News & Events

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

28-Oct-2009

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.

OECD events at the Internet Governance Forum (IGF), Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, 14 to 18 November 2009

27-Oct-2009

The OECD is organizing the following events at the IGF, 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'.

Report on Applications of Complexity Science for Public Policy: New Tools for Finding Unanticipated Consequencesand Unrealized Opportunities

15-Oct-2009

Policymakers increasingly encounter problems that involve systems composed of very large numbers of diverse interacting parts, prone to surprising, large-scale, seemingly uncontrollable, behaviours. These are what scientists call complex systems. An exciting new field, complexity science has emerged, devoted to understanding, predicting, and influencing the behaviours of complex systems. This report explores the proposition that the insights achieved through scientific analysis can be used to design and implement better governmental policies, programmes, regulations, and infrastructures.

Stakeholder Survey of Biotechnology Policy Needs

20-Aug-2009

The Working Party on Biotechnology (WPB) has been asked by the OECD Council to do a Stakeholder Survey of biotechnology policy needs and whether these are being met by the work of the WPB. 
 

Mobile phone calls lowest in Finland, Netherlands and Sweden, says OECD report

11-Aug-2009

Finland, the Netherlands and Sweden have the lowest prices for mobile phone calls among OECD countries, according to the latest OECD Communications Outlook. The highest were found in Canada, Spain and the United States.

Improving measurement of links between ICT and environmental outcomes

31-Jul-2009

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.

OECD Key Biotechnology Indicators 2009

30-Jul-2009

The Key Biotechnology Indicators brings together the latest available economic and activity data on biotechnology and innovation, collected by OECD member and non-member countries.

OECD Workshop on Transforming Innovation to Address Social Challenges

from 09-Nov-2009 to 10-Nov-2009

While the contribution of innovation to economic growth is well established,  there is growing awareness that innovation can be used to address social challenges from urban poverty,  education, to environmental sustainability that have resisted conventional market and government approaches to solving them.   For further information, please contact: mario.cervantes@oecd.org.

“Green ICT” side-event at UN Climate Change talks in Barcelona

on 05-Nov-2009

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.

OECD events at the Internet Governance Forum (IGF)

from 14-Nov-2009 to 18-Nov-2009

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'.

OECD-UK Conference on Innovation for Economic Growth and Sustainability

from 12-Nov-2009 to 13-Nov-2009

Sustainability and Green Growth are high on the political agenda in the run up to the UN Conference on Climate Change in December 2009. But it is businesses which face some of the greatest challenges, and perhaps opportunities, from the move towards a green economy. How can firms incorporate sustainability into their strategies, and what effect will this have on their performance? Will this effect vary between sectors? Can governments effectively create demand for innovation and sustainable demand through regulation and public procurement?

OECD Workshop on Demand-Led Innovation Policies

from 14-Sep-2009 to 15-Sep-2009

The OECD Workshop on Demand-led Innovation Policies will be held on 14-15 September 2009 at the OECD Headquarters in Paris.

The aim of this workshop  is thus to exchange views and draw lessons from a range of demand-side innovation policies, including public procurement, regulations, standards and lead markets.

APEC-OECD Joint Symposium on Initiatives among Member Economies Promoting Safer Internet Environment for Children

on 15-Apr-2009

The Internet is an extraordinary tool for children’s education and development. However, children also face a variety of risks online such as exposure to harmful content, cyberbullying, breach of privacy, etc. The joint APEC-OECD Symposium aimed at sharing experience with regards to initiatives to protect children online including government measures, public-private partnerships and regional/international co-operation.