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Balancing benefits and invisible overheads in “Sustainable ICT in Higher Education” report
Here’s more notes from Peter James and Lisa Hopkinson’s study on Sustainable ICT in Further and Higher Education (first, second, third posts). The application of ICT in higher education is pervasive and beneficial in both administration and learning. With the benefits come “an ‘invisible overhead’ of environmental impacts, which is seldom fully appreciated”. Some areas are […]
Environmental best practices in ICT in Higher Education report
January 27, 2009
Here’s more notes from Peter James and Lisa Hopkinson’s study on Sustainable ICT in Further and Higher Education (first, second post). This chapter describes environmental best practices. Short story: return of the data centres (but with a green tinge). The chapter is structured around taking action. Data centres are seen as an important area with rapidly expanding data […]
More from ICT in Higher Education report – several drivers
January 27, 2009
Here’s more notes from Peter James and Lisa Hopkinson’s study on Sustainable ICT in Further and Higher Education (first post). In this chapter they present the case for universities and colleges at the forefront of sustainable ICT. The report presents a case for greater action to achieve sustainable ICT in higher education. They see financial arguments as the strongest in the […]
Today’s reading: Sustainable ICT in higher education
January 27, 2009
Peter James and Lisa Hopkinson have released their mammoth study on Sustainable ICT in Further and Higher Education. The report summarises a survey, a footprinting of University of Sheffield, several workshops, and a lot of literature. Here’s my notes on the preamble through Chapter 1. The topic of sustainable ICT – ie the economic, […]
Punctuated equilibrium
January 15, 2009
Romi Mahajan has an interesting little piece that examines developments in computing in terms of theories of biological evolution. He explores different explanations for evolution. After dismissing catastrophism (change occurs in a slow, continuous process – “hyperbolic and rather useless with regard to planning and preparation”) and uniformitarianism (IT changes slowly in a continuous and predictable […]
Computing for Sustainability 
January 27, 2009
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