Background reading

Digital content stocktaking studies

Digital Broadband Content: Music
Unauthorised sharing of copyrighted works and new commercial digital delivery possibilities have thus far been a disruptive technology for the music industry. Still, the outlook for the music market in 2005 has been positive due to rapidly increasing sales of (mobile) digital music services.

Digital Broadband Content: Scientific Publishing
This study takes stock of the scientific publishing sector (scientific, technical, medical and academic publishing, journals, etc.), where digital content is transforming value chains and business models. It focuses on the transition from print to digital delivery in order to shed light on the transition.

Digital Broadband Content: The On-line Computer and Video Game Industry
This study analyses changing value chains and business models, prospects and challenges for off-line consoles and PCs and online and wireless games.

Digital Broadband Content: Mobile Content (New Content for New Platforms)
Mobile content is increasingly available over mobile platforms and mobile networks. Most common applications are music and games. This study analyses development of mobile digital content value chains and business models, drivers of mobile content dissemination and identifies policy issues.

Other reports

Digital Broadband Content: Summary of June 2004 Panel and Government Session
As a prelude to OECD digital content sector studies above, this document describes business and policy issues raised by digital content and presents the first results of the OECD's expert panel on digital broadband content.

Digital Delivery of Business Services
The business services examined in this study include software and information services, R&D and technical services, advertising and marketing, business consulting, recruitment and human resource development.

Further reports and information on OECD work on digital content can be found at www.oecd.org/sti/digitalcontent

 

Page updated 27 February 2006

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