Stan Beer
Monday, 09 March 2009 16:37
Opinion and Analysis
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California Governor Arnold
Schwarzenegger, leading a delegation of more than 50 companies from his
state, opened the event with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
California had special status at CeBIT 2009 as its first ever ‘Partner
State.’
“
Governor Schwarzenegger’'s
optimistic and determined attitude strengthened the ICT industry's
resolve to capitalise on all the available opportunities,” Mr Raue said.
CeBIT Hannover featured a significantly “Green” outlook, with a lot of
interest in ICT products and services that allowed companies to both
reduce their carbon footprint while at the same time improving business
efficiencies and delivering a fast return on investment.
In his
opening address, the environmentally pro-active Governor Schwarzenegger
said the climate change was one of the great global challenges of the
our time, and that the ICT sector had an enormous role to play both in
addressing environmental issues, and in providing the productivity
innovations to drag the global economy out of its slump.
“"Technology
is also helping us to develop cleaner cars and alternative fuel to
clean the air and to fight climate change,"” said Governor
Schwarzenegger.
"It's leading also to newer and cheaper
forms of renewable energy and all of these advancements save customers
and businesses big money and create millions and millions of jobs.”"
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