The 2009-2010 edition consists of four parts

1. regional overviews on ICT for development; regulatory approaches to ICT; and managing innovation.
2. Five thematic chapters on various aspects of ICT in education.
3. ICT initiatives of four sub-regional groups.
4. State-of-practice in 30 economies.

The country chapters provide updated information on technology infrastructure, ICT industries, digital content, online services, key ICT initiatives, enabling policies, the regulatory environment, education and capacity building programs, open source initiatives, R&D, and trends and challenges in each of the 30 economies covered. The common framework that underpins these country reports allows readers to undertake a comparative analysis and assess progress across the region.

In order for the reader to be able to obtain a comprehensive picture of the state-of-play of ICT development and application in any given economy, the chapters on the individual economy in Section D should ideally be read alongside chapters on the same economy in previous editions.