The OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry (DSTI) reports on Information Society

OECD's Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry (DSTI) has published a few intresting reports on the indicators of information society. Here is a snip from their RSS feed.


Using input-output tables to measure globalisation [PDF]

Economic globalisation has typically been measured using trade and FDI statistics. However, the emergence of global value chains with products often fabricated in one country, assembled in a second and sold in a third country, challenges these traditional indicators. This paper shows how international input-output tables can be used to provide complementary indicators on the growing importance of these global value chains.

Economic and social impacts of ICT: what do official statistics tell us? [PDF]

Policy makers everywhere want to know about the social and economic impacts of ICT. This paper examines what official statistics tell us about these impacts and suggests areas for future work.

High-speed broadband is changing people’s use of the Internet [PDF]

The Internet is part of everyday life for a billion people and is driving major changes in people's lives. This study analyses the use of Internet and broadband in detail, showing that people’s socio-economic standing has a direct bearing on how they use the Web.