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		      <title>Information and Communications Policy</title>
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		      <description><![CDATA[The Committee for Information, Computer and Communications Policy (ICCP, www.oecd.org/sti/ict) develops policies to maximise the benefits of the Information Society. The Committee organised a Ministerial meeting on the Future of the Internet Economy, held in Korea in June 2008.]]></description>
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		      <pubDate>Fri Nov 20 09:54:22 CET 2009</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[Employment in the ICT sector continues dropping]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[Employment is continuing to drop in the information and communications technology (ICT) goods sector and remaining flat in most ICT services, according to a new OECD report.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Tue Nov 17 00:00:00 CET 2009</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[OECD events at the Internet Governance Forum (IGF)]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[The OECD is organizing several events at the IGF in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, including workshops on 'Global ICT services sourcing post-crisis', on 'Expanding access to the Internet and broadband for development' and on 'Using ICTs and the Internet to meet environmental challenges', as well as an open forum on 'The importance of Internet Access and Openness for a sustainable economic recovery'.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Tue Oct 27 17:28:46 CET 2009</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[Global ICT Services Sourcing Post-Crisis: Trends and Developments]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[This workshop, to be held in Egypt, will address developments in international ICT services sourcing enabled by the Internet, analyse the impacts of the economic crisis, and suggest frameworks for development and supply of these services from developing countries. A live webcast is available.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Thu Nov 12 20:12:36 CET 2009</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[“Green ICT” side-event at UN Climate Change talks in Barcelona]]></title>
							         <link><![CDATA[http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/7/4/43982213.pdf]]></link>
							         <description><![CDATA[Innovation in ICTs is key to achieving ambitious CO2 emissions reductions. At the UN Climate Change talks in Barcelona - four weeks ahead of COP15 - the OECD, ITU, GeSI and international partners discussed how ICTs can help combat global warming.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Thu Nov 12 19:42:28 CET 2009</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[ICCP Technology Foresight Forum - "Cloud Computing: The Next Computing Paradigm?"]]></title>
							         <link><![CDATA[http://www.oecd.org/document/38/0,3343,en_2649_34223_43921574_1_1_1_1,00.html?rssChId=34223]]></link>
							         <description><![CDATA[First launched in 2005, Technology Foresight Forums are an annual event organised by the OECD Committee for Information, Computer, and Communications Policy to help identify opportunities and challenges for the Internet Economy posed by technical developments.  Foresight forums represent a collaborative effort of policy makers from member and non-member governments, business, civil society, and the Internet technical community.  Past forum topics include RFID, Participative Web, and Next Generation Networks.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Wed Oct 28 00:00:00 CET 2009</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[The impact of the crisis on ICT and ICT-related employment]]></title>
							         <link><![CDATA[http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/47/22/43969700.pdf]]></link>
							         <description><![CDATA[This paper provides an overview of short-term and long-term developments in ICT employment trends. Preliminary analysis of available indicators shows that employment is dropping in the ICT sector - notably in ICT goods sectors and mostly remaining flat in ICT services. The paper also highlights some niche ICT activities where ICT employment is increasing despite the crisis.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Wed Oct 28 00:00:00 CET 2009</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[Workshop on Policy Coherence in the Application of Information and Communication Technologies for Development]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[Information communication technologies (ICTs) are crucial to reducing poverty, improving access to health and education services and creating new sources of income and employment for the poor. But there are substantial discrepancies in access to ICTs between, but also within, countries, depending on key factors such as gender, rural coverage, skills and educational levels. This workshop, organised jointly by the World Bank/infoDev and the OECD, aimed to share best practices in coherent approaches to meeting development objectives laid out by Ministers.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Wed Nov 18 16:26:55 CET 2009</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[OECD Communications Outlook 2009 ]]></title>
							         <link><![CDATA[http://www.oecd.org/document/44/0,3343,en_2649_34223_43435308_1_1_1_1,00.html?rssChId=34223]]></link>
							         <description><![CDATA[This new edition presents the most recent comparable data on the performance of the communication sector in OECD countries and on their policy frameworks. The 2009 edition analyses the communications sector over the years following the "dot com bubble" crisis and explores future developments. It provides an extensive range of indicators for the development of different communications networks and compares performance indicators such as revenue, investment, employment and prices for service throughout the OECD area.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Tue Aug 11 11:00:00 CEST 2009</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[Improving measurement of links between ICT and environmental outcomes ]]></title>
							         <link><![CDATA[http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/32/50/43539507.pdf]]></link>
							         <description><![CDATA[This report explores available statistics and data from official statistical sources and from product life cycle studies, suggests a conceptual framework for the statistical field “ICT and the environment” and makes recommendations on how to improve statistical collection.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Fri Jul 31 00:00:00 CEST 2009</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[ICT industry poised to rebound, says new OECD report ]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[Is the ICT industry recovering?   Global production and trade of information and communications technology goods turned up sharply in May and June – and ICTs may be among the first of crisis-stricken industries to start growing again, according to a new OECD report. After plunging 30-40% earlier this year, Asian production is now showing month-to-month improvement and China is up nearly 3%year-on-year.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Tue Jul 28 00:00:00 CEST 2009</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[Piracy of Digital Content]]></title>
							         <link><![CDATA[http://www.oecd.org/document/35/0,3343,en_2649_34223_43394531_1_1_1_1,00.html?rssChId=34223]]></link>
							         <description><![CDATA[This new book covers the piracy of content, such as music, films and software that does not involve the use of physical media; in other words essentially piracy over the Internet. The study highlights the unique market characteristics of digital piracy where large number of suppliers are willing to provide pirated content at virtually zero price. This poses new and difficult challenges to copyright owners and policy makers.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Tue Jul 28 00:00:00 CEST 2009</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[OECD releases Guide to Measuring the Information Society 2009]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[The newly released Guide to the Information Society 2009 covers the definition of industries producing ICT goods and services (the "ICT sector"), a classification for ICT goods, the definitions of e-commerce and Internet transactions, and model questionnaires and methodologies for measuring ICT use and e-commerce by businesses and households/individuals. ]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Wed Jul 08 00:00:00 CEST 2009</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[Ministers stress the role of ICTs as part of global green growth agenda]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[Clean technologies and smart ICT applications are key to effectively fight climate change, protect biodiversity and manage our water resources. In the declaration on green growth, ministers from OECD countries and beyond underscore that “green” and “growth” can go hand in hand.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Fri Jun 26 00:00:00 CEST 2009</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[The Role of Digital Identity Management in the Internet Economy: A Primer for Policy Makers]]></title>
							         <link><![CDATA[http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/55/48/43091476.pdf]]></link>
							         <description><![CDATA[This primer aims to provide policy makers a broad-brush understanding of the various dimensions of digital identity management (IdM). Consistent with the Seoul Ministerial Declaration, it also aims to support  efforts to address public policy issues for securely managing and protecting digital identities, with a view to strengthening confidence in the online activities crucial to the growth of the Internet Economy.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Thu Jun 18 00:00:00 CEST 2009</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[Innovation at risk from crisis, says OECD]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[The current crisis is the first of this severity to hit OECD countries, since they have shifted to knowledge-based service economies. As part of its strategic response to the economic crisis, the OECD has analysed the likely impact of the downturn on the drivers of long term economic growth &amp; innovation and related items in policy responses as part of national stimulus packages.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Wed Jun 10 00:00:00 CEST 2009</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[OECD releases new ICT product definitions]]></title>
							         <link><![CDATA[http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/16/46/42978297.pdf]]></link>
							         <description><![CDATA[This document presents the OECD definition of Information Economy Products based on the Central Product Classification Version 2.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Wed Jun 10 00:00:00 CEST 2009</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[Conference on “ICTs, the environment and climate change”]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[On 27-28 May 2009, the Danish Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation hosted a high-level OECD conference on the potential of information and communication technologies to combat climate change and improve environmental performance. Live webcast and Twitter feed available. Internet users had the possibility to send in questions for speakers.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Fri May 29 14:36:58 CEST 2009</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[Towards Green ICT Strategies]]></title>
							         <link><![CDATA[http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/3/7/44001912.pdf]]></link>
							         <description><![CDATA[Improving environmental performance, tackling global warming and enhancing resource management are high on the list of global challenges that must be urgently addressed. This report analyses government programmes and business initiatives on ICT and the environment to address environmental challenges, particularly global warming and energy use.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Fri May 22 00:00:00 CEST 2009</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[The role of communication infrastructure investment in economic recovery]]></title>
							         <link><![CDATA[http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/4/43/42799709.pdf]]></link>
							         <description><![CDATA[Policy makers need to evaluate the costs and benefits of any public investment in telecommunication infrastructure and select projects which can stimulate current demand but simultaneously expand the productive capacity of the economy in the longer term.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Tue May 19 00:00:00 CEST 2009</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[Using Sensor-Based Networks to Address Global Issues: Policy Opportunities and Challenges]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[This conference, to be held in Lisbon, aims to help policy makers understand sensor networks and their potential to help address global challenges. It will explore the conditions for and consequences of innovation in this area including economic aspects, privacy and information security as well as infrastructure issues.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Wed May 27 14:49:53 CEST 2009</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[Network externality premiums and international telecommunication traffic exchange]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[The aim of this paper is to examine the economic impact of proposals to add a non-cost “premium” to international telecommunication charges. This work follows up on earlier OECD work which examined international traffic exchange.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Fri Apr 17 00:00:00 CEST 2009</pubDate>
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