TAG | Wanted: one million Australians |
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| by Stephen Withers | |
| Thursday, 05 June 2008 | |
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Page 1 of 2 Since around two percent of world energy use is accounted for by IT, a halving makes a significant overall difference. Theo Theophanous, Victorian minister for ICT, points out that the global target "would be like switching off Australia." (No cheap gags, please!) Most operating systems and existing hardware support power management, so "we just need to leave it turned on," says Wigle. Simply using standby mode can reduce power consumption by 60 percent, she claims. The initiative has broad support from the local IT industry, with representatives of the Australian Information Industry Association, Intel, Dell, Lenovo, EDS and CSC being present at the launch of the local campaign. AIIA representative Ian Birks said "ICT must play a leadership role in driving the green transformation." The Climate Savers initiative "has practical targets and real outcomes," he added. Frank De Petro, representing Dell, points out that most IT energy use takes place in data centres: around 1.5 percent of world consumption, which is roughly the same as that used by the world's TVs. So if three-quarters of IT energy goes into data centres why make any fuss about desktop settings? CONTINUED |
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