Foreword
Highlights
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
-Conclusion
Annex 1.A1. ICT Firms
Annex 1.A2. Statistical Tables
--Countries Represented in the Tob 250 ICT Firms
--Aggregate Revenue, Employees, Income of Top 250 ICT Firms by Sector
--Top 50 ICT Firms Ranked by Revenue
--Share of Japan and the US in ICT Sub-Sector R&D Expenditures
--ICT Spending 2000-2005 by OECD Country
--Emerging Country ICT Spending by Segment, 2000-2005
Chapter 2. ICT Trade and Globalisation in the ICT Sector
-Introduction
-ICT Trade
-Globalisation and the ICT Sector
-Conclusion
-Tables
--Aggregate OECD Trade in ICT Goods, 1996-2004
--OECD Trade in ICT Goods by Country, 1996-2004
--OECD Trade in Telecommunications Equipment 1996-2004
--OECD Trade in Computer and Related Equipment, 1996-2004
--OECD Trade in Electronic Components, 1996-2004
--OECD Trade in Audio and Video Equipment, 1996-2004
--OECD Trade in Other ICT Related Goods, 1996-2004
--OECD Trade in Software Goods, 1996-2004
--Direction of ICT Goods Exports, 1996-2004
--Direction of ICT Goods Imports, 1996-2004
--China's Trade in ICT Goods, 1996-2004
--Tradein ICT Services, 1996-2004
--Share of ICT Goods in Total Merchandise Exports, 1996-2004
--Revealed Comparative Advantage in ICT Goods Exports, 1996-2004
--Worldwide FDI and Activities of Affiliates, 1990-2004
--ICT Sector Cross-Border M&A Deals, 1995-2005
--ICT Sector Cross-Border M&A Deal Values, 1995-2005
--ICT Sector Cross-Boarder M&A Values by Country of Target, 1995-2005
--ICT Sector Cross-Border M&A Values by Country of Acquirer, 1995-2005
--ICT Sector Foreign Affiliates Operating in the United States, 2003
--US Foreign Affiliates Operating Overseas, 2003
--Country Origin of Foreign-Owned Enterprises in Sweden's ICT Sector, 2003
--Swedish-Owned ICT Sector Enterprises Operating Overseas, 2002
Chapter 3. ICT-Enabled Globalisation of Services and Offshoring
-Introduction
-The Globalisation of ICT-Enabled Services
-Scope and Limitations of ICT-Enabled Globalisation of Services
-The Indian IT and ICT Enabled Services Sector
-Tables
--IMF Balance of Payments Categories
--Sectors Distinquished in the OECD Direct Investment Statistics Database
--Infrastructure Indicators in Selected Countries, 2004
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
-Conclusion
-Figures and Tables
--Figure 1. China's Imports of ICT Goods, 1996-2004
--Figure 2. China's Exports of ICT Goods, 1996-2004
--Table 1. Share of Foreign-Invested Enterprises in Total Exports and Imports, 2002-2005
--Table 2. Internet Services Most Frequently Used
--Table 3. Preliminary Chinese ICT Usage Indicators
--Goods Bought Over the Internet by Internet Users
--Barriers to Purchasing Online
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
-Conclusion
Chapter 6. ICT Skills and Employment
-Introduction
-Measuring ICT-Skilled Employment
-How Are Skills Needing Evolving?
-Supplying ICT Skills
-The Rise of Internet Recruitment
-The Trend towards Distance Work
-ICT-Enabled Offshoring of Services
-Conclusions
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
-Conclusion
Chapter 8. ICT Policy Development
-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
-Conclusion
Annex A. Methodology and Definitions