OECD Communications Outlook 2009

11-août-2009

This new edition presents the most recent comparable data on the performance of the communication sector in OECD countries and on their policy frameworks. The 2009 edition analyses the communications sector over the years following the "dot com bubble" crisis and explores future developments. It provides an extensive range of indicators for the development of different communications networks and compares performance indicators such as revenue, investment, employment and prices for service throughout the OECD area.

Mobile broadband: Pricing and services

08-juil.-2009

Mobile broadband growth is significant in markets where data are available. Although data is not yet easily available, this paper provides an overview of prices, speeds and data caps of mobile broadband services.

ENUM: Converging telephone numbers and addresses in next generation networks

01-juil.-2009

This paper provides an overview of developments in numbering, naming and addressing in the context of Next Generation Networks (NGN) with a focus on ENUM (tElephone NUmber Mapping). ENUM comprises a diverse set of standards and non-standardised mechanisms for transforming public telephone numbers into unique domain names.

Broadband over power lines (BPL): Developments and policy issues

01-juil.-2009

BPL technology seems to have a high potential to provide ubiquitous broadband access to households and businesses across a country. The fact that electricity is provided on a nationwide basis seemingly gives BPL an advantage.

The Role of Digital Identity Management in the Internet Economy

29-juin-2009

This primer aims to provide policy makers a broad-brush understanding of the various dimensions of digital identity management (IdM). Consistent with the Seoul Ministerial Declaration, it also aims to support efforts to address public policy issues for securely managing and protecting digital identities, with a view to strengthening confidence in the online activities crucial to the growth of the Internet Economy.

The role of communication infrastructure investment in economic recovery

19-mai-2009

Policy makers need to evaluate the costs and benefits of any public investment in telecommunication infrastructure and select projects which can stimulate current demand but simultaneously expand the productive capacity of the economy in the longer term.

Network externality premiums and international telecommunication traffic exchange

17-avr.-2009

The aim of this paper is to examine the economic impact of proposals to add a non-cost “premium” to international telecommunication charges. This work follows up on earlier OECD work which examined international traffic exchange.

The influence of market development and policies on telecommunication investment

23-janv.-2009

Players in communication markets are no longer the traditional alternative operators providing voice services, but a range of service providers including Internet Service Providers and cable television service providers who provide VoIP services and broadband access. This paper assembles some evidence on developments in investment by incumbent and alternative telecommunications operators during the period 2000-2005.

L’OCDE prédit une année difficile pour le secteur des technologies de l’information

22-déc.-2008

La crise économique frappera durement l’économie Internet en 2009, selon les dernières estimations de l’OCDE. L’édition 2008 des Perspectives des technologies de l’information indique que la croissance dans le secteur des TI ne dépassera probablement pas 4 % en 2008 par rapport à l’année précédente. Mais en 2009, en raison de la dégradation de l’économie mondiale et de la chute de confiance des entreprises et des consommateurs, la croissance restera plate ou deviendra négative.

Workshop on Policy Coherence in the Application of Information and Communication Technologies for Development

du 10-sept.-2009 au 11-sept.-2009

Information communication technologies (ICTs)s are crucial to reducing poverty, improving access to health and education services and  creating new sources of income and employment for the poor. But there are substantial discrepancies in access to ICTs between, but also within, countries, depending on key factors such as gender, rural coverage, skills and educational levels.
This workshop, organised jointly by the World Bank/infoDev and the OECD, aims to share best practices in coherent approaches to meeting development objectives laid out by Ministers.

Réunion ministérielle de l’OCDE sur le thème « Le futur de l’économie Internet »

du 17-juin-2008 au 18-juin-2008

Les ministres de plus de quarante pays se sont penchés sur ce thème à Séoul en compagnie de responsables d’entreprises d’enverture mondiale, d’experts techniques et d’universitaires, pour définir ensemble comment améliorer la coordination et la coopération mondiales.

Questionnez les économistes : Internet et développement - vers un réseau des réseaux vraiment mondial ?

Quels avantages retirerait d'Internet le monde en développement ? Cliquez ici  pour lire les questions et réponses de ce débat sur Internet avec Sam Paltridge, économiste à la Direction de la science, de la technologie et de l'industrie de l'OCDE.