The OECD Digital Economy Outlook (DEO) is a flagship publication that analyses trends in technology development, digital policies and digital performance in OECD countries and partner economies. The 2024 edition draws on indicators from the OECD Going Digital Toolkit, the OECD ICT Access and Usage database, the OECD Broadband Statistics database, and the OECD AI Policy Observatory, among other data. It also benefits from responses to the DEO Questionnaire and the OECD Connectivity Services and Infrastructures Questionnaires that provide insights into digital priorities and policies in OECD countries and partner economies.
This edition is prepared in two volumes. Volume 2 examines digital priorities, policies and governance arrangements. It then considers the foundations of digital transformation, analysing trends in access and connectivity, as well as the skills needed to thrive in the digital age. Volume 2 also explores how to push out the digital technology frontier by harnessing the untapped potential of women and how to use digital technologies to reach net-zero targets and protect the planet. Finally, Volume 2 considers trust in digital environments by analysing digital security trends and presenting new evidence on media consumption, attitudes towards privacy and control over personal data, and information integrity.
The DEO 2024 represents the collective work of staff in the Digital Connectivity, Economics and Society Division and the Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Digital Technologies Division of the OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation (STI). The Secretariat prepared Volume 2 under the auspices of the OECD Digital Policy Committee (DPC), chaired by Yoichi Iida (Japan). The publication benefited from valuable comments from delegates to the DPC and its Working Parties. The DPC declassified Volume 2 content on 4 April 2024 and 6 September 2024.
Molly Lesher (Senior Economist and Acting Head of Division) led the orientations and development of this publication with support from Elif Koksal-Oudot (Economist) under the leadership of Audrey Plonk (Deputy Director).
The authors are Louis Holt, Molly Lesher and Elif Koksal-Oudot (Chapter 1: “Digital priorities, policies and governance”); Alexia González Fanfalone and Frédéric Bourassa (Chapter 2: “Trends in access and connectivity”); Elif Koksal-Oudot (Spotlight “Skills for the digital age”); Celine Caira, Johannes Kirnberger and Alexia González Fanfalone (Chapter 3: “Digital technologies and the environment”); Hanna Pawelec and Molly Lesher (Spotlight “The potential of women for digital innovation”); Bénédicte Schmitt and Laurent Bernat (Chapter 4: “Key trends in digital security”); Molly Lesher and Hanna Pawelec (Spotlight “Media consumption and privacy”); and Frédéric Bourassa and Pierre Montagnier (Statistical Annex).
The following OECD colleagues provided valuable input to Volume 2 in their respective areas of expertise: Hanna Pawelec (Chapter 1); Verena Weber (Chapter 2); Luis Aranda, Marc Fuster Rabella, Glenda Quintini and Angelica Salvi del Pero (Spotlight on skills); Sarah Bérubé and Hanna Pawelec (Chapter 3); Willem Adema, Marius Berger, Celine Caira, Hélène Dernis, Milenko Fadic, Akash Kohli, Laurent Moussiegt, Valentina Patrini, Ricardo Chiapin Pechansky and Lucia Russo (Spotlight on women and digital innovation); Jeremy West (Chapter 4); Giorgia Bergamo, Achim Edelmann, Kinga Makovi, Craig Matasick and Christian Müller (Spotlight on media consumption and privacy); and Giorgia Bergamo, Alexia González Fanfalone and Elif Koksal-Oudot (Statistical Annex).
The publication benefited from comments, support and input by Jerry Sheehan (Director), Jens Lundsgaard (Deputy Director), Hanna-Mari Kilpeläinen (Senior Counsellor) and Gallia Daor (Senior Advisor) of STI.
Angela Gosmann and Mark Foss provided editorial support. Andreia Furtado and Sebastian Ordelheide led the communications strategy. Julian Jaramillo, Paola Avellaneda and Diego Pinilla (Bestiario) created the data visualisations and infographics. Fabio Parmeggiani provided design support. Marion Barberis, Sarah Ferguson, Shellie Phillips and Alice Weber provided secretarial assistance.