The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), based in Paris, provides a forum where the governments of 30 market democracies work together to address the economic, social and governance challenges of globalization as well as to exploit its opportunities.   For more than 40 years, the OECD has been one of the world’s largest and most reliable sources of comparable statistical, economic and social data.  OECD databases span areas as diverse as national accounts, economic indicators, the labor force, trade, employment, migration, education, energy, health, industry, taxation and the environment.  Most of the research and analysis is published.  Of particular interest to telecommunications carriers is the work performed by the Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry: Committee for Information, Computer and Communications Policy.