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January 26, 2009

Commission unveils plans to 'green' ICT

The European Commission will publish Action Plan proposals in March to boost the use of smart technologies in combating climate change, Information Society Commissioner Viviane Reding told ICT industry experts at a 22 January conference in Brussels on 'ICT for a global sustainable future'. Under the EU executive's plans, which are to set out specific policy recommendations to be pursued and which are partly based on data collected from the industry, cities, buildings and cars of the future could all be equipped, as a matter of course, with new technology to enable the measurement and reduction of CO2 emissions.

The push for massive deployment of smart technologies is thought to represent a windfall for the ICT sector which will, as a consequence of this competitive advantage, be strongly encouraged "to lead by example and reduce the energy it uses" through initiatives such as more investment in research and greener procurement.

Commission’s Communication on energy efficiency through ICT (13 May 2008)
http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/sustainable_growth/docs/com_2008_241_all_lang/com_2008_241_1_en.pdf

Posted by iroronan at January 26, 2009 11:00 AM