Broadband Growth and Policies in OECD Countries

This report examines broadband developments and policies, and highlights challenges such as connecting users to fibre-based networks or coverage of rural areas. It also outlines emerging issues that may need policy attention as we move to next-generation networks. The findings are also relevant to emerging and developing economies designing broadband strategies.

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• OECD Broadband Portal
• Recommendation of the OECD Council on Broadband Development
• OECD Information Technology Outlook 2008
• OECD Ministerial Meeting -- The Future of the Internet Economy, Seoul, Korea, 17-18 June 2008
• Participative Web and User-Created Content: Web 2.0, Wikis and Social Networking

OECD Reviews of Innovation Policy: Norway

This volume reviews the strengths and weaknesses of Norway’s innovation system and recommends steps the government could take to foster innovation activity and increase the impact of innovation on the country’s future prosperity and social well-being.

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• OECD Reviews of Innovation Policy

The Economic Impact of Counterfeiting and Piracy

Responding to concerns of governments and the business community, this study develops and applies a rigorous methodology to estimate the incidence of counterfeit and pirated items in world trade.

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• Magnitude of counterfeiting and piracy of tangible products – November 2009 update
• OECD project on counterfeiting and piracy
• Piracy of Digital Content

OECD Policy Guidance for Digital Content

Digital content is an important factor driving growth and employment, with widespread impacts on business, governments and society.

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• OECD Work on Digital Content

OECD Policy Guidance on Online Identity Theft

The policy guidance calls upon countries to implement effective educational measures to prevent consumers from becoming victims on-line.

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• Online Identity Theft
• Scoping paper on online identity theft

OECD Policy Guidance on Convergence and Next Generation Networks

This Policy Guidance presents a number of principles which could be used by policy makers to reassess regulations and policies and to ensure existing frameworks do not hamper convergence, investment and choice in the marketplace.

Closing remarks by Angel Gurría, OECD Ministerial Meeting on the Future of the Internet Economy

In his speech, Mr. Gurría stated that the OECD has to work with developed and developing countries and international organizations, both to improve policies for the Internet economy and to increase international co-operation on issues such as cybercrime and security. He also stressed the need to better understand the role and contribution of the Internet and related ICTs as drivers of productivity and economic growth.

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• OECD proposes roadmap for the future of the Internet economy

Chairman's report, OECD Ministerial on the Future of the Internet Economy, Korea, June 2008

OECD member countries organised the Ministerial Meeting in recognition of the increasingly critical role of the Internet to our economies and society. The Internet is proving to be a powerful driver of innovation, growth and productivity globally.

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

The disruption or destruction of critical information infrastructures (“CII”) could have serious consequences. This Recommendation is derived from best practices for CII protection identified in an OECD background report comparing policies in seven countries.

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• Development of Policies for Protection of Critical Information Infrastructures

Broadband and the Economy (STI Digital Economy Paper 146)

Broadband and networked ICTs are important in meeting health, demographic and environmental challenges, and policy plays an important role in expanding their use and enhancing their impact.