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Is The ‘Green’ In Green IT Dead? No, because it is what keeps us alive.
The one where Sam disagrees with Doug Washburn who has confused lean and greenwash with sustainability. Doug asks “Is The ‘Green’ In Green IT Dead? No, Because It Was Never Really Alive” (also on Environmental Leader). He argues that corporations…make decisions to effectively manage risk, costs and revenues to deliver profits which ultimately drive shareholder value. […]
Posted in: Computing for Sustainability
Every graduate – internal branding
December 1, 2008
Dear Colleague, Did you know: – 2005-2014 is United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development? – that UNESCO and SANZ (among others) recognise Otago Polytechnic as leading the world in Education for Sustainability? ITPNZ recognised this with the Excellence in Education for a Global Role Award 2008. – we are committed to education where […]
Posted in: Education for Sustainability, Otago Polytechnic
eLivingCampus Presentations
November 26, 2008
As you know, our software engineering classes are developing the information systems that will power the LivingCampus. Last week the groups gave their final presentations to their clients – Paula and Michelle. I was really impressed how the realisation that the LivingCampus is “more than a garden” came through in the students’ work. Their systems […]
Sustainability at the showcase – Windmill management system
November 25, 2008
At the IT Industry Showcase (part of Otago Polytechnic’s Excite), David Dyer and Owen Miler showed off their capstone project. They developed an integrated system for monitoring and managing the clients’ innovative power generating windmill. As the client’s are not yet at the field-test stage of the actual windmill, the group’s project was to help […]
Sustainability at the showcase – design
November 24, 2008
Design at Otago Polytechnic has gone a long way to incorporate sustainable thinking into its programmes. There’s lots to chose from at the Excite student showcase this week. Talking to the students and lecturers, it is pleasing to hear the extent to which sustainability has become a part of the student ethos. This can […]
Posted in: Education for Sustainability, Otago Polytechnic
Computing for Sustainability 
December 4, 2008
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