Situation
Greening the public sector information technology landscape
The global Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry accounted for approximately 2 percent of global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, a figure equivalent to aviation at the time.
The client, a government agency, responsible for the development of ICT at national level, was looking to implement a National Green ICT Policy and strategy to reduce the environmental impact of ICT equipment usage by the Government.
Solution
Redefine the national ICT footprint
A National Green IT Strategy was defined with the following components:
- Green IT standards and best practices for reuse, recycling and procurement.
- Minimum specifications for an environment friendly technology landscape.
- Action plan for monitoring Green IT initiatives based on the Green IT strategy and operating model.
We developed a Green ICT policy addressing the following areas:
- Developing energy efficient systems.
- Green building development and maintenance.
- Electronic waste management.
- Reduction of greenhouse gas footprint.
- Indoor air quality.
- Green data centres, among others.
Results
Deploying energy efficient technologies
- Reduction in the amount of energy consumed by ICT equipment in Public Sector and at a National Level
- Adoption of environmentally conscious initiatives and technologies for the Public Sector
- Devised solutions to support a paperless government administration.
