A quick introduction to our features this week.

Climate change not only challenges us but also creates new economic opportunities argues the Prime Minister.He urged the business community to lead the innovation drive to address the challenge as well as take advantage of the economic opportunities.

The Energy Minister discusses the role of renewable energy in the overall energy mix strategy of the Government and highlights the economic opportunities that renewable energy brings to the UK. He confirms renewable energy as a key priority for the UK.

Jacqui Smith MP the Home Secretary engages with citizens online as she answered questions on a wide range of topics ranging from ID cards,counter terror strategy to community strategies to tackle crime as well as simple public service queries.

US has significantly fallen behind many countries when it comes to Government using IT as highlighted by the US Census Bureau's failure to deploy technology effectively thus costing US taxpayers more says Daniel Castro from ITIF.

The War on terror has diverted attention from other more serious and likely causes of conflict claim the authors in their study on global threats. Here they explore the study and argue that the root causes of global insecurity must be dealt with now.

The Institute for Volunteering Research interviewed 1,248 people who manage volunteers within voluntary and community sector and NHS organisations around the country. The author explores the findings

The third annual National Digital Inclusion Conference took place in London last Tuesday, with more than 200 delegates from the public, private and third sectors getting together to discuss this key issue. UK Online Centres present a synopsis of the event

Proliferation of social networking tools has changed the way people keep in touch and organisations cannot escape their influence. But how can organisations across sector harness these tools to enhance their productivity? David Lavenda lays out a plan.

Thomas Hammarberg , Human Rights Commissioner, Council of Europe discusses the role of Human Rights Organisations and points out how their performance could be improved with support and continuous self critique and improvement.