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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 Internet Economy. ]]></description>
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		      <pubDate>Wed Feb 10 10:57:58 CET 2010</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[Justice Michael Kirby wins award for work on OECD Privacy Guidelines]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[The Honourable Michael Kirby has been selected by EPIC as the 2010 recipient of the International Privacy Champion Award.  Justice Kirby was recognised for his leading role in the development of the OECD Privacy Guidelines in 1980. This year the OECD is marking the 30th Anniversary of the Guidelines with a series of events, in preparation for a review in 2011 to assess whether the Guidelines need to be revised. The award was announced on 28 January - a key day in the privacy calendar for raising awareness about privacy issues with events held throughout Europe and North America.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Wed Jan 27 00:00:00 CET 2010</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[Smart sensor networks - technologies and applications for green growth]]></title>
							         <link><![CDATA[http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/39/62/44379113.pdf]]></link>
							         <description><![CDATA[Sensor networks play an important role in tackling environmental challenges. Sensor applications in smart power grids, smart buildings and smart industrial processes make significant contributions to more efficient resource use and reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other pollutants. This report gives an overview of sensor technologies and applications, and quantifies their environmental impacts.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Tue Jan 12 00:00:00 CET 2010</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[Broadband networks supporting innovation: Can government investment be justified?]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[New innovations such as smart electrical grids, tele-medicine, intelligent transportation networks, interactive learning and cloud computing will require fast communication networks to operate efficiently. Government investment in new fibre networks could be justified based on just small direct benefits in four key sectors of the economy – electricity, health, education and transportation.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Fri Dec 11 00:00:00 CET 2009</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[DSTI and global partners discuss the role of “Green ICTs” at COP15 – without leaving their offices ]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[The OECD used latest video-conferencing technology to hold an international discussion in real-time at the UN Climate Change talks in Copenhagen (COP15). The topic was: “The role of ICTs for climate change. Lead role or supporting act?”. It involved speakers in Denmark, India, Hong Kong (China), France and Japan sitting around a “virtual” table and facing each other in high definition. A filmed webcast is available.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Tue Dec 15 12:31:41 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[Plan Avanza: An Information Society Strategy for Spain]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[Plan Avanza highlights Spain’s leading position in the information and knowledge society. As part of its review, the OECD and the Government of Spain hosted an international workshop with policy experts of other national Information Society (IS) strategies to discuss policy design and the common challenges and shared solutions for good governance in information society strategies.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Mon Jan 04 15:33:57 CET 2010</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[OECD events at the Internet Governance Forum (IGF)]]></title>
							         <link><![CDATA[http://www.oecd.org/document/46/0,3343,en_2649_34223_43960878_1_1_1_1,00.html?rssChId=34223]]></link>
							         <description><![CDATA[The OECD organised 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>Fri Dec 18 11:08:49 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, held in Egypt, addressed developments in international ICT services sourcing enabled by the Internet, analysed the impacts of the economic crisis, and suggested frameworks for development and supply of these services from developing countries. A webcast is available.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Thu Jan 07 13:45:52 CET 2010</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[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>
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							         <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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