Information Technology Outlook 1997 - Foreword and Table of Contents

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Information Technology Outlook 1997 presents a biennial OECD analysis of information technology industry trends and their economic implications. The foreword outlines the 1997 focus on the shift toward networked computing and extends economic and policy analysis building on the 1995 edition. The document describes Part I’s expanded market and economic impact coverage, Part II’s examination of government use of electronic information systems for lifelong learning, and a new Part III addressing near-future IT issues including Internet development, software advances, and business applications.

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FOREWORD

Information Technology Outlook 1997 overview

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Part I

1. Information Technology Scoreboard

2. Use of Information Networks and Their Impact on Organisational Structures: Firm-Level Evidence from Japan

D C E O INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OUTLOOK 1997 􀃓 OECD, 1997. 􀃓 Software: 1987-1996, Acrobat is a trademark of ADOBE. All rights reserved. OECD grants you the right to use one copy of this Program for your personal use only. Unauthorised reproduction, lending, hiring, transmission or distribution of any data or software is prohibited. You must treat the Program and associated materials and any elements thereof like any other copyrighted material. All requests should be made to: Head of Publications Service, OECD Publications Service, 2, rue Andr´ e-Pascal, 75775 Paris Cedex 16, France. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OUTLOOK 1997 ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT Pursuant to Article 1 of the Convention signed in Paris on 14th December 1960, and which came into force on 30th September 1961, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) shall promote policies designed: – to achieve the highest sustainable economic growth and employment and a rising standard of living in Member countries, while maintaining ﬁnancial stability, and thus to contribute to the development of the world economy; – to contribute to sound economic expansion in Member as well as non-member countries in the process of economic development; and – to contribute to the expansion of world trade on a multilateral, non-discriminatory basis in accordance with international obligations. The original Member countries of the OECD are Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States. The following countries became Members subsequently through accession at the dates indicated hereafter: Japan (28th April 1964), Finland (28th January 1969), Australia (7th June 1971), New Zealand (29th May 1973), Mexico (18th May 1994), the Czech Republic (21st December 1995), Hungary (7th May 1996), Poland (22nd November 1996) and the Republic of Korea (12th December 1996) . The Commission of the European Communities takes part in the work of the OECD (Article 13 of the OECD Convention) . Publi en franais sous le titre : PERSPECTIVES DES TECHNOLOGIES DE L’INFORMATION 1997 􀃓 OECD 1997 Permission to reproduce a portion of this work for non-commercial purposes or classroom use should be obtained through Centre Franais d’Exploitation du Droit de Copie (CFC), 3, rue Hautefeuille, 75006 Paris, France, for every country except the United States. In the United States permission should be obtained through the Copyright Clearance Centre, Inc. (CCC) . All other applications for permission to reproduce or translate all or part of this book should be made to OECD Publications, 2, rue Andr-Pascal, 75775 Paris Cedex 16, France. FOREWORD The Information Technology Outlook 1997 has been prepared by the OECD Secretariat under the guidance of the OECD’s Committee for Information, Computer and Communication Policy. It is the fourth in a biennial series designed to provide Member governments with analysis of the trends in the Information Technology industry and the impact of information technologies on the economy. A common theme throughout the 1997 edition is the shift towards networked computing and its implications for producers and users. Building on the 1995 edition, the 1997 edition has further extended the economic and policy analysis. The description of the IT market and the role ofITin the broader economy in Part I has been enlarged to include more in-depth analyses of the economic impact of IT: the impact of IT networks on organisational structure, accounting for IT quality changes in productivity measurement, the globalisation of IT ﬁrms, and the use ofIT in the home. The policy analysis of Part II looks at the use of electronic information systems by governments, with a special focus on the use of IT as a tool for

FAQs

What is the main theme of the 1997 edition?

The 1997 edition emphasizes the shift toward networked computing and how it affects producers and users.

How are the parts of the report organized?

Part I covers IT markets and broader economic impacts, Part II focuses on government use of electronic information systems for lifelong learning, and Part III adds forward-looking analysis of key near-future IT issues.

What sources of data does the report rely on?

The report draws on official OECD and Member government data, contributions from organizations such as ITU and ISO, and additional private sector sources and observatory task forces.

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