OECD Digital Economy Outlook 2020 available at oe.cd/deo2020

1. DIGITAL ECONOMY OUTLOOK 2020
ADDRESSING THE COVID-19 CHALLENGE
Launch of the
OECD Digital Economy Outlook 2020,
27 November 2020
Andrew Wyckoff, Director,
Science, Technology and Innovation,
OECD

2. • A snapshot of the state of the
digital economy and policy
environment
• A special focus on how the
COVID-19 pandemic is
amplifying opportunities and
challenges from the digital
transformation
Third edition of OECD’s flagship on digital economy

3. The digital transformation: accelerating the journey
… it’s up to us to make the
most of it.
the pace is accelerating rapidly,
impacting the economies and
societies differently…
We are still at the beginning of
the journey toward digital
transformation…

4. Impact of
COVID-19
Divides
persist
Trust as
enabler
Connectivity
improving
Key trends from the 2020 Digital Economy Outlook

5. Connectivity continues to improve
0
200
400
600
800
1 000
1 200
1 400
1 600
1 800
2 000
Million subscriptions
Mobile access paths (including mobile broadband) Mobile broadband Fixed broadband Access telephone lines Fibre
Trends in communications access paths in the OECD countries, 1986-2018
Source: OECD, Digital Economy Outlook 2020, OECD publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/bb167041-en.

6. But important gaps remain
Fibre broadband connections, June 2019
As a percentage of total fixed broadband subscriptions
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
%
Q2 2019 Q2 2017 Q2 2015
Source: OECD, Digital Economy Outlook 2020, OECD publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/bb167041-en.

7. Gaps persist in access and use across firms
Broadband
connectivity by size,
2019
As a percentage of
enterprises in each
employment size class
Source: OECD, Digital Economy
Outlook 2020, OECD publishing,
Paris,
https://doi.org/10.1787/bb167041-en.
60
70
80
90
100
%
All Small Large
0
Enterprises
performing big data
analytics, 2017
As a percentage of all
enterprises by firm size

8. Internet usage varies between individuals
Internet users by income quartile, 2019
As a percentage of the population in each income quartile
Source: OECD, ICT Access and Usage by Households and Individuals Database, http://oe.cd/hhind
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
%
All Living in a household with income in fourth (highest) quartile Living in a household with income in first (lowest) quartile
0

9. Differences in sophistication of online activities
Diffusion of selected online activities among Internet users, 2019
Percentage of Internet users performing each activity
Source: OECD, Digital Economy Outlook 2020, OECD publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/bb167041-en.

10. COVID-19 pandemic fosters the use of digital tools
Monthly traffic on remote working platforms during COVID-19, October 2019 – April 2020
Users per thousand employed
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
‰
A. France
trello.com skype.com slack.com zoom.us
0
50
100
150
200
250
‰ B. Hungary
0
50
100
150
200
250
‰ C. Poland
Source: OECD, Digital Economy Outlook 2020, OECD publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/bb167041-en.

11. COVID-19 impact on digital uptake across industries
Teleworking before and during the COVID-19 crisis in Italy, by industry, 2020
Estimated teleworking potential and teleworking shares as a percentage of employees in each industry
0
10
20
30
40
50
%
Estimated potential Pre-lockdown (Jan-Feb) During lockdown (Mar-Apr) Easing lockdown (May-Jun)
Source: OECD, Digital Economy Outlook 2020, OECD publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/bb167041-en.

12. COVID-19
Highlighted the
importance of
digital
technology…
… and the impact
on economy and
society
National
Digital
Strategies
Many are in place
…
… but they are
narrow in scope.
Economic
recovery
The digital
economy IS the
economy…
… policy and
strategy must
reflect this.
We need to supercharge the journey

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