The OECD's Working Party on Indicators for the Information Society has agreed on a number of standards for measuring the information society.
They are:
-The definition of industries producing ICT goods and services (the "ICT sector") (2007) A classification of ICT products (goods and services) (2009)
-The definition of a "Content and media" sector (2007)
-A classification of Content and media products (2009)
-Definitions of electronic commerce and Internet commerce transactions (2002)
-Model questionnaires and methodologies for measuring ICT use and e-commerce by businesses, households and individuals (2005)
These statistical standards - along with other information on information society measurement - have been brought together in the Guide to Measuring the Information Society.

The Guide was first published in 2005 and has been largely revised over the period 2007 to 2009.