Measuring the Information Economy

Joint WPIIS/WPIE workshop on the Economic and Social Impacts of Broadband Communications: from ICT Measurement to Policy Implications

on 22-May-2007

The workshop reviewed studies of the impacts of broadband roll-out and use: a) on economic performance at aggregate level and in the business sector, and b) on the geographical distribution of economic activity and employment, on content producers and users, and on households. It covered recent and ongoing analysis for as a wide range of OECD countries.

Meeting on Economic and Social Implications of ICT, Antigua, Guatemala

from 18-Jan-2005 to 19-Jan-2005

As part of the preparatory process of the second phase of the World Summit on the Information Society (to be held in Tunis on 16-18 November 2005) the OECD is collaborating with UNCTAD, ILO and the ITC in organising a WSIS Thematic Meeting on the Economic and Social Implications of ICT. OECD's work on the links between ICTs and economic growth, social development and performance of enterprises that has been carried out under the aegis of ICCP and WPIE will provide some of the fundamental arguments presented at this meeting.

Advancing Knowledge and the Knowledge Economy

from 10-Jan-2005 to 11-Jan-2005

This conference is designed to deepen the common understanding of how difficult-to-measure knowledge resources drive an increasingly virtualized economy, and to assess prospects for advancing and regenerating knowledge infrastructure, institutions, and policies.

Broadband Statistics

Now updated with data through December 2008

OECD Broadband Portal

Editor's Choice

The most recent comparable data on communication sector performance.

OECD Communications Outlook 2009