The OECD’s Digital Economy Outlook, which was released yesterday, confirms the economic and social importance of software, information technology and digital content.  Key findings include:

The narrative on transatlantic digital economy relations is often focused on the differences, rather than the excitement, that many see in the European Union and the United States for the contribution that Internet-enabled commerce, based on free data flows, can make in generating growth and employment.  Without downplaying the differences – there are issues both sides must work through – the reality is that what unites us transcends what divides us.