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Information Technology Outlook 2006: US Release - Videoconference
Presentations:
Graham Vickery
Economist, OECD Information, Computer and Communications Policy Division
Sacha Wunsch-Vincent
Economist, OECD Information, Computer and Communications Policy Division
Desirée van Welsum
Economist, OECD Information, Computer and Communications Policy Division
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The event took place on Wednesday, November 15, 2006
OECD Washington Center
with videoconference hook-up to OECD HQ in Paris
2001 L Street, NW Suite 650
9:00-10:00 AM Presentation, 8:30 AM Registration
Event Description:
The ICT industry is expected to grow by 6% in 2006 and, looking ahead, highest growth will be driven by Internet-related investments, Linux servers, digital storage, personal digital assistants and new portable consumer products. But any return to the heady days of 20% and 30% growth in many products and market segments in the 1990s are unlikely, according to the latest edition of the OECD’s Information Technology Outlook 2006.
This edition includes analysis of the continuing internationalization of the IT sector, developments in ICT-enabled international sourcing, with a focus on India, and the growth of the IT industry and Internet in China. Other chapters cover digital content, skills and employment issues, emerging technology applications, such as location-based services, and a review of policy developments and priorities in OECD countries.
Mr. Vickery, Mr. Wunsch-Vincent, and Ms. van Welsum will join us via video-conference to discuss recent developments in the ICT industry and markets world-wide, the shift in manufacturing to Mexico and Eastern Europe, the rapid rise of China to be the top ICT goods exporter and the increasing competitiveness of Indian IT services firms. They will specifically address recent trends and developments in the US and discuss related policy issues.
Biographies:
Graham Vickery is head of the Information Economy Group in the Information, Computer and Communications Policy Division at the OECD, covering information technology, e-business and the ICT industry, and has authored numerous OECD publications on the information economy, technology strategies and government policies. He holds a BA in Economics from the University of Melbourne (Australia), and a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Adelaide (Australia).
Sacha Wunsch-Vincent is an Economist in the Information, Computer and Communications Policy Division at the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris. He has recently authored the OECD study about the role of China in the ICT industry and a series of OECD studies on digital broadband content. He holds a Masters in International Economics from the University of Maastricht and a PhD in Economics from the University of St Gallen (Switzerland).
Desirée van Welsum is an economist in the Information, Computer and Communications Policy Division at the OECD. She has recently authored reports on globalisation and offshoring of ICT-enabled services, the rise of India and the role of ICTs in structural employment changes. She holds a MSc in Economics and International Economics from the University of Nottingham (UK) and from the University Paris IX Dauphine (France), and a PhD in Economics from Birkbeck College, University of London (UK).
For more information, please contact Susan Fridy ,
OECD Washington Center, 202-785-6323
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