society in the Baltic Region

The Northern e-Dimension Action Plan - NeDAP - 2005-06 was adopted by the Heads of Government of the Council of the Baltic Sea States during the 5th Baltic Sea States Summit in June 2004, and by the Nordic Council of Ministers in August 2004. The action plan is a tangible result of a new cooperation arrangement between the Council of Baltic Sea States, the European Commission and the Nordic Council of Ministers. The NeDAP 2005-06 consists of 8 action lines: 1. Internet and Internet Applications in Research and Development, 2. A Secure Information Infrastructure, 3. eSkills and eLearning , 4. eHealth, 5. eGovernment, 6. eIndicators, 7. eEnvironment, and 8. eInclusion. This report presents the results of work conducted in 2005 by action line 6, eIndicators, providing new and comprehensive statistics about the information societies in the Baltic Region.