ICT skills: The ICT industry and ICT skills across the economy

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ICT skills The ICT industry and ICT skills
across the economy

• Graham VickeryOECD, Paris

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The narrow view employment in the ICT sector (1)

• Over 15 million people employed in the ICT sector
  in OECD countries
• 5.5 of OECD business employment
• ICT sector employment increased 0.9 p.a.
  1995-2006, same as total business
• Added 1.4 million employees 1995-2006
• Finland, Sweden and Ireland largest shares, gt 8
• Shares increased markedly, also in Hungary, the
  Czech Republic and Denmark
• Note Source OECD Information Technology
  Outlook 2008

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The narrow viewemployment in the ICT sector (2)

• Europe 35 of OECD ICT employment, US 30, Japan
  14, Korea 6
• Over 10 million in services, 5 million in
  manufacturing
• ICT manufacturing has a higher share of
  manufacturing employment (7.5), than ICT
  services (5)
• Rapid growth software / computer services, IT
  services
• Declines in ICT manufacturing
• Sector less employment-intensive (VA share
  increased)
• ICT employment more cyclical than value added
  peaked 2000-01 (2000 manufacturing, 2001
  services). Grew again from 2005.

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Share of ICT employment in business employment,
1995 and 2006percentages
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Share of ICT manufacturing in manufacturing
employmentpercentages
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Share of ICT services in services
employmentpercentages
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Global top 250 ICT firmsAverage number of
employees and current USD, index 2000100
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Global top 250 ICT firms by sectorUSD millions
in current prices and number of employees
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Share of ICT specialist occupations in the total
economy,1995 and 2007
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Share of ICT-using occupations in the total
economy 1995 and 2007
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Sustaining competitiveness?Top ten ICT policy
priorities, 2008