David Miller to Serve as Expert Panel Chair on Potential for New and Innovative Uses of ICTs for Greening Canada

The Council is pleased to announce the appointment of David Miller as Chair of the Expert Panel on Potential for New and Innovative Uses of Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) for Greening Canada.  In late 2011, Environment Canada requested that the Council conduct an in-depth, evidence-based assessment of the new and innovative uses of ICTs for a greener Canada.As Chair of the Council’s Expert Panel, Mr. Miller will work with a multidisciplinary group of experts, to be appointed by the Council, to address the following question: What existing or potential opportunities exist to use Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) to create a greener Canada?

David Miller is Counsel, International Business and Sustainability at Aird & Berlis LLP. In this role, he assists the firm in developing its international clean technology and renewable energy practices. He is also the Future of Cities Fellow at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University where he is involved in lecturing, course design and other strategic roles to assist the university in developing programs that connect technology and society to solve pressing urban challenges.

Mr. Miller was elected Toronto’s 63rd mayor in November 2003 and was re-elected in November 2006, serving until 2010. While in office he served as chair of the C40 Cities Climate leadership group (from 2008 to 2010).

The Council, under the guidance of its Scientific Advisory Committee, is assembling an expert panel to complete this assessment. The panel will consist of experts from a wide range of disciplines and backgrounds to ensure the most authoritative, credible, and independent response to the question.

For continued updates on the status of the assessment visit the Potential for New and Innovative Uses of Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) for Greening Canada page.