The Internet Economy on the Rise:
Progress since the Seoul Declaration

Published in September 2013, this book reviews progress made since the 2008 OECD Seoul Declaration for the Future of the Internet Economy and identifies areas for future work. 

Overall, the review shows that the Internet economy has become a new source of growth, with the potential to boost the whole economy, to foster innovation, competitiveness and user participation, and to contribute effectively to the prosperity of society as a whole.

Ministers and stakeholders who met on 17-18 June 2008 in Seoul considered social, economic and technological trends shaping the development of the Internet economy. They forged broad principles that can provide an enabling policy environment for the Internet economy.

What happened at the meeting

Press releases

• OECD proposes roadmap for the future of the Internet economy 
• OECD and YouTube launch “Future of the Internet” initiative
• Governments give consumers a boost at high-level OECD meeting on the future of the Internet
• Governments and business must tackle Internet address shortage together, says OECD

About the meeting

• Information leaflet 
• Watch the video

How can the Internet make the world a better place?

The OECD Secretary-General invited YouTubers to ask questions regarding the Internet, which were answered by the ministers and world leaders during the meeting.

See what YouTubers think

After the meeting

• OECD Ministerial Meeting on the Digital Economy: Innovation, Growth and Social Prosperity, Cancún, Mexico, 21-23 June 2016
• The Internet Economy on the Rise: Progress since the Seoul Declaration, published in September 2013
• OECD High Level meeting on the Internet Economy: Generating Innovation and Growth, 28-29 June 2011, Paris
• Empowering E-Consumers: Strengthening Consumer Protection in the Internet Economy, 8-10 December 2009, Washington, DC
• Policy Coherence in the Application of Information and Communication Technologies for Development, 10-11 September 2009, Paris
• Using Sensor-Based Networks to Address Global Issues: Policy Opportunities and Challenges, 8-9 June 2009, Lisbon
• APEC-OECD Joint Symposium on Initiatives among Member Economies Promoting Safer Internet Environment for Children, 15 April 2009, Singapore
• High-level OECD Conference: ICTs, the Environment and Climate Change