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Information and communication technologies for environmental sustainability (ICT Ensure) is a general term referring to the application of information and communication technologies (ICTs) within the field of environmental sustainability. Information and communication technologies are acting as integrating and enabling technologies for the economy and they profoundly affect our society. Recent changes in ICT use globally have damaged the environment (in terms of waste and energy consumption etc.) but also have the potential to support environmental sustainability activities,[1] such as the targets set within the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) number 7 (MDG7) to "ensure environmental sustainability".[2]

New technologies provide utilities for knowledge acquisition and awareness, early evaluation of new knowledge, reaching agreements and communication of progress in the interest of the human welfare. This includes ethical aspects of protecting human life as well as aspects of consumer safety and the preservation of our natural environment.

Application areas

More and more application areas are becoming relevant to sustainable development in industry, health care, agriculture and the information society, and they affect the perspectives of ICT, the environment, policy and science. More and more interest has been emerged as well to risk and disaster management, adaptation to climate change and resource use.

See also

References

  1. ^ Murugesan, S.; Laplante, P. A. (2011). "IT for a Greener Planet". IT Professional. 13 (1): 16–18.
  • ^ 2.1. "Millennium Development Goal 7". UNDP. Retrieved 2013-11-24. {{cite web}}: |author= has numeric name (help)
  • ^ Karanasios, S. (2011). New and Emergent ICTs and Climate Change in Developing Countries. R. Heeks & A. Ospina (Eds.) (PDF). {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

    • Further reading

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  • ^ "Smart 2020 Report: Global ICT Solution Case Studies". Smart2020.org. Retrieved 2013-11-24.
  • ^ "ICTs: Do they contribute to increased carbon emissions?". Technological Forecasting and Social Change. 79: 919–931. 2012-06-30. doi:10.1016/j.techfore.2011.12.005. Retrieved 2013-11-24.
  • ^ http://www.niccd.org/KaranasiosClimateChangeEmergentICTs.pdf

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