by Simon Mingay | December 11, 2009 | 2 Comments
I don’t have time to summarise this session at the IseeT forum in COP15, but if you have 70 minutes to spare it’s worth your while if you want to get some old and more importantly, some fresh perspectives on the role of ICT. http://www1.cop15.meta-fusion.com/kongresse/cop15/templ/play.php?id_kongressmain=1&theme=unfccc&id_kongresssession=2366 It ebbs and flows a little, but there are some [...]
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by Simon Mingay | December 11, 2009 | Comments Off
If you want to get an insight into the debate around the potential positive & negative impacts of technology (far beyond ICT, though same basic issue applies) take a look at this press conference. You’ll get the basic message of this group by simply listening to the first panellist, but as the discussion goes on [...]
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by Simon Mingay | December 9, 2009 | Comments Off
If progress is to be made in terms of tackling climate change then it is important that organizations with the influence of Microsoft express their support and take commensurate action. That action needs to tackle their own operations of course, but additionally their supply chain, partnerships, and in Microsoft’s case most importantly focus on their [...]
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by Simon Mingay | December 8, 2009 | 3 Comments
I’m going to be using this blog to comment on what’s happening at the Copenhagen Climate Summit (COP15) and how that relates to, and impacts, IT. Thereafter, it will be about the issues of climate change and environmental sustainability and how they impact the IT industry, Copenhagen is an important opportunity for the IT [...]
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