Electronic Commerce: Prices and Consumer Issues for Three Products: Books, Compact Discs and Software (STI Digital Economy Paper 32)

Rapid technological advances in information and communication technologies and their widespread diffusion have led some to speculate about "frictionless" economies where transaction costs are nearly zero, barriers to entry and contestability disappear and markets clear instantly.

NIS (Phase II) - CLSTR: Creating a Coherent Design for Cluster Analysis and Related Policies: The Austrian TIP Experience

This paper intends to bring the Austrian tip experience to the focus group on 'Cluster Analysis & Cluster Policies' within the OECD National Innovation Systems (NIS) Project. A short and concise demonstration of our activities and perspectives ta...

Related Documents

• National Innovation Systems: Phase II

OECD Guidelines for Cryptography Policy

The Guidelines are primarily aimed at governments, in terms of the policy recommendations herein, but with anticipation that they will be widely read and followed by both the private and public sectors.

Revision of the High-technology Sector and Product Classification (STI Working Paper 1997/2)

This paper describes the methods used to classify the OECD countries' industrial sectors and manufactures by level of technology, and presents the resulting classifications.

OECD Emerging Market Economy Forum: Workshop on Cryptography Policy

Held at La Maison de la Chimie, Paris, 9-10 December 1997. The objective of the Workshop was to use the OECD Guidelines, together with the OECD's Report on Background and Issues of Cryptography Policy, as the basis for deepening understanding of cryptography policy issues in the increasingly globalised information and communications network and the development of electronic commerce.

Atelier avec les économies de marché émergentes sur les politiques de construction navale

Atelier organisé dans le cadre du Forum de l'OCDE pour les économies de marché émergentes.

Webcasting and Convergence: Policy Implications (STI Digital Economy Paper 31)

Convergence between different telecommunication and broadcasting infrastructures and services is increasingly raising challenges for regulatory frameworks and may require adjustment in view of emerging services.

Related Documents

• Diffusion sur le 'Web' et convergence: Implication pour l'action des pouvoirs publics

Internet Domain Name Allocation Policies (STI Digital Economy Paper 30)

The Domain Name System (DNS) maps Internet addresses and is a necessary element enabling communication routing to function. While some may view the DNS as a narrow technical issue its implications for GII-GIS are extremely important.

Dismantling the barriers to global electronic commerce

Dismantling the Barriers to Global Electronic Commerce Introduction The growth and potential of electronic commerce have recently captured the attention of businesses, consumers, journalists and government officials, and the top...

Interconnection rules in Swedish telecommunications legislation

missing abstract