23.02.2010

European Commission
DG Information Society and Media
ICT for Sustainable Growth Unit

The event aims to drive progress in the transition to an energy-efficient
and low-carbon economy, following the terms of the recently adopted
Recommendation on that topic. Through this Recommendation, the Commission
calls on the ICT sector to agree on common methodologies for measuring
energy consumption and carbon emissions by 2010. Furthermore, addressing EU
Member States and the ICT sector, it aims to unlock energy efficiency
potential through more public-private partnership initiatives and also
through partnerships between the ICT industry and defined strategic
sectors. At the conference, the protagonists will be Member States,
local/regional authorities, the ICT industry, the energy-intensive industry
(construction, transport, manufacturing, power distribution and lighting)
and civil society. The event is organised by the European Commission's
Information Society and Media Directorate-General, in cooperation with the
Spanish Presidency of the European Union. It will include a conference,
parallel sessions, an exhibition and the best ICT4EE Project Award
Ceremony.

Objective: The path towards a sustainable society
After the ICT4EE 2009 High Level Event which aimed to accord visibility to
the potential of ICTs in enabling energy efficiency, this 2010 event aims
to become a vehicle to drive progress in the transition to an
energy-efficient and low-carbon economy following the terms of the
"Recommendation C(2009) 7604" adopted by the European Commission on October
9th 2009.

Through the Recommendation, the Commission calls on the ICT sector to agree
on common methodologies for measuring energy consumption and carbon
emissions by 2010. 
Furthermore, addressing EU Member States and the ICT sector, it aims to
unlock energy efficiency potential through more public-private partnership
initiatives and also through partnerships between the ICT industry and
defined strategic sectors.

Key challenges:

- Developing systemic metrics to measure progress towards sustainability
for the ICT sector and Society as a whole;
- Establishing the centrality ICT to the sustainable Smart-city model;
- Expanding the role of ICT in the future energy market & infrastructures
(smart metering and smart grids);
- Inducing behavioural changes and opening sustainable choices through ICT;

- Supporting the role of ICT in reducing carbon emissions and energy
consumption of freight logistics and transport operations; 
- Building on the potential of ICT for the sustainable management of
non-renewable resources; 
- Promoting the importance of training professionals on "ICT and use of
energy" in critical sectors.

The venue for the ICT4EE event is the Charlemagne Building in Brussels
(BE).

Address: Charlemagne Building, 170 Rue de la Loi (Wetstraat), BE-1049
Brussels, Belgium


From Airport (Brussels Airport Zaventem), transfer by 
Bus: there is a cheap (approx 3 Euros) shuttle bus (Line 12) from the
airport to the City, get off at Schuman. See the STIB website for further
information. From the Schuman stop, walk along Wetstraat (Rue de la Loi).
The Charlemagne building is on the right-hand side after the Berlaymont
building.
Taxi: A taxi from the Airport takes about 10-20 minutes and costs 20-25
Euros.
Train: Take the shuttle from the airport to the Centre of Brussels to
Central Station (Gare Centrale). The trains leave at intervals of approx.
15 minutes. Then follow the instructions from the Train Station, via the
Metro to Schuman. 
 
Brussels,Belgium

For queries, please do not hesitate to contact us at 
INFSO-ICT4EE@ec.europa.eu

European Commission
DG Information Society and Media
ICT for Sustainable Growth Unit
B-1049 Brussels

http://ec.europa.eu/ictforsg

FREE of charge

This event will take place on February 23rd and 24th 2010 in Brussels gathering policy 
makers and experts on the ICT for Energy Efficiency field through

Conferences 
Projects' exhibition 
the Best ICT4EE Project Award Ceremony.

http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/events/ict4ee/2010/index_en.htm