Information Economy

Workshop on Online Audiovisual Services, Film and Video: Issues for Achieving Growth and Policy Objectives

22-Dec-2006

Proceedings of a September 2006 workshop which aimed to identify and scope the main issues relating to raise of new online, content-rich audiovisual services and related business and policy challenges.

OECD Workshop on Access to Public Sector Information and Content

21-Dec-2006

Summary of a May 2006 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.

Modernising the Mexican economy: The role of ICT

27-Oct-2006

Mexico has made good progress in modernising its economy. The challenge is to take advantage of the favourable macroeconomic environment to lift productivity performance, raise living standards and tackle the informal job market. ICTs can play an important part in achieving goals by improving economic performance and increasing competitiveness. This report analyses ICT policies and their effectiveness in achieving overall economic goals.

ICT industry growth to increase by 6% in 2006, says OECD

04-Oct-2006

The ICT industry is expected to grow by 6% in 2006 and, looking ahead, highest growth will be driven by Internet-related investments, Linux servers, digital storage, personal digital assistants and new portable consumer products. But any return to the heady days of 20% and 30% growth in many products and market segments in the 1990s are unlikely, according to the 2006 edition of the OECD’s Information Technology Outlook, just released.

Digital Broadband Content Strategies and Policies

04-Jul-2006

The development of digital content raises new issues as rapid technological developments challenge existing business models and government policies. This new OECD study identifies and discusses six groups of business and public policy issues, and illustrates them with existing and potential OECD digital content strategies and policies.

Digital Content Creation, Distribution and Access: Conference Summary Report

23-Jun-2006

This report presents the conclusions of the OECD conference on the future digital economy jointly organised with Italian Minister for Innovation and Technologies in January 2006.

ICTs and Globalisation: China and India (panel session, 2 June 2006)

19-Jun-2006

This panel session was designed to enhance understanding of new developments in the globalisation of the ICT sector and the ICT-enabled globalisation of services, the role played by China and India, and means by which OECD economies can benefit from these developments.

Online Payment Systems for E-commerce

18-May-2006

This report analyses development and use of online payment systems, covering credit cards, debit cards, online banking, mediating services, mobile telephone payments and electronic money, and industry characteristics and network effects. It analyses drivers and impediments and policy issues.

ICT Diffusion to Business: National Peer Reviews: Austria

14-Apr-2006

Austria is in the middle of OECD countries in information and communication technology indicators. Policy aims to increase competitiveness and tackle market distortions and market failures by liberalising network services, incentives to private R&D, and initiatives for ICT skills and diffusion, but co-ordination remains a complex task.

Digital Broadband Content: Public Sector Information

14-Apr-2006

Public sector information (PSI) is the raw material for applications across a wide range of industries. This study gives an overview of the main areas of PSI and their commercial applications, and addresses issues related to improving access to public sector content.

OECD Guidance and Reports on RFID

RFID guidance and reports

OECD Policy Guidance for Digital Content

OECD Policy Guidance for Digital Content

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Latest edition with a broad overview of trends and prospects in the IT industry, analysis of the impact of IT on the economy and society, and a review of emerging applications, IT policies and new policy directions.

OECD Information Technology Outlook 2006

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