Policies on ICTs and the environment

Number of government and business initiatives focussing on direct environmental effects (left) and enabling effects (right) of ICTs by life cycle phase and environmental impact category

The role of digital identity management in the Internet economy: A primer for policy makers (OECD Digital Economy Paper 160)

This paper aims to provide policy makers a broad-brush understanding of the various dimensions of digital identity management (IdM).

Information Economy Product Definitions Based on the Central Product Classification (Version 2) (OECD Digital Economy Paper 158)

This document presents the OECD Definitions of Information Economy Products: the ICT products definition and Content and media products definition.

Investing in Innovation for Long-Term Growth

The OECD is developing a strategic response to the crisis focusing on two priority areas: finance, competition and governance; and restoring long-term growth.

Making innovation strategy succeed in a globalised world

In his remarks delivered at the International Economic Forum of the Americas, Mr. Gurría affirmed that innovation will be the key to foster economic growth and to tackle the major global and social challenges of our time: persistent poverty, unemployment, climate change, water management, and health care.

Related Documents

• OECD Crisis and Innovation - June 2009

Using Sensor-Based Networks to Address Global Issues: Policy Opportunities and Challenges, 8-9 June 2009, Lisbon

The conference aimed 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.

Broadband over power lines (BPL): Developments and policy issues (OECD Digital Economy Paper 157)

The focus of this paper is to provide an overview of developments in broadband power line technologies and related policy issues.

OECD Helsingor Conference - Main session messages

OECD Conference "ICTs, Environment, Climate Change". Main session messages.

Helsingor Conference Summary

Summary of OECD Conference "ICTs, the environment and climate change”, Helsingor, Denmark, 27-28 May 2009.

ICTs, the Environment and Climate Change

OECD work on Information and communication technologies to improve environmental performance and tackle climate change is a key element to spur green growth in the economic crisis.