OECD Digital Economy Outlook 2024 (Volume 2)

Reader’s guide

Acronyms

5G	Fifth generation of wireless cellular technology
6G	Sixth generation of wireless cellular technology
ACMA	Australian Communications and Media Authority
AI	Artificial intelligence
CAGR	Compound annual growth rate
DEO	Digital Economy Outlook
DMA	Digital Markets Act (European Commission)
DSA	Digital Services Act (European Commission)
EECC	European Electronic Communications Code
ENISA	European Network and Information Security Agency
ESG	Environmental, social and governance
EU	European Union
EUR	Euro
FCC	Federal Communications Commission (United States)
FHE	Fully homomorphic encryption
GDP	Gross domestic product
GHG	Global greenhouse gas
GIS	Geographic information system
ICT	Information and communication technology
IEA	International Energy Agency
IMF	International Monetary Fund
IoT	Internet of Things
ITU	International Telecommunication Union
MNO	Mobile network operator
MSP	Managed service provider
MSSP	Managed security service provider
NDS	National digital strategy
NIST	National Institute of Standards and Technology (United States)
PIAAC	Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (OECD)
PISA	Programme for International Student Assessment (OECD)
pp	Percentage point
QKD	Quantum key distribution
QRC	Quantum-resistant cryptography
R&D	Research and development
RAN	Radio access network
SDG	Sustainable Development Goal (United Nations)
SMEs	Small and medium-sized enterprises
STEM	Science, technology, engineering and mathematics
TIEC	Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center
UN	United Nations
UNITAR	United Nations Institute for Training and Research
USD	United States dollar
VC	Venture capital
W	Watts
WEEE	Waste from electrical and electronic equipment
WLAN	Wireless local area networks
WMO	World Meteorological Organization

Country groupings

 

Euro Area	Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia and Spain.
EU	Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden.
G7	Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States.
G20	Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, the People’s Republic of China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Korea, Türkiye, the United Kingdom, the United States, the African Union and the European Union.
OECD	Austria, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Abbreviations

For most charts, this publication uses ISO codes for countries or economies.

 

ARG	Argentina	IND	India
AUS	Australia	IRL	Ireland
AUT	Austria	ISL	Iceland
BEL	Belgium	ITA	Italy
BEL-FR	Belgium (French speaking)	JOR	Jordan
BEL-NL	Belgium (Flemish speaking)	JPN	Japan
BGR	Bulgaria	KOR	Korea
BRA	Brazil	LTU	Lithuania
CAN	Canada	LUX	Luxembourg
CHE	Switzerland	LVA	Latvia
CHL	Chile	MEX	Mexico
COL	Colombia	MLT	Malta
CRI	Costa Rica	NLD	Netherlands
CYP	Cyprus	NOR	Norway
CZE	Czech Republic	NZL	New Zealand
DEU	Germany	PER	Peru
DNK	Denmark	POL	Poland
EGY	Egypt	PRT	Portugal
ESP	Spain	ROU	Romania
EST	Estonia	SVK	Slovak Republic
FIN	Finland	SVN	Slovenia
FRA	France	SWE	Sweden
GBR	United Kingdom	THA	Thailand
GRC	Greece	TUR	Türkiye
HRV	Croatia	UKR	Ukraine
HUN	Hungary	USA	United States
IDN	Indonesia	ZAF	South Africa