
STRENGTHENING CONNECTIVITY, INNOVATION ANDTRUST OECD Digital EconomyOutlook 2024(Volume 2) STRENGTHENING CONNECTIVITY, INNOVATIONAND TRUST This document, as well as any data and map included herein, are without prejudice to the status of or sovereignty overany territory, to the delimitation of international frontiers and boundaries and to the name of any territory, city or area. The statistical data for Israel are supplied by and under the responsibility of the relevant Israeli authorities or a thirdparty. The use of such data by the OECD is without prejudice to the status of the Golan Heights, East Jerusalem and Israelisettlements in the West Bank under the terms of international law. Note by the Republic of Türkiye The information in this document with reference to “Cyprus” relates to the southern part of the Island. There is no singleauthority representing both Turkish and Greek Cypriot people on the Island. Türkiye recognises the Turkish Republic ofNorthern Cyprus (TRNC). Until a lasting and equitable solution is found within the context of the United Nations, Türkiyeshall preserve its position concerning the “Cyprus issue”. Note by all the European Union Member States of the OECD and the European UnionThe Republic of Cyprus is recognised by all members of the United Nations with the exception of Türkiye. Theinformation in this document relates to the area under the effective control of the Government of the Republic of Cyprus. OECD (2024),OECD Digital Economy Outlook 2024 (Volume 2): Strengthening Connectivity, Innovation and Trust, OECDPublishing, Paris,https://doi.org/10.1787/3adf705b-en. ISBN 978-92-64-45881-9 (print)ISBN 978-92-64-59635-1 (PDF)ISBN 978-92-64-18948-5 (HTML)ISBN 978-92-64-84877-1 (epub) Photo credits:Cover design by Fabio Parmeggiani using images from © Metamorworks/Shutterstock.com and © Omelchenko/Shutterstock.com. Corrigenda to OECD publications may be found at:https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/support/corrigenda.html.© OECD 2024 Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)This work is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence. By using this work, you accept to be bound by the terms of thislicence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).Attribution– you must cite the work.Translations– you must cite the original work, identify changes to the original and add the following text:In the event of any discrepancy between the original workand the translation, only the text of original work should be considered valid.Adaptations– you must cite the original work and add the following text:This is an adaptation of an original work by the OECD. The opinions expressed and argumentsemployed in this adaptation should not be reported as representing the official views of the OECD or of its Member countries.Third-party material– the licence does not apply to third-party material in the work. If using such material, you are responsible for obtaining permission fromthe third party and for any claims of infringement.You must not use the OECD logo, visual identity or cover image without express permission or suggest the OECD endorses your use of the work.Any dispute arising under this licence shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) Arbitration Rules 2012. The seatof arbitration shall be Paris (France). The number of arbitrators shall be one. Foreword TheOECD Digital Economy Outlook(DEO)is a flagship publication that analyses trends intechnology development, digital policies and digital performance in OECD countries and partnereconomies. The 2024 edition draws on indicators from the OECD Going Digital Toolkit, the OECDICT Access and Usagedatabase, the OECDBroadband Statisticsdatabase, and the OECD AI PolicyObservatory, among other data. It also benefits from responses to theDEOQuestionnaire and theOECD Connectivity Services and Infrastructures Questionnaires that provide insights into digitalpriorities and policies in OECD countries and partner economies. This edition is prepared in two volumes.Volume 2 examines digital priorities, policies andgovernancearrangements.It then considers the foundations of digital transformation,analysing trends in access and connectivity, as well as the skills needed to thrive in the digitalage.Volume 2also explores how to push out the digital technology frontier by harnessing theuntapped potential of women and how to use digital technologies to reach net-zero targets andprotect the planet. Finally,Volume 2considers trust in digital environments by analysing digitalsecurity trends and presenting new evidence on media consumption, attitudes towards privacyand control over personal data, and information integrity. TheDEO 2024represents the collective work of staff in the Digital Connectivity, Economics andSociety Division and the Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Digital Technologies Division ofthe OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation (STI