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• Mining boom to continue Australian economic growth: OECD

  The OECD has delivered a positive outlook for Australia during the next two years, predicting the country will continue to continue reading the benefits of the mining boom.

• Blocking Internet cost Egypt at least $90M, says OECD

  The Egyptian government's five-day block of Internet services cost the national economy at least US$90 million, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said Thursday.

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  True cyber war unlikely to ever happen: OECD

  The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has concluded that while cyber security is a real risk for governments around the world, the likelihood of a true cyber war to occur is low.

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  Malcolm Turnbull jumps on NBN OECD report bandwagon

  Shadow communications minister, Malcolm Turnbull, has wasted no time jumping on the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development's (OECD) report which claims the National Broadband Network (NBN) could diminish competition in the Australian telecommunications sector.

• OECD: Keep broadband competition

  The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) believes Australia's National Broadband Network (NBN) promises large benefits, but may not be the most cost-effective strategy.

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  ISPs essential to controlling spam botnets: OECD

  Internet service providers (ISPs) are important control points in the ongoing effort to control spam and botnets, according to a report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

• OECD report finds justification in NBN cost

  The Federal Government's $43 billion National Broadband Network (NBN) could be substantiated if it’s used to reduce the cost of services in other key economic sectors, according to an OECD report supporting the development of national fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) networks.

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  OECD subtly throwing its weight behind the NBN cost-benefit analysis calls

  Intentional or not, the Organisation for Economic Development (OECD) appears to have subtly thrown its weight behind shadow communications minister, senator Nick Minchin's calls for the Federal Government to do a cost-benefit analysis of its National Broadband Network (NBN).

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  Australia leads the way in IPv6 adoption: OECD

  Australia is one of the countries leading the way in IPv6 adoption, according to an Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) report which calls for more network operators to follow its lead as IPv4 is running out.