pinch globally, the headline writers have swung the other way, saying that it was all a myth. Was it? The New Economy …: Beyond the Hype looks past the elation and gloom to help policymakers think and act with the facts. It explores the causes of … the discrepancy in economic performance in the OECD area. It shows that while technology has had a pervasive and profound …

This report examines the impacts of ICT on business performance and the policies that can help seize its benefits. It … argues that ICT remains an important technology for the years ahead, as ICT networks have now spread throughout the economy …

What is driving recent growth in OECD countries? Why is it that their levels of GDP per capita are no longer converging …? Why is it that some countries, operating at the technological frontier, where advances are difficult, appear to be … widening the gap? Whether or not it is appropriate to speak of a "new economy", innovation and technology play crucial roles …

which it can be measured. Using available OECD data, the first part of the book examines the available measures of ICT …Information and communications technology (ICT) has become a key driver of economic growth over the past decade. The … has become. But how precisely does ICT affect economic growth and the efficiency of firms? And how well can these effects …

machine”, and given the strong interest of governments in furthering ICT adoption and use in particular by SMEs and … disfavoured social groups, emphasis is put on policies stimulating ICT diffusion across society, i.e. ICT demand side policies. …