Title: LEAN ICT – Towards Digital Sobriety
Report of the working group for the think tank the Shift Project, which reflects on the possibilities for generating synergy between digital and energy transition. It aims at maximizing the positive impact of digital technology on the environment and minimize its negative impacts. The report offers practical and systemic recommendations in line with the decarbonation objectives to move towards sustainable digital society.
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Description:Report of the working group for the think tank the Shift Project, which reflects on the possibilities for generating synergy between digital and energy transition. It aims at maximizing the positive impact of digital technology on the environment and minimize its negative impacts. The report offers practical and systemic recommendations in line with the decarbonation objectives to move towards sustainable digital society.
Subject Area: 1. Natural sciences, 2. Engineering and technology, 5. Social science – Computer and information sciences, Earth and related environmental sciences
Education Level: Secondary school
Education Use: Professional development
Date added: 08-04-2022Language: EN
Publisher/Institution: The Shift Project
License type: Public Domain
Primary User: Teacher
Learning resource type (IEEE LOM): Narrative Text (theory)
Technical type (IEEE LOM): Text – Document
Time to read: 250min
Learning outcomes:
- Create a list of equipment to be checked;
- Acquire data relating to the consumption of the equipment present;
- Replace the real data with reference averages if they are not detectable;
- Evaluate the carbon footprint of devices’ production;
- Evaluate the carbon footprint of disposing of devices.
- Analyze the data
DigComp competence area: 1. Information and data literacy – 1.2 Evaluating data, information and digital content
DigComp proficiency level: 4.Tasks, and well defined and non-routine problems
Link: https://theshiftproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Lean-ICT-Report_The-Shift-Project_2019.pdf
Notes:
Summarized versions:
Press-kit-Lean-ICT-TSP2019.pdf (theshiftproject.org)
Executive-Summary_Lean-ICT-Report_EN_lowdef.pdf (theshiftproject.org)
Key words: carbon footprint, digital footprint, digital overconsumption, Digital sobriety, environmental impact
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