Part of this work has been funded by the OECD, Science, Technology and Industry Department , which has also widely published on ICT and related technologies and their impact on economic growth. In most cases the data in STAN are based of the new system of national accounts introduced during the 1990s, i.e. the System of National Accounts 1993 or the European System of Accounts 1995. The figures on value added in current prices are expressed in basis prices, and the series on real value added are linked to the price level of 1995.
Employment includes self employed persons, except for the UK where it related to employees only.
An adjustment for working hours per person appeared not possible at this stage. In some cases, in particular for the classifying of ICT producing industries, the STAN data were too aggregated. This source was also used to distinguish between paper, etc. Constant price estimates for insulated wire and cable and medical appliances were obtained by using current price shares, assuming the same deflator as for the aggregate. For Canada medical appliances and instruments are not included separately.