"This guidebook has been developed for use by professionals, policymakers and the research community involved in media development around the world. Its development was based on the UIS questionnaires on media statistics (see Appendices II, III and IV). This guide is not intended to provide a full set of monitoring and evaluation indicators, but rather a limited number of indicators that can easily be calculated based on administrative data available within most countries. For this reason, this tool is flexible, open to changes and can be adapted to the context of a given country. Over time, the guidebook will be updated according to changes to the questionnaire and data requirements. Qualitative indicators that may emerge from the regulatory framework questionnaire are not a concern of this guide; the guide is more quantitative in nature rather than constituting a qualitative assessment tool that is required for the in-depth analysis of laws and regulations. At the time of publication (May 2013), 54 country profiles have been published on the UIS website and further countries may be added in the future. The profiles present national regulations and data on broadcast and print media." (Executive summary)