(Deze pagina is ook in het Nederlands beschikbaar)

For many years, the Dutch government has been commissioning research and publishing surveys on the impact that ICT and the Internet has been having on the Dutch economy and society.

New Internet applications have been developing so fast that measuring the impact of their growth has been difficult with the traditional statistical methodology. The lack of recent data was one reason for the Dutch government to commission a piece of fundamental research to examine whether the Internet itself can become a reliable second source of information to signal trends, including their impact on the economy and society. Possible methods to do this have been examined by the research-bureau Dialogic, along with the pros and cons of the various methods available. The report is in two parts (main report and annexes) and is is available as a download here. You can also download a description of the 8 cases on which the study is based (in Dutch, 2 cases are available in English).

Consultation Report and follow up after researchproject (situation summer 2009)

On this report is - on request - reacted in 2008. A summery of that reactions is placed in the section downloadable items. Dutch National Statistics works on a action plan to get a quicker view and in more depth of the impact of ict on economy and society than traditional statistics can do. The internet will be a major data source for that activity. The OECD has decided to form a expertgroup for advising countries and their National Statistics Organizations about the use of internet of as a datasource with respect to privacy and security questions.