OECD information technology outlook/ Organisation for economics Co-operation and development - Paris : OECD , 2006. - 311 p.

Chapter 1. The IT Industry: Recent Developments and Outlook.
Introduction
Recent developments in ICT supply
Top ICT firms
Semiconductors
Structural change in the ICT sector.
Industry drivers
ICT markets and spending
Chapter 2. ICT Trade and Globalisation of the ICT Sector
Introduction
ICT trade
Globalisation of the ICT sector
Chapter 3. ICT-enabled Globalisation of Services and OfiFshoring .
Introduction
The globalisation of ICT-enabled services
Scope and limitations of ICT-enabled globalisation of services
The Indian IT and ICT-enabled services sector
Chapter 4. China, Information Technologies and the Internet
Introduction
China's global trade in ICT goods
The ICT supply side in China
Chinese ICT demand and use
Chapter 5. Digital Broadband Content: Developments and Challenges
Introduction
Evolution of digital content industries
Changing industry structures and value chains
Cost structures and business models
Drivers of digital content development and delivery
Challenges to digital content development and delivery
Impacts
Horizontal lessons
Chapter 6. ICT Skills and Employment.
Introduction
Measuring ICT-skilled employment
How are skills needs evolving? .
Supplying ICT skills
The rise of Internet recruitment
The trend towards distance work
ICT-enabled offshoring of services
Chapter 7. Emerging Technology Applications
Introduction
Ubiquitous networks
Location-based services
Natural disaster prevention and warning technologies.
Participative web
The convergence of nano-, bio-, and information technology
Chapter 8. ICT Policy Developments
Introduction
Developments and trends since 2003
Current ICT policy priorities and new directions
ICT policy environment: co-ordination and priority setting
Specific ICT policies and programmes
Policy assessment and evaluation

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Information technology.
Communication -- Economic aspects.
Communication policy.

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