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COP15: The role of ICTs for climate change. Lead role or supporting act?

DSTI and global partners discuss the role of “Green ICTs” at COP15 – without leaving their offices

Helsingor OECD Conference proceedings: ICTs, Environment, Climate Change.

How can ICTs slow down global warming, improve environmental performance and spearhead the economic recovery?

Innovation in the Software Sector

This book throws a spotlight on innovation across the software universe, setting out key issues and highlighting policy perspectives. It spans research and development, invention, production, distribution and use of software in the market.

Consumer Education - Policy Recommendations of the OECD's Committee on Consumer Policy

Governments, working together with consumer organisations, teachers’ and parents’ associations and other civil society groups, should do more to promote consumer education. The aim should be to help consumers develop critical thinking and raise awareness, according to new policy recommendations (“Consumer Education: Policy recommendations of the OECD’s Committee on Consumer Education”) recently endorsed by the OECD’s Committee on

ICTs and Climate Change: side event at United Nations Climate Change Talks, Barcelona, 5 November 2009: Agenda

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 discuss how ICTs can help combat global warming.

The Impact of the Crisis on ICT and ICT-related Employment

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.

Internet Governance Forum Workshop: Using ICTs and the Internet to meet environmental challenges

Internet Governance Forum Workshop: Using ICTs and the Internet to meet environmental challenges 17 November 2009, Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt Governments, business, civil society and international organisations have developed a broad variety of initiatives and tools aimed at making the use of ICTs and the Internet greener. This includes using ICT and Internet-based applications to improve environmental performance in buildings and urban

OECD events at the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2009

ICCP Technology Foresight Forum - "Cloud Computing: The Next Computing Paradigm?"

In 2008 the term “cloud computing” became fashionable as a way to refer to a number of interlinked information technology trends. Both the promise of cloud computing and the policy issues it raises were the subject of the 2009 Technology Foresight Forum.