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WhatisGreenICT?
TheconceptofGreenICTissometimeshardforpeopletogetaholdon.
Thewordsthemselves"InformationandCommunicationsTechnology"
soundweightlessandfuturistic,perhapsleadingustothemisconception
theICTitselfisinherentlyefficientandgreen.Likeeverythingwedo
howeverICThasanenvironmentalimpact,amuchmoresignificantone
thanmostpeoplerealise,andbuildingawarenessofthisisthefirststep
toreducingthatimpact.

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"Theglobalinformationandcommunicationstechnology(ICT)industry
accountsforapproximately2percentofglobalcarbondioxide(CO2)
emissions,afigureequivalenttoaviation"Gartner2007
Sofirstly,whatarewetalkingaboutwhenwesayICTequipment?The
listincludesitemssuchas:
DesktopandLaptopPCS
Printers,scanners,copiers,projectors
Smartphones,PDAs,desktopphones
Wirelessandconnectedrouters,hubs,andothernetworking
equipment
Mailservers,fileservers,firewalls,databasesetc.
DataCentresandtheequipmentinthem
Theenvironmentalimpactscomeinmuchthesamewaytheimpacts
comefromanyequipmentmanufacture,useanddisposal.GreenICT
hasspecificchallengesinalltheareasof:
HowthematerialsinICTequipmentaremined/produced
Theconditionsinwhichtheyaremanufacturedandtheenergyin
thisprocess
Thetransportofthemtoconsumers
Theenergyrequiredintheusageofthem
Thedisposalofthemattheendoftheirlifetime
GreenICTisconcernedwithalltheseeffects.Wewanttominimisethe
negativeeffectsbyencouragingequipmentthat:
issustainablyproduced
lastslonger
wasteslessenergy
isusedinanefficientway
isdisposedofresponsibly.
GreenICTgoesbeyondpurchasingandusagethoughintohowICTcan
beusedtolessenotheraspectsofourenvironmentalimpact.
Oneobviouswayiswhatwecalldematerialisation,changingphysical
processestovirtualones.Everyoneisfamiliarwithhowtheinternethas
revolutionisedthedistributionofmusic,whattheymaynotbeawareof
arethesignificantenvironmentalsavingsfromavoidingpackaging,
transport,materialproductionandshopspacethatthisentails.This
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processcanbedoneinmanyotherareas,suchasbusinessmeetings,
homeworking,conferences,training,distribution,businessprocesses
andawholehostofotherinnovativeareas.Itiswinwin,moreefficient
businessesandlessenvironmentalimpact.
GreenICTgoesontoaddresshowtheuseofsmarttechnologycould
makemanyotherprocessesmoreefficient.Whatifyourhouseknew
whenyou'dlefthomefortheweekendandcouldturnoffallpowertonon
essentialdevicesyou'veidentified,whatifthisfedbacktotheelectricity
companysotheycouldmakesmartdecisionsaboutroutingpowerto
consumers,allowingthemtooptimiseproduction,whatiftheelectricity
companiesthenfedbackintoanationalgridthatcouldmakesmarter
decisionsnationally,requiringlesspowerstationstobebuiltand
constantlyproducingpowerinthefirstplace.Allofthesethingsand
manymorearepossiblewiththesmarteruseofInformationTechnology
andwearestillatthedawnofunderstandingitspossibilities.
UltimatelytheconceptofGreenICTtouchesallourlivesandbrings
togethertwogreatthemesconcerningthefutureofourcurrentworld,
technologyandtheenvironment.
It'simportantforpeopletounderstandwhatGreenICTis,forbusinesses
toengagewithit,andforourdecisionmakerstobeawareofit's
consequencesandpotentialinhelpingusgettoasustainableworld.
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newsletter,andletusknowwhatyouaredoing.
Forbusinessesthatwanttoknowmoreandembarkonthejourney,our
businessprogrammescangetyourstaffengagedonthejourneyto
leanerandgreenerICT.

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