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■ NEWS & ANALYSIS
ICT sector’s role in shaping
low-carbon economy
By Sorcha Corcoran ‘The ICT sector’s unique
and running the networks and data
centres in dramatically more energy-
ability to maximise energy
efficient ways.”
efficiency could result in a
Although teleworking, videocon-
ACCORDING to a new report ferencing and e-commerce have
entitled Smart 2020, which is pub-
saving of carbon-dioxide
become increasingly commonplace,
lished by The Climate Group and the report notes that replacing
The Global e-Sustainability Initiative, equivalent greater than the physical products and services with
transformation in the way both
current annual emissions
their virtual equivalents is only one
people and businesses use technolo- part of the estimated low-carbon
gy could reduce annual man-made
of either the US or China
benefits the ICT sector can deliver.
global emissions by 15pc by 2020
by 2020’
Far greater opportunities for
and deliver energy efficiency sav- emissions savings exist, the report
ings to global businesses of over said, in applying ICT to global infra-
¤500bn. structure and industry and it exam-
The report said the ICT sector’s probably going to grow about ines four major opportunities: smart
unique ability to monitor and max- threefold because we will be using building design and use, smart logis-
imise energy efficiency could result more data-intensive services and tics, smart electricity grids and
in a saving of 7.8 giga-tonnes of data-centre capacity will have to smart industrial motor systems.
carbon-dioxide equivalent by 2020 grow,” said Dr Chris Tuppen, BT’s “ICT is one of the major technolo-
– greater than the current annual director of sustainability and one of gies that could deliver a low-carbon
emissions of either the US or the authors of the report. economy and this hasn’t really been
China. “The industry has to be absolutely recognised,” said Tuppen, who has
“The ICT industry contributes to innovative in terms of finding as been described as one of the ‘top 50
about 2pc of worldwide emissions. many ways as it can to produce people in the world who will save
Projecting forward to 2020, this is lower-energy consuming devices the planet’.
Conference considers business analyst role
By Gordon Smith
seeking to re-shape their roles as the impact of the discipline within
real business advisors and not just organisations.
providers of analytical support to The conference will appeal to
THIS year’s Institute of Business management. middle and senior managers, as
Analysis and Consulting (IBAC) The conference will be chaired well as entrepreneurs, independent
conference has the theme of by the business journalist Jim consultants and those wishing to
exploring the evolving role of the Aughney, and will also include a further develop a career as a busi-
business analyst. panel of experts such as Adrian ness analyst, project manager or
Entitled ‘From Business Support Beggan, director of sales and mar- consultant. The cost of attendance
to Business Influencer’, the event ket intelligence with Google, who is ¤345 for IBAC members, ¤425
will take place on Wednesday, 8 will provide a comprehensive for non-members and a student
October at the Davenport Hotel in overview of the best thinking and rate of ¤150. Places can be booked
Dublin. Sue Stockdale, a polar practice in business analysis. The online from the IBAC website at
explorer and businesswoman, will afternoon session offers a choice of
www.ibac.ie. More information is
give the keynote address, covering three practical workshops which also available from the group’s
the current business climate in are designed to provide useful tools administration manager, Andrew
which business analysts, project and techniques to improve busi- Kinsella, who can be reached on
managers and consultants are ness analysis skills and to deepen 01 8107685.
8 Knowledge Ireland September 2008
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