Measuring the Digital Economy
Detail of outcome
A summary of the responses received by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) following the public consultation on measuring the digital economy, covering Internet Access and E-commerce and ICT Statistics and the actions that ONS intends to take are explained in the report: Response to the ONS consultation on measuring the digital economy
Original consultation
Consultation description
ONS would like to hear:
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Which ONS digital economy statistics are helpful to users?
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How are ONS digital economy statistics used?
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What would users prefer in terms of the timing and content of future publications of those statistics previously contained in the 鈥業nternet Access Quarterly Update鈥�?
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Would an indicator set similar to that proposed in the 鈥楳onitoring e-commerce鈥� article be of value to users?
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Is there value for users in expanding the e-commerce survey to broaden the industry and/or business size coverage?
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What other statistics on the digital economy would be helpful to users?
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Whether users would like to be members of a new 鈥楳easuring the digital economy鈥� user group that is being considered?
Responses to this consultation will be used to inform the future collection and publication of statistics to measure the digital economy.
This consultation will end on 30 October 2014. A summary of responses and next steps will be published following the consultation.