Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

The ICT Access and Usage by Businesses database provides a selection of 59 indicators, based on the 2nd revision of the OECD Model Survey on ICT Access and Usage by Businesses.

The ICT Access and Usage by Households and Individuals database provides a selection of 92 indicators, based on the of 2nd revision of the OECD Model Survey on ICT Access and Usage by Households and Individuals.The selected indicators originate from two sources:1. An OECD data collection on the following OECD and accession countries or key partners: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, Chile, Colombia, Israel, Japan, Korea, Mexico, New Zealand, Switzerland, and the United States. Data collection methodology followed by these countries is available in each respective country metadata file.2. Eurostat Statistics on Households and Individuals for the OECD countries that are part of the European Statistical system. For those countries, indicators shown in this database refer to the original indicator as published by EUROSTAT -see the correspondence table-. Please refer to Eurostat methodology to access the methodological information.For all countries, breakdowns used correspond to those of EUROSTAT, unless otherwise stated in the metadata.

ICT goods are those that are either intended to fulfil the function of information processing and communication by electronic means, including transmission and display, OR which use electronic processing to detect, measure and/or record physical phenomena, or to control a physical process. ICT goods are defined by the OECD in terms of the Harmonised System. The guiding principle for the delineation of ICT goods is that such goods must either be intended to fulfil the function of information processing and communication by electronic means, including transmission and display, OR use electronic processing to detect, measure and/or record physical phenomena, or to control a physical process.Another guiding principle was to use existing classification systems in order to take advantage of existing data sets and therefore ensure the immediate use of the proposed standard. In this case, the underlying system is the Harmonized System (HS). The HS is the only commodity classification system used on a sufficiently wide basis to support international data comparison. A large number of countries use it to classify export and import of goods, and many countries use it (or a classification derived from or linked to it) to categorise domestic outputs.The application of the ICT product definition to selection of in-scope HS categories is a somewhat subjective exercise. The fact that the HS is not built on the basis of the functionality of products makes it much more difficult. The distinction between products which fulfil those functions and products that simply embody electronics but fundamentally fulfil other functions is not always obvious.It is possible to adopt a narrow or broad interpretation of the guideline, though the OECD chose a broader interpretation, an approach which is consistent with that adopted to develop the ICT sector definition.

NOTE FOR THIS DATA CUBEFor all indicators provided in this cube, value are expressed as percentage of Internet users.For each country (except for Costa Rica -see below-), the value of the indicators provided in this cube are based on data from the ICT Access and Usage by Households and Individuals database, and metadata and sources are strictly identical.Internet users generally relate to a recall period of 3 months or 12 months as indicated below. For exceptions, see the country metadata in the ICT Access and Usage by Households and Individuals database.For Australia, 12 months before 2014, 3 months from 2014 onwards.For Canada, Colombia and Japan, 12 months.For Israel, Costa Rica and the United States, 3 months.For New Zealand, 12 months in 2006.For Chile, Korea, Mexico, New Zeland (2006 excepted), Switzerland and Brazil: 1. For indicators starting with D1, I3 and I9, Internet users relate to a recall period of 3 months; 2. For indicators starting with F1, Internet users relate to a recall period of 3 months untill 2007 and of 12 months from 2008 onwards; 3. For the remaining indicators, Internet users relate to a recall period of 12 months.For Costa Rica, data are OECD estimates based on data provided by the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses and by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Telecommunications (MICITT), and for all the indicators, Internet users relate to a recall period of 3 months.For the remaining countries (all from Eurostat): 1. For indicators starting with D1, Internet users relate to a recall period of 3 months; 2. For indicators starting with F1, Internet users relate to a recall period of 3 months untill 2007 and of 12 months from 2008 onwards; 3. For the remaining indicators, Internet users relate to a recall period of 12 months.