Internet economy: wireless subscribers drive broadband growth, says OECD

Demand from new wireless subscribers is driving growth in high-speed Internet in OECD countries but the latest data show a slowdown in fixed broadband subscriptions in the first half of 2011.

Le coût des communications émises depuis un téléphone portable est moindre en Finlande, Pays-Bas et Suède, selon un rapport de l’OCDE

La Finlande, les Pays-Bas et la Suède ont les prix les plus bas parmi les pays de l’OCDE pour les appels passés depuis un téléphone portable, selon les dernières Perspectives des Communications de l’OCDE. Les prix les plus hauts ont été trouvés au Canada, en Espagne et aux États-Unis.

Evaluating Public Participation in Policy Making

This report offers strategic guidance for policy makers and government officials responsible for commissioning and using evaluations of public engagement. It provides an indication of the key issues for consideration and offers concrete examples drawn from current practice in 8 OECD countries.

ICT Diffusion to Business: Peer review - Country report: Finland

Finland is well into the diffusion stage of the S-curve of ICT use in business. Levels of basic ICT "readiness" in business are well above the OECD average and ICT investment both in equipment and ICT skills remains high.

National Contact Points for Co-operation Against Fraudulent and Deceptive Commercial Practices

This list of national contact points has been provided by member country governments to facilitate co-operation against cross-border fraud.

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• OECD Guidelines for Protecting Consumers from Fraudulent and Deceptive Commercial Practices Across Borders

OECD e-Government Studies: Finland

Using a common analytical framework developed by the OECD's E-Government Project, this report is the first in a series of national e-government reviews that will look at ICT use in government and its implementation challenges and governance implications.

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• Policy Brief: E-Government in Finland: An Assessment

ICT Investment and Economic Growth in the 1990s: Is the United States a Unique Case? A Comparative Study of Nine OECD Countries, STI Working Paper 2001/7

Investment in information technologies has by no means been confined to the United States and yet, average European or Japanese growth experience has been quite different.