Machine-to-Machine Communications: Connecting Billions of Devices (OECD Digital Economy Paper 192)

31-Jan-2012

The report provides examples of some of the uses of machine-to-machine communication today and its potential to enhance economic and social development. It concludes that to achieve such benefits, changes to telecommunication policy and regulatory frameworks may be required.

Estimation of Loss in Consumer Surplus Resulting from Excessive Pricing of Telecommunication Services in Mexico (OECD Digital Economy Paper 191)

30-Jan-2012

by Marta Stryszowska, Microeconomix

This paper evaluates the loss in consumer surplus caused by the low degree of competition in the Mexican telecommunication sector which results in relatively high prices, and also leads to lower levels of consumption across the range of telecommunication services.

ICT Applications for the Smart Grid: Opportunities and Policy Implications (OECD Digital Economy Paper 190)

13-Jan-2012

This paper discusses "smart” applications of ICTs for more sustainable energy production, management and consumption. The smart grid is a particular application area expected to help tackle a number of structural challenges that global energy supply and demand are facing.

OECD Science, Technology and Industry Working Papers

22-Dec-2011

The working papers included in this series cover a broad range of issues, of both a technical and policy-analytical nature, in the areas of science and technology.

OECD Digital Economy Papers

22-Dec-2011

This series examines a wide range of activities aimed at improving our understanding of how ICTs contribute to sustainable economic growth and social well-being and their role in the shift toward knowledge-based societies.

Digital Divide: From Computer Access to Online Activities – A Micro Data Analysis (OECD Digital Economy Paper 189)

21-Dec-2011

by Pierre Montagnier (OECD) and Albrecht Wirthmann (Eurostat)

This study addresses issues of digital divide among households and individuals by using micro-data analysis of ICT usage patterns. The analysis includes data from 18 European countries, Korea and Canada. Inequalities in computer and Internet use are analysed in a two-step approach.

Compilation of Bilateral Trade Database by Industry and End-use Category (STI Working Paper 2011/6)

21-Dec-2011

by Shiguang Zhu, Norihiko Yamano and Agnès Cimper

The OECD STAN Bilateral Trade Database by Industry and End-use Category allows insights into patterns of trade in intermediate goods between countries to track global production networks and supply chains and helps address other related policy issues such as trade in value added and tasks.

Imports, Innovation and Employment after Crisis - Evidence from a Developing Country (STI Working Paper 2011/5)

20-Dec-2011

by Caroline Paunov

Imports are often perceived as a threat to employment. However, access to imported intermediate inputs can be essential to stimulate innovation and  employment. We investigate based on a unique dataset of Ecuadorian manufacturing firms, their final products and intermediate inputs.

Recent Developments in Asian Economic Integration (STI Working Paper 2011/3)

14-Dec-2011

by Kiichiro Fukasaku, Bo Meng and Norihiko Yamano

This paper analyses the contribution to and engagement in global supply chains of Asian emerging economies by measuring several globalisation indicators based on the harmonised input-output and bilateral trade databases developed by the OECD.

Measuring Digital Local Content (OECD Digital Economy Paper 188)

09-Dec-2011

by Chris Bruegge

This working paper discusses the ways to quantify the local content that can be delivered through the Internet. Several indicators are proposed; for each indicator the paper discusses available data, presents strengths of a given measure and outlines its potential drawbacks.

Broadband Statistics

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STI Scoreboard

A wide set of indicators of science, technology, innovation and industrial performance in OECD and major non-OECD countries

OECD Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard 2011

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The most recent comparable data on communication sector performance. New edition released June 2011.

OECD Communications Outlook 2011

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The statistical definitions, classifications and methods to measure and compare the information society across countries

OECD Guide to Measuring the Information Society 2011

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OECD Science, Technology and Industry Outlook 2010

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