OECD Workshop on Consumer Dispute Resolution and Redress in the Global Marketplace: Background Report

The report aims to identify the elements of effective domestic frameworks for consumer dispute resolution and redress, examine how they can better address cross-border cases, and consider how increased international cooperation could improve the effectiveness of judicial remedies across-borders.

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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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, 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.

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