Friday, September 21, 2007

Public sector IT must become greener, says minister / CIPFA, 20 September 2007
http://www.cipfa.org.uk/publicfinance/updates_details.cfm?news_id=31375
"Public sector computer systems need to become greener and more efficient, a Cabinet Office minister has said. Gillian Merron told a European ministerial e-government conference in Lisbon that information technology was responsible for about 1bn tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions each year, or 2-4% of global energy. She called on the UK’s Chief Information Officer’s Council to reduce the carbon footprint of government computers."