ITU Symposium on Progressing the Climate Agenda Through Green ICT Standards
Seoul, Korea, 19 September 2011
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ITU organized a Symposium on Progressing the Climate Agenda through
Green ICT Standards on 19 September 2011 in Seoul, Korea back to back
with the next meeting of ITU-T Study Group 5 (Environment and Climate Change).
The event was hosted by the Korea Communications Commission.
The symposium focused on the issue of ICTs standards, the environment and
climate change in Asia, and the needs of countries and especially developing
countries in the region. Topics discussed included methodologies for the
assessment of the environmental impact of ICTs, e-waste, cost-effective ICT
technologies, challenges and opportunities in the transition to a green and
resource efficient economy and the role of standards in mitigation and
adaptation to climate change.
The symposium brought together leading specialists in the field, from top
policy-makers to engineers, designers, planners, government officials,
regulators, standards experts and others.
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ITU-T Activities on ICT and Climate Change
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General Information
- Date: 19 September 2011
- Venue: International Conference Hall’(20F) in Korea Press Center, Seoul,
Korea
- Practical Information
Previous Symposia
- Accra, Ghana, 7-8 July 2011
- Cairo, Egypt, 2 - 3 November 2010
- Seoul Virtual Symposium, 23 September 2009
- Quito, Ecuador, 8-10 July 2009
- London, UK, June 2008
- Kyoto, Japan, April 2008
ITU and Climate Change
As the steward of the global framework for spectrum, ITU’s Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R)
allocates the necessary radio-frequency spectrum/satellite orbits and develops standards for operation of
all wireless systems including those involved in climate monitoring and climate change prediction
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ITU's Telecommunication
Standardization Sector (ITU-T) develops
standards that are used, for instance,
in promoting energy efficiency, safe
disposal and recycling of
telecommunication/ICT equipment, and
next-generation networks.
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ITU's Telecommunication Development Sector
(ITU-D)
works on promoting a role for ICTs in the
protection of the environment in its e-Environment
and e-Sustainability programmes.
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The General Secretariat coordinates ITU efforts and for example actively
participates in the work of the UN Chief Executives Board and its subsidiary
bodies on developing a unified and collaborative UN strategy to combat climate change,
including a matrix on activities of each agency and program.
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WSIS ICT
Success Stories highlight some of
the ongoing and successful ICT development
projects in the field of e-Environment taking
place around the world.
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Convening Letter (TSB Circular 204)
Programme
Resources on ICTs and Climate Change
Our reference site
provides links to external resources:
background papers, additional information,
statistics, and examples, that cover the
positive and negative impact that ICTs have
on the climate.
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ITU Publications
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