Overview of Industrial Statistics at the OECD

The OECD publishes a range of statistics by economic activity. The data may originate from annual business surveys, from National Accounts (based on SNA93 definitions) or from the STAN family of databases which gives broad analyses of industrial performance and structural change.

Potential offshoring of ICT-intensive using occupations

Services are increasingly tradable, mainly as a result of rapid technological advances, in particular in information and communication technologies, and continuing liberalisation of trade in services.

Status and Overview of Official ICT Indicators for China (STI Working Paper 2005/4)

This paper examines the state of official ICT statistics in China and tries to assess ICT development in China from the information currently available.

Regulatory Reform as a Tool for Bridging the Digital Divide (STI Digital Economy Paper 90)

This paper examines one narrow aspect of the digital divide, the effects of regulatory reform on telecommunication networks. While regulatory reform is only one part of the global digital divide problem, it can play a key role in helping telecommunication markets bridge some of the gaps.

The Service Economy in OECD Countries (STI Working Paper 2005/3)

The service sector accounts for about 70% of aggregate production and employment in OECD economies and continues to grow. Countries differ, however, in the role and performance of the service sector. This paper examines the performance of the services sector across OECD countries.

Impact of Patent Cooperation Treaty Data on EPO Patent Statistics and Improving the Timeliness of EPO Indicators (STI Working Paper 2005/2)

This paper analyses the impact of the PCT data on the European Patent Office (EPO) patent statistics, and explores methods to improve the timeliness of the EPO indicators by estimating the number of PCT applications which enter the EPO regional phase.

Promoting Intellectual Property Rights Policy and Enforcement in China (STI Working Paper 2005/1)

This report summarises two policy dialogues that the OECD organised with China in 2004. These dialogues aimed at assisting China in its efforts to further improve IPR policy and enforcement by sharing the experience of OECD countries on a range of issues of special relevance and interest to China.

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Developments in Steelmaking Capacity in Non-OECD Economies (2003 Edition)

This publication reports on steelmaking capacity developments in non-OECD countries. This latest edition reviews available material on existing capacity and likely developments through 2005. On a country-by-country basis, tables show existing capacity and equipment, increase in capacity, etc.

Next generation network development in OECD countries (STI Digital Economy Paper 89)

Over the last several years, a number of the major network operators have put in place network upgrade plans to implement next generation networks (NGN).

ICT Diffusion to Business: National Peer Reviews

These reports review the status of ICT diffusion to business in individual countries and describe current and earlier policies aimed at ICT uptake in firms in Austria, the Netherlands, Denmark, Finland, Italy, Korea, Norway and Switzerland.