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A decade of progress for the Government Sustainable ICT Project

Defra Chief Digital and Information Officer Chris Howes reflects on the results from the 2020 Sustainable ICT Annual Report and shares his thoughts on where ICT can play its part in addressing the climate crisis.

Climate change: are ICT and digital services part of the solution or the problem?

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To mark the launch of the Greening government: ICT and digital services strategy 2020 to 2025, Adam Turner explains about this publication, the journey so far and how sustainable ICT is part of the solution, as well as the problem, when tackling climate change.

DDaT conference: striving for a more sustainable IT future

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Antonia Panayotova with other deleagtes at the DDaT conference

Sustainability has long been a priority for the UK. The issue continues to be high on the political agenda.

But how many of us have ever considered how IT equipment is recycled, or how IT services might be delivered in a more sustainable way?

New Year, new start: the changes that I’m pledging to my digital footprint

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Digital footprint

Climate change and sustainability are increasingly becoming part of our everyday conversation. However, what doesn’t get discussed much, is our use of technology and the impacts that they have on the world around us. So what can we do as individuals to help make a difference?