We are happy to have with us today Professor Matti Pohjola, the renowned economist, who has written extensively on ICT, productivity and growth. We know that ICT can be a powerful tool in productivity growth, not only concerning ICT-investment but above all the use of ICT in new processes and ways of organising companies and the public sector.
As a department within the Bank, the goal is to proactively support the mandate of the Bank in ensuring price stability and ultimately contributing to economic growth. Therefore, the work of the department is to promote monetary policy communication as well as economic development communication.