Strategies and programs
| Topic | Strategies and programs |
| Brief description | Governments have already recognized ICT's potential for reducing CO2 emissions substantially. EU institutions have also published a number of documents which call upon member states to take measures, including a Commission Recommendation. For its part, the OECD published an evaluation of the large number of measures and strategies developed in this area. |
| Challenges | The funds available to invest in green technology are highly limited. Especially due to restrictive lending practices, the private and public sector have encountered difficulties in financing. |
| Measures | - Better coordination among countries - Measurability of results |
| Studies | OECD: Towards Green ICT Strategies, Assessing Policies and Programmes on ICT and the Environment, June 2009 OECD: Ministerial Declaration on Green Growth, June 25, 2009 EU Commission: Recommendation on mobilising Information and Communications Technologies to facilitate the transition to an energy-efficient, low-carbon economy, October 9, 2009 European Commission: Communication on addressing the challenge of energy efficiency through ICT, May 13, 2008 EU Advisory Group: ICT for Energy Efficiency, October 24, 2008 UK CabinetOffice: Greening Government ICT, 2008-2009 |
| Organizations | OECD , ITU , EU Informationsgesellschaft, UK CabinettOffice |