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OECD Digital Economy Outlook 2015

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The digital economy now permeates countless aspects of the world economy, impacting sectors as varied as banking, retail, energy, transportation, education, publishing, media or health. Information and Communication Technologies are transforming the ways social interactions and personal relationships are conducted, with fixed, mobile and broadcast networks converging, and devices and objects increasingly connected to form the Internet of things. This report assesses how countries can maximise the potential of the digital economy as a driver for innovation and inclusive growth, and discusses the evolutions in the digital economy that policy makers need to consider as well as the emerging challenges they need to address as a part of national digital strategies. Chapters include an overview of the current status and outlook of the digital economy; the main trends in the ICT sector, and developments in communication and regulation policy; and overviews of ICT demand and adoption, plus the effects of the digital economy on growth and development. This volume also includes a chapter on developments related to trust in the digital economy and on the emerging Internet of things.

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  • Several studies suggest that ICT leads to particularly high growth rates in various service sectors.

    “Several studies suggest that ICT leads to particularly high growth rates in various service sectors [91-93].”

    From Digitalization and the Decoupling Debate: Can ICT Help to Reduce Environmental Impacts While the Economy Keeps Growing? (2020) · cites this paper as [93]

    The section “ICT usage is being promoted through e-government, training programmes and subsidies” reports studies linking ICT adoption to greater productivity and economic growth. “Trends in the ICT sector” says services increasingly drive growth within the ICT sector, but neither passage establishes particularly high growth rates across various service sectors. (LLM, conf=0.78)

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  • Various micro-level studies suggest increased investments and profits for businesses due to digitalization.

    “In addition to these studies at the macro-level, various micro-level studies suggest increased investments and profits for businesses due to digitalization [28,91,93,95,156,157].”

    From Digitalization and the Decoupling Debate: Can ICT Help to Reduce Environmental Impacts While the Economy Keeps Growing? (2020) · cites this paper as [93]

    The section “ICT usage is being promoted through e-government, training programmes and subsidies” (page unavailable) reports that several studies found positive effects of ICT adoption on firms’ productivity and performance. It does not report that digitalisation increased businesses’ investments or profits specifically; the investment passages concern policies and incentives rather than that study finding. (LLM, conf=0.83)

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  • Different studies suggest that digitalization contributes to increased unemployment and polarization of income.

    “On the other hand, di erent studies suggest that digitalization contributes to increased unemployment, as well as a polarization of income [158-161].”

    From Digitalization and the Decoupling Debate: Can ICT Help to Reduce Environmental Impacts While the Economy Keeps Growing? (2020) · cites this paper as [161]

    The ‘Societal adjustment to the digital transformation’ section says automation may reduce employment in some occupations and that job platforms may widen the gender wage gap. It does not establish an overall increase in unemployment or a polarization of income; another passage says the overall employment effects are uncertain. No page number is available in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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