The purpose of the OECD-conference was to discuss ICT and climate change, share good practices and experiences, develop a better understanding of the connection between ICT, environment and climate changes and to attain targets for a coordinated international political agenda.

Director General, Jørgen Abild Andersen, National IT and Telecom Agency, closed the conference by presenting a series of conclusions. Mr Andersen pointed out that intelligent use of ICT can contribute to reducing energy consumption in almost all sectors of the economy, such as transportation and buildings. One strategy to achieve a healthier climate is to reduce the carbon footprint from the use of ICT. Another strategy is to use ICT to reduce the carbon footprint in other sectors.

Reduce, manage and rethink were three key words mentioned.

All presentations were filmed and streamed to the web. They can be found at http://itst.media.netamia.net/ict2009/.