OECD | Data Economics

Data Repository: globaleconomy.com

2016-06-13 / 0 comments

Great collection of data from multiple official sources such as the World Bank, the United Nations, the US Energy Information Administration, UNESCO, and the World Economic Forum. Go here: http://www.theglobaleconomy.com/

The Economics of Personal Data and Privacy: 30 Years after the OECD Privacy Guidelines

2015-07-20 / 0 comments

Conference held at the OECD Conference center, Paris, France, 1 December 2010 The use of data, including personal data, is growing at a terrific rate. Global flows of data are increasing, as is the capacity of organisations to analyse and put data to productive use. One common example is online advertising, which leverages personal data…

OECD Topics Page: Internet

2015-07-17 / 0 comments

Lots of resources to be found at http://www.oecd.org/internet/ i.e. OECD Digital Economy Outlook 2015:

What is Data?

2015-06-20 / 0 comments

The etymological roots of data stem from the latin term “dare”, which means “to give”, “to present”, “to offer”. The term “data” is the plural form of the passive particle perfect “datum” and can be translated with “given” or “delivered”. Hence, in its orginal meaning and till the middle ages the term “data” had a…