Singapore Launches Green IT Awards
November 11, 2009 by admin
Filed under Initiatives
Green information technology (IT) has been broadly defined as the energy savings by IT, including the environmentally responsible use of computers and related IT resources. Such practices include the implementation of energy-efficient CPUs, servers, data storage devices and peripherals as well as reduced resource consumption and proper disposal of e-waste, etc. In energy savings by IT, these include the use of intelligent IT devices for smart energy control to help in terms of energy savings in buildings, transport, industrial sectors etc.
The Singapore Business Federation (SBF), together with IBM Singapore Pte Ltd and Institute of Technical Education (ITE) as an educational & training partner, have launched the inaugural Singapore Green IT Award aims to provide recognition to holistic green IT solutions, which meet the needs of the business, ecology and society. It is targeted to give recognition to Singapore-based enterprises with outstanding sustainable IT practices.
The event is supported by International Enterprise (IE) Singapore, Singapore Environment Institute of National Environment Agency and Singapore infocomm Technology Federation (SiTF). Frost & Sullivan, SBF’s knowledge partner, will be responsible for developing a Green IT Index that will help both green IT vendors and end user adopters in terms of benchmarking in the future. The actual Award will be presented on 9 April 2010 during the Eco World 2010 event.
In conjunction with this, the Clean Energy Expo Asia will take place as part of the Singapore Government’s International Energy Week – a platform for international and regional policy makers, and industry players to discuss pertinent energy issues and strategies affecting the world today.
It is a unique trading and knowledge-sharing platform bringing together the leading players in the Technology, Services, Finance and Government sector to address key issues in the areas of renewable energy, energy efficiency and sustainable development in the Asia Pacific region.
For more information and registration, click here.
