Information and communication technologies (ict) have become a significant economic activity in most industrialised countries, as well as an important engine of innovation. Despite the recent sharp decline in technology stocks, the closure of thousands of “dot com” firms around the world and...

In this paper, the impact of ICT on economic and productivity growth is investigated in the context of the Belgian economy. The analysis is conducted at aggregate and branch level. The impact of ICT on economic growth through productivity gains can be transmitted via three different channels,...