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Recommendation of the OECD Council for enhanced access and more effective use of public sector information

18-Jun-2008

This Recommendation is designed as a general framework for Member countries to foster wider and more effective use of public sector information and content, and the generation of new uses from it. It lays out principles for openness and transparent conditions for re-use, quality and integrity, new technologies and long-term preservation, copyright, pricing, competition and redress, and international access.

Recommendation of the OECD Council on the protection of critical information infrastructures

18-Jun-2008

This recommendation provides guidance on the development of policies to protect critical information infrastructures (CII), the disruption or destruction of which would have a serious impact on the safety and well-being of citizens or the effective functioning of government or the economy. This guidance is derived from best practices identified in an OECD background report comparing CII policies in seven countries.

The Future of the Internet Economy: A statistical profile

16-Jun-2008

This statistical profile, prepared for the OECD Ministerial meeting on the Future of the Internet Economy taking place in Seoul on 17-18 June, compares major trends in the diffusion of the Internet across OECD and selected non-OECD countries.

Governments and business must tackle Internet address shortage together, says OECD

15-May-2008

Governments and business must work together more effectively and urgently to meet the growing demand for Internet addresses and secure the future of the Internet economy, according to a new OECD report.

Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID): a Focus on Information Security and Privacy

24-Jan-2008

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

OECD conference on how the web is changing our lives, our economy, our opportunities – and what comes next: 3 October 2007, Ottawa, Canada

19-Sep-2007

Leading experts and thinkers from some of the world’s top corporations and research institutes will set out their vision of the next-generation Internet, its enhanced interactivity, and how users, business, scientists and citizen groups will exploit its new possibilities.

Telecoms advances throw up new challenges for operators, says OECD

12-Jul-2007

Telecommunications investment continues to rise and consumers are generally paying less for more and better services across the OECD area but technology developments are presenting new challenges to telecoms operators, according to a new OECD report.

OECD Task Force on Spam background paper: "Anti-Spam Regulation"

16-Nov-2005

The "Anti-Spam Regulation" paper has been prepared with the objective of aiding the development and review of anti-spam legislation strategies and arrangements in OECD member countries and non-member economies. It provides a "checklist" of policy questions and decision points that policy makers may consider in their work. Without advocating a single uniform approach, the document addresses the role of the different players involved, and highlights the importance of codes of conduct and the interaction between governments, Internet Service Providers and other Internet operators.




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