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12 Mar 2010

The race for greener electronics in between marketing hypes and real innovation is still alive – and will be enhance. What influence do innovations have on CO2-emissions? Short-spoken: The transition to an LCE (Low-Carbon-Economy), integrated all aspects from R&D, manufacturing, transportation, power-generation and –requirements, use of devices (and infrastructure), and dispose and recycle its wastes. And, of course, employment protection. pc-life.jpgThe effect to the biosphere by GHG (GreenHouseGas) is to be reduced severely.  
Direct environmental impact through IT:    

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Posted by Herbert Henke

02 Mar 2009

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Nachhaltigkeit und Umweltschutz im Hightechbereich hat sich vom Nischenthema zum Hype gewandelt. Die Umweltbelastung, die von IT und Telekommunikation ausgeht, wird von den meisten Menschen unterschätzt, dabei ist die Branche für etwa zwei Prozent des weltweiten Ausstoßes an Kohlendioxid verantwortlich. Damit liegt sie gleichauf mit dem weltweiten Luftverkehr.

Das Thema gewinnt unter umwelt- und wirtschaftspolitischen Aspekten, aber auch aus unternehmerischer Verantwortung immer größere Relevanz.
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Posted by Herbert Henke

10 Feb 2009

 

The last issue of Rural 21 (No. 42 – 6/2008) focused on the still untapped potential of ICT in rural regions. The authors – most of them members of our ICT4D Community – show many interesting project examples:

Koda A. Traoré (CTA – Technical Centre for Agriculture and Rural Cooperation, The Netherlands) describes  ICTs that are offering new opportunities for sustainable development and livelihoods improvement: http://www.rural21.com/uploads/media/R21_Telecentres_0608.pdf

Albrecht Wald and Dr. Reiner Koblo (KfW, Germany) discuss how the use of mobile telecommunication can facilitate efforts to reduce poverty in a variety of ways: http://www.rural21.com/uploads/media/R21_Productive_agriculture_with_GPS_and_databases_0608.pdf

Thorsten Scherf (BMZ, Germany) describes how Universal Access Funds coupled with “smart subsidies” are a useful tool to provide telecommunications services to rural areas: http://www.rural21.com/uploads/media/R21_Universal_Access_Funds_0608.pdf

Dion Jerling (CONNECT AFRICA, Johannesburg/South Africa) highlights the important role of (renewable) energy supply for ICT: http://www.rural21.com/uploads/media/R21_Without_energy_no_ICT__0608.pdf

Peter Rave (GTZ, Germany) describes the use of some innovative ICT-applications for knowledge transfer: http://www.rural21.com/uploads/media/R21_ICT_as_a_tool_for_knowledge_transfer_0608.pdf 

Ednah Karamagi (BROSDI – Busoga Rural Open Source & Development Initiative, Kampala, Uganda) discusses how the use of Web 2.0 might improve rural livelihoods when there is very limited internet connectivity: http://www.rural21.com/uploads/media/R21_Web_2.0_in_rural_areas_0608.pdf

Dean Mulozi (ZA-ICT/SATNET, Lusaka, Zambia) describes how some of the existing regional telecentre networks established in African regions during the past five years can contribute positively to national and regional development in African countries: http://www.rural21.com/uploads/media/R21_Telecentres_0608.pdf

Elizabeth Corley (Development Gateway Foundation, Washington D.C., USA) and Ingo Imhoff (GTZ, Germany) describe how joint efforts of recipient and donor countries for more aid effectiveness imply also a demand for more effective ICT solutions: http://www.rural21.com/uploads/media/R21_Improving_aid_effectiveness_by_e-government__0608.pdf

Dr. Reiner Koblo (KfW, Germany) presents with an example from Georgia how ICT (here: GPS) can be of enormous help in ensuring that land reforms are successful: http://www.rural21.com/uploads/media/R21_Productive_agriculture_with_GPS_and_databases_0608.pdf

Geraldine de Bastion (newthinking communications GmbH, Germany) and Thomas Rolf (GTZ, Ethiopia) discuss whether and how low-cost devices (e.g. “100$-laptop”) might promote development (in future): http://www.rural21.com/uploads/media/R21_Low-cost_ICT_devices___new_solutions…_0608.pdf

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Posted by Peter Rave

14 Apr 2008

“The global ICT industry accounts for approximately 2 percent of global CO2 emissions, a figure equivalent to aviation (GartnerGroup).”

IT spending continues to rise in emerging regions at a pace far outstripping that to the industrialized world, according Gartner, Inc. These regions will generate IT spending of US$ 1.1. trillion in 2008, and will grow to 1.3 trillion in 2011, becoming a mayor force of IT growth worldwide. The compound annual growth rate for 2006 through 2011 will be 8.5 % versus 4.3 % for mature markets.

“Green IT” became one of the buzzwords of 2007. The race for greener electronics in between marketing hypes and real innovation is still alive – and will be enhance. What influence do innovations have on CO2-emissions? Short-spoken: The transition to an LCE (Low-Carbon-Economy), integrated all aspects from R&D, manufacturing, transportation, power-generation and -requirements, use of devices (and infrastructure), and dispose and recycle its wastes. And, of course, employment protection. The effect to the biosphere by GHG (GreenHouseGas) is to be reduced severely.

Eco-Efficiency will and must be one of the most challenging goals within the ICT industry! And the hole line of business has a big savings capacity. Also Green IT consulting turns into a lucrative business in coming years.

Nevertheless, we are very interested in your ideas and possible conversion strategies, too. Please, don’t hesitate to contact us!

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Posted by Herbert Henke