ICT, E-Business and SMEs (STI Digital Economy Paper 88)

The main policy directions derived from the analysis are to foster appropriate business environments for e-business and ICT uptake, and target programmes to overcome market failures to the extent that they are needed in particular areas.

ICT Skills and Employment (STI Digital Economy Paper 87)

This report, part of the 2004 OECD IT Outlook, is the first in a series looking at the distribution of ICT skilled employment in the economy, various ways in which ICT skills needs can be satisfied, and the role of ICT-skilled employment in international services sourcing, or offshoring.

Related Documents

• OECD Information Technology Outlook 2004

ICT, E-business and Small and Medium Enterprises (STI Digital Economy Paper 86)

Information and communication technology (ICT) connectivity (PCs and Internet) is very widespread in businesses of all sizes.

Handbook on Hedonic Indexes and Quality Adjustments in Price Indexes: Special Application to Information Technology Products (STI Working Paper 2004/9)

This handbook reviews the methods employed in price indexes to adjust for quality change: “conventional” quality adjustment methods and hedonic price indexes.

OECD Launches Anti-Spam Toolkit and Invites Public Contributions

The OECD has launched an Anti-Spam “Toolkit” as the first step in a broader initiative to help policy makers, regulators and industry restore trust in the Internet and e-mail.

Development of third-generation mobile services in the OECD (STI Digital Economy Paper 85)

The commercialisation of Third Generation (3G) mobile services in the OECD has been delayed for a number of reasons. These include the delay in delivery of 3G terminal equipment, other technological problems and the financial crises affecting the telecommunications industry

OECD Task Force zur Koordinierung der Bekämpfung von Spam

Die OECD-Länder haben eine Arbeitsgruppe eingesetzt, um die Anstrengungen der Regierungen, der Wirtschaft und Zivilgesellschaft im Kampf gegen unerwünschte E-mail-Zusendungen (Spam) zu ordnen und eine umfassende und strategische Antwort auf die durch Spam hervorgerufenen Probleme zu finden.

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• Un Groupe de réflexion de l'OCDE pour coordonner la lutte contre le spam
• OECD Task Force to Coordinate Fight against Spam

OECD Task Force to Coordinate Fight against Spam

OECD countries have set up a task force to marshal the efforts of government, business and civil society in the most comprehensive, strategic and inclusive response to date to the problems posed by unsolicited e-mail messages, or spam.

Also Available

• OECD Task Force zur Koordinierung der Bekämpfung von Spam
• OECD Task Force zur Koordinierung der Bekämpfung von Spam

Generic top level domain names: market development and allocation issues (STI Digital Economy Paper 84)

The Domain Name System’s need to have unique identifiers, and a consequent need for there to be a single registry for each name, means that any registry can exercise a degree of monopoly power over the domain for which it has responsibility.

Peer to Peer Networks in OECD Countries (STI Digital Economy Paper 82)

The number of people logged on simultaneously to popular file sharing networks approached close to 10 million in April 2004, a rise of 30% from the same period a year earlier, according to this OECD report.