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on 31-May-2006
The OECD held a workshop on increasing the access to public sector information (PSI, e.g., geographical and meteorological data, libraries, archives, museums). The public sector is a large producer of content with major potential for digitisation and new commercial and non-commercial applications and value-added services.
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from 04-Dec-2006 to 05-Dec-2006
Jointly organised by UNCTAD, OECD and ILO, this meeting examined the impact of information and communication technologies (ICTs) on economic and social development and growth with a view to encouraging action at the national, regional and global levels to implement outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS). The sessions examined how ICTs can enable growth and development; the impact of ICTs on producitvity, growth and business sectors; and ICTs' impact on trade, labour markets and employment.
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on 08-Mar-2006
This OECD workshop, to take place in Paris, will bring together policy-makers, leading academics, private sector organisations, and civil society organisations to discuss the trends shaping the future of the Internet, explore the various approaches –technical, regulatory, and economic– that are being taken or can be taken to create new functionality for and increased trust in the Internet, to promote its sustained growth and adoption, and to identify opportunities for increased international cooperation on pressing issues.
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on 10-Jun-2005
This panel on ICT-enabled services offshoring aimed to increase understanding of how OECD economies can benefit from the development of ICT-enabled services offshoring. Country and company perspectives were examined to identity the challenges and opportunities.
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on 04-Dec-2002
This half-day workshop on public sector broadband procurement provided an overview and country case studies of successes, challenges and lessons from procurement of broadband services and infrastructure, and impacts on areas such as government services, health and education delivery.
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Conference: The IT/Software Industries in Indian and Asian Development , 11. - 12 November 2002, Chennai, India
from 11-Nov-2002 to 12-Nov-2002
The OECD Development Centre is co-organising with the Government of India and the State Government of Tamil Nadu an international conference entitled "The IT/Software Industries in Indian and Asian Development", to be held in Chennai, India on 11 and 12 November 2002
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from 16-Sep-2002 to 17-Sep-2002
The Forum focused on integrating policy for knowledge-based economic growth driven by ICTs, innovation and human resources. Organised by the OECD and the Ministry of Science & Technology, Brazil, supported by the Inter-American Development Bank and the World Bank InfoDev Conference Scholarship Fund.
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on 05-Dec-2001
The Workshop focused on the development of broadband infrastructure with particular emphasis on broadband rollout in different countries and implications for applications and use, including impacts on the digital divide. Presentations are available for downloading by clicking on the speakers' name.
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from 29-Oct-2001 to 30-Oct-2001
This Workshop was co-organised by the OECD and the Italian Statistical Institute (ISTAT) with the support of the Italian Banking Association (ABI) to highlight results from the Electronic Commerce Business Impacts Project (EBIP).
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on 07-Dec-2000
This Workshop examined access and pricing trends related to the digital divide within and across OECD countries, focusing in particular on ICT access, use and impacts.
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How the Internet is changing the world
Vint Cerf talks about the future of the Internet
Tim Berners-Lee talks about how an open Internet is key to driving innovation
