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.

The bioeconomy is key to tackling many future global challenges, says OECD

A new OECD report, The Bioeconomy to 2030: Designing a Policy Agenda, examines the role of biotechnology in the global economy over the next two decades and outlines policies that could maximize its benefits.

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.

Policy Brief: Sustainable Manufacturing and Eco-innovation: Towards a Green Economy

In recent decades, expanding economic activity has been accompanied by growing concerns about climate change, energy security and scarcity of natural resources. While industries are showing greater interest in sustainable production and are undertaking a number of corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives, progress falls far short of meeting these pressing challenges. Moreover, improvements in efficiency in some regions have

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.

Towards Green ICT Strategies

ENUM: Converging telephone numbers and addresses in next generation networks (OECD Digital Economy Paper 156)

This paper provides an overview of developments in numbering, naming and addressing in the context of Next Generation Networks (NGN) with a focus on ENUM (tElephone NUmber Mapping).