For the last decade or so, developments in information and communication technology (ICT) have attracted increasing attention. The need for statistics and analysis to support and inform policy making in this area has grown in parallel. Since 1999, the OECD Working Party on Indicators for the Information Society (WPIIS) has been providing statistical standards and comparable data to member countries and to the wider international community. Furthermore, WPIIS has analysed these statistics in order to assess the impact of ICT on growth, productivity, innovation and education.