Sunday, January 17, 2010

The Green Touch: ICT to be 1000 times cleaner

The Green Touch Initiative launched by Bell Labs, will bring together academics and Governmental IT professionals on one platform with the vision to make global networking a thousand times more energy efficient.


Gee Rittenhouse of Bell Labs claims that in the next decade carbon emissions will rise to unexpected levels, and therefore this partnership will try and bring it to somewhat lower levels. Read the full report by Clicking Here.


This move will also see the rise of Green Teams. People who will voluntarily come together to educate and inspire employees about IT sustainability. Download the best practices in the research report written by Deborah Fleischer.

This year will see organizations seeking for clarity in the arena of Green IT. The Paradigm should involve: Conservation, e-waste reduction,smart resource allocation, energy efficiency and alternative energy use. Areas such as reducing costs on telecommuting and the ecological use of resources will be featured as a prime move.The long and the short though for Green IT is better and more responsible corporate accountability, therefore a culture change might happen in organizations.

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