Information and Communications Policy

Report of the OECD Task Force on Spam: Anti-Spam Toolkit of Recommended Policies and Measures

20-Apr-2006

The OECD has released this report and launched an anti-spam toolkit to help governments and industry work together to combat spam. The toolkit also includes an OECD recommendation on enforcement co-operation . The anti-spam toolkit, its annexes and background papers are available at www.oecd-antispam.org.

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.

The Secondary Market for Domain Names

13-Apr-2006

This paper provides an overview of  the market for secondary domain names. Secondary domain name registrations and the growing markets for targeted Internet search advertising have given rise to a range of new practices and business models on the Internet.

Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID): Drivers, Challenges and Public Policy Considerations

13-Apr-2006

RFID touches on several regulatory and/or policy issues with potentially wide-ranging social, economic, as well as national security implications, including international trade, intellectual property rights, standards, spectrum, security, and privacy.

Internet Traffic Exchange: Market Developments and Measurement of Growth

11-Apr-2006

In little more than a decade, following commercialisation, the Internet has become a critical and integral part of economic and social life. This has been made possible by the phenomenally successful growth of the Internet, as a network of networks. In 2005 more than 20 000 networks with independent routing policies provided connectivity for themselves and many millions of their customers' networks, supporting close to a billion users around the world.

The Use of Authentication Across Borders in OECD Countries

07-Dec-2005

What are the current cross-border uses of electronic authentication methods and methodologies? Which factors are fostering or impeding the national use of authentication technologies and digital signatures? This report analyses the answers provided by OECD member countries and includes a summary of their response.

Scoping Study on the Measurement of Trust in the Online Environment

06-Dec-2005

Trust among the users of ICT networks is an increasing priority for business, industry and governments. This report reviews data available from official, semi-official and private sources which can assist in informing developments and progress in this area.

Biometric-based technologies

04-Jul-2005

This report is intended to provide an understanding of the benefits and limitations of biometric-based technologies.

OECD releases Anti-Spam Law Enforcement Report

26-May-2005

This report presents a summary of enforcement activities against spam, providing an overview of the nature and extent of powers possessed by enforcement authorities in different countries. It aims to provide the basis for discussion on how to improve the capacity of these agencies to effectively respond to spam complaints and improve co-operation with foreign counterparts. The report, as well as further information, is also available on the OECD Anti-Spam Law Enforcement Report, available at www.oecd-antispam.org (Enforcement).

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