Developments in fibre technologies and investment (STI Digital Economy Paper 142)

This paper provides an overview of developments in optical fibre communication technology and investment. Specifically, the paper finds that the costs of deploying these networks are significant and that the monthly prices subscribers will pay will be highly dependent on take-up rates.

At a Crossroads: "Personhood" and the Digital Identity in the Information Society (STI Working Paper 2007/7)

This paper discusses the relationship between the development of digital identity management and the concept of personhood.

Global opportunities for Internet access developments (STI Digital Economy Paper 141)

The Internet has been remarkably successful in developing greater communication access for the first billion users. This report seeks to address the question of where new Internet users will come from and to examine the large shifts in communications policy.

Ask the economists: Internet & development - towards a Wider World Web?

What benefits would the Internet bring to the developing world? A live online question and answer session is taking place now until 16.00 Paris time (15.00 GMT) on Thursday 21 February 2008.

WPIE workshop on public sector information

The Socioeconomic Effects of Public Sector Information on Digital Networks: Toward a Better Understanding of Different Access and Reuse Policies

Measuring Security and Trust in the Online Environment: A View Using Official Data (STI Digital Economy Paper 140)

This paper reviews available official statistics on trust and security in the online environment. It discusses whether security concerns are an obstacle to Internet use and examines how people and companies protect their equipment and networks.

Measuring User-Created Content: Implications for the ICT Access and Use by Households and Individuals Surveys (STI Digital Economy Paper 139)

This paper reviews recent measurement work on User-Created Content (UCC) undertaken in OECD countries.

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• Participative Web and User-Created Content: Web 2.0, Wikis and Social Networking

OECD Information and Communication Policy News - January 2008

OECD Information and Communication Policy News - January 2008Including information on the new broadband portal and recent reports

Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID): A Focus on Information Security and Privacy (STI Digital Economy Paper 138

The deployment of RFID brings significant economic promise. But is RFID sufficiently secure and privacy-friendly ? This paper clarifies the capabilities and limitations of RFID, identifies the associated security and privacy challenges, and suggests measures that can be implemented to address them.

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• Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Implementation in Germany: Challenges and Benefits
• Proceedings: Foresight Forum "Radio Frequency Identification (RFID): Applications and Public Policy Considerations", 5 October 2005
• Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID): Drivers, Challenges and Public Policy Considerations
• Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Applications and Public Policy Considerations, OECD Foresight Forum, Paris, 5 Oct 2005

IPTV: Market developments and regulatory treatment (STI Digital Economy Paper 137)

This paper examines current market trends and regulation for IPTV and also provides information on developments in the provision of IPTV service in a number of OECD countries.