Summary and proceedings of the main e-Business W@tch event 2004 (7th July, Brussels, Centre Albert Borschette).

The main Annual Event of the e-Business W@tch in 2004 (Brussels, Centre Albert Borschette) discussed methods and results of measuring the economic impacts of ICT on productivity, competitiveness and growth. Speakers included representatives of the OECD, from the EC, official statistics and research organisations. 

In the morning session, representatives of the e-Business W@tch  presented the results of recent e-Business Sector Studies on the textile industries, transport equipment manufacturing, the chemical industries and retail.

Proceedings can be dowloaded from this website.

Since late 2001, the e-Business W@tch observatory of the European Commission, DG Enterprise, has been monitoring and assessing the economic implications of electronic business for sectors of the EU economy.