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Wednesday, 11 October 2006 05:42 |
ICT for Sustainable Growth
e-NEWSLETTER May 2008
ICT is a key enabler to improve Energy Efficiency
Viviane Reding, Member of the European Commission responsible for Information Society
and Media, has recently highlighted the Potential of ICT to
Contribute to Energy Efficiency and a European Low Carbon
Economy:
“Energy efficiency is likely to be a significant contributor to cutting
carbon emissions by 2020 and the ICT sector, is pivotal in reaching
those goals.
I am convinced that ICT has a key role to play in enabling energy efficiency
improvements across the whole economy, thus lowering emissions and fighting climate
change".
Last March at the CeBit conference EC President Barroso underlined
that "…the real gains will come from ICT as an enabler to improve
energy efficiency across the economy. ICT matters for energy
reduction, especially in transport and the energy intensive sectors.
ICT's ability to organize and innovate is a key factor".
Furthermore, Viviane Reding announced that "a Strategic
Commission Communication on Energy Efficiency through Information and Communication
Technologies will be adopted very soon. It will serve as a basis for the launching of a
consultation and partnership process. I am counting on your contribution and on your
commitment. Europe needs all stakeholders to sign up to the goal of better energy efficiency
to fight against climate change and to achieve sustainable growth.”
EUSEW, ICT for Energy Efficiency conference
Brussels, 31 January 2008
16 top-level speakers and about 200 participants contributed to the big success of this
conference. The Energy and ICT sector stakeholders were widely represented together with
Member State's authorities, leading personalities from associations and the research
institutions, senior managers from Europe's leading companies as well as practitioners.
The conference aimed at:
• bringing together the ICT and the Energy sectors' stakeholders, citizens
associations, businesses and public authorities to achieve the objective of improving
energy efficiency across the economy, creating a synergetic effect;
• highlighting the potential of ICT for improving energy efficiency towards span
awareness raising, exchanging of best practices and promoting take-up, etc;
• opening a debate on enhancing innovation based on research and development into
an initial limited number of targeted actions that could already start to bear fruit in
the short term within the most promising application areas – namely the power
grid, smart buildings and the ICT sector itself.
All the presentations, the summary and the consultations' results are available on:
http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ict/sustainable-growth/event-20080131-eusew_en.html
Towards a Single Information Space in Europe for the Environment (SISE)
Brussels, 15th February 2008
This workshop was organised as a brainstorming event. The main goal was identify future
research or innovation actions with clear European added value to support an integrated
information space & market place for effective environmental management in Europe. The
discussion was triggered by a presentation of the vision developed by DG INFSO on a
Single Information Space in Europe for the Environment (SISE). Trends in the following
topics have been discussed, that are central to implementing SISE: Web services, process
chaining & uncertainties, real-time mapping & modelling, controlled vocabularies, open
standards & open source software, data Interoperability & Web Communities, SOA/Web
services & model driven communities, data Visualisation, SISE deployment models.
Suggestions for the future included to scale-up some National initiatives and to consolidate
a research agenda especially on topics like flexible chaining of distributed environmental
services, smart wireless monitoring networks and sustainable deployment Models.
For further information please visit:
http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ict/sustainable-growth/workshops/ws-20080215_en.html
ICTs for Sustainable Cities - Brussels, 19th February 2008
"In many ways, the battle for sustainable development […] will be won or lost in our cities"
wrote Klaus Toepfer the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme in
June 2005. Starting from this statement, the workshop participants provided all together a
wide overview of possible applications of ICT to enable a more sustainable and integrated
management of urban areas in Europe. The workshop covered a wide range of topics from
tele-working, urban planning and ICT for traffic-management, to ICT for energy efficiency,
protection of critical infrastructures against urban risks, or pollution reduction and complexity
management. Urban areas were clearly recognized as a privilege test bed where ICT could
bring a leverage effect towards a more sustainable European society. Recurrent messages
included the need to influence a change of behavior at all levels (from the authorities, the
private sector to the inhabitants), as well as to develop better integrated cross-sectorial
approaches.
All given presentations are available at:
http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ict/sustainable-growth/workshops/ws-20080219_en.html
ICT PSP INFO DAYS
The ICT for Sustainable Growth Unit of DG INFSO organised two specific info and
networking days that were attended by around 100 participants including experts from
various companies and institutions.
(1) 23 April, in the afternoon, a specific info and networking day for the Objective
2.3: "Consensus building and experience sharing in ICT for energy efficiency
and sustainability in urban areas" supporting two thematic networks:
- ICT for smart distributed power generation.
- ICT for sustainable urban development and management.
(2) 24 April, in the morning, a specific info and networking day for the Objective
2.1: "ICT for energy efficiency in public building and spaces, including
lighting" supporting several pilot actions (Pilot Type B).
The outcomes of the info days are available on:
http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ict/sustainable-growth/infoday20080423-24_en.html
ICT 2008 is the biggest research event in Europe for Information and Communication
Technologies. It will take place in Lyon (FR) on the 25th, 26th and 27th November 2008.
It will set the agenda for ICT research and innovation in Europe for the upcoming years. The
event will host leading visionaries from academia and industry and will address topics as
diverse as Europe's role in shaping the future internet, ICT's contribution to advancing
the sustainability agenda and alternative research paths for future ICT components and
systems. These and many other cutting-edge themes will be explored in depth at ICT 2008.
You could be one of the ICT 2008 protagonists suggesting either themes for networking
sessions or exhibition ideas: two calls for proposals are now published.
CALL FOR EXHIBITION SESSION
The ICT 2008 Exhibition intends to
show concrete results of research in
and around Europe related to ICTs.
Exhibitors at ICT 2008 will be selected
following a call for proposals.
PROPOSE AN EXHIBIT!
Submit your proposal directly via the
website
http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/ev
ents/ict/2008/exhibition/call/index_en.htm
Deadline: 15 May 2008 at 12h00
CALL FOR NETWORKING SESSION
ICT 2008 will provide opportunities to
meet and discuss possible research
activities with potential partners
interested in similar areas of work.
Networking sessions are specifically
designed to facilitate such contacts.
PROPOSE A NETWORKING SESSION!
Researchers, innovators and engineers
from all ICT fields are invited to suggest
pertinent themes for networking
sessions. You can submit your proposals
via the website
http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/even
ts/ict/2008/networking/call/index_en.htm
Deadline: 16 June 2008 at 12h00
e-Newsletter: how to subscribe
If you are not yet registered and you wish to receive future issues, which will be
disseminated exclusively by e-mail, please subscribe at:
http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ict/sustainable-growth/e-newsletter_en.html
Contact and further information
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- http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ict/sustainable-growth
New policy oriented website on Europa: http://ec.europa.eu/ictforsg
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