Statistical Analysis of Science, Technology and Industry

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.

STI Working Paper 2006/7: Input-Output Analysis in an Increasingly Globalised World: Applications of OECD's Harmonised International Tables

01-Sep-2006

Input-output (I-O) analysis has been around for nearly 70 years, and although its use has ebbed and flowed, it has always retained a dedicated core of users in the worldwide research community. Recently however, there seems to have been a notable increase in the use of input-output tables in empirical analyses addressing a wide range of policy issues. This paper is primarily aimed at a non-technical audience and focuses on the applications and important policy questions that can benefit from the availability of harmonised input-output tables.

STI Working Paper 2006/6: Sources of Knowledge and Productivity: How Robust is the Relationship?

28-Jul-2006

This paper estimates domestic productivity relationships for a sample of 16 OECD countries through probably the most general specification yet.

STI Working Paper 2006/5: Valuation and Exploitation of Intellectual Property

30-Jun-2006

This paper reviews recent evidence and analyses in order to inform policy development. It examines the channels through which firms aim to exploit their IP and complements this firm-level perspective with a review of macroeconomic statistics related to the development of technology markets. The paper reviews various approaches to the valuation of patents and examines the range of policy initiatives undertaken by OECD countries to foster patent valuation and exploitation.

STI Working Paper 2006/1: Productivity Impacts of Offshoring and Outsourcing: A Review

06-Mar-2006

Despite the attention that offshore outsourcing currently demands in the public media, there is little empirical evidence on its economic impact. As a consequence of rising fears of job losses associated with the phenomenon, most existing research on the subject is primarily concerned with addressing related labour market issues. The impacts on productivity, however, have received only little attention. This paper surveys the empirical literature on offshore outsourcing and its productivity effects.

ICT Access and Use by Households and Individuals: Revised OECD model Survey

13-Jan-2006

This paper presents a revision of the 2002 OECD model survey on ICT use by households and individuals. This includes changes to the name, scope, classifications and content (including new or revised material on IT security, e-government, digitised products, mobile Internet access and mobile phone use).

ICT Use by Businesses: Revised OECD Model Survey

13-Jan-2006

This paper presents a revised OECD model survey on information and communication technology (ICT) use by businesses. It is intended to provide guidance for the collection of statistics on business use of ICT, including e-business and e-commerce. Countries are encouraged to use the model as a core part of their survey development in this area of ICT statistics.

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.

Just Published: OECD Economic Globalisation Indicators

05-Dec-2005

With over 250 graphs, this book helps identify the economic activities of member countries that are under foreign control, and more particularly the contribution of multinational enterprises to growth, employment, productivity, labour compensation, R&D, technology diffusion and international trade. In so doing, it gauges the intensity and magnitude of the globalisation process, and sheds new light on financial, technological and trade interdependencies within OECD countries. This new volume builds upon the OECD Handbook on Economic Globalisation Indicators, published in June 2005.

Guide to Measuring the Information Society

13-Nov-2005

The OECD's Working Party on Indicators for the Information Society has agreed on a number of statistical standards for measuring ICT. These standards, along with information on other efforts to measure the information society, have been brought together in the Guide to Measuring the Information Society 2005.

STI Scoreboard

Over 200 graphs provide a comprehensive picture of countries' performance in science, technology and innovation.

OECD Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard 2007

Just Released

This compendium presents a large number of indicators on productivity and includes methodological notes which describe the measurement challenges, data choices, and remaining measurement problems.

OECD Compendium of Productivity Indicators 2008

Measuring Globalisation

With over 250 graphs, these indicators shed light on the contribution of multinationals to growth, employment, productivity, labour compensation, R&D and international trade.

OECD Economic Globalisation Indicators

Guidelines for data collection and the fine-tuning of indicators to measure the extent and intensity of economic globalisation.

OECD Handbook on Economic Globalisation Indicators