TY - BOOK ED - Organisation for economics Co-operation and development TI - OECD information technology outlook SN - 92640264369 U1 - 004 PY - 2006/// CY - Paris PB - OECD KW - Information technology KW - Communication -- Economic aspects KW - Communication policy N1 - 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 ER -