Presentation of Bristol, City Councils draft Green ICT strategy by Quentin McPhee the Green ICT lead to the Green ICT Champions Group on 8th June 2010

1. Green ICT Strategy
Quentin McPhee
Lead for Green ICT
Information Management and Technology
Integrated Service Delivery Group
Department of Transformation
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2. Agenda
Establishing a Strategy
Bristol City Council Example
Focus on Initiative Areas
Department of Transformation
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3. Establishing a Green ICT Strategy
Purpose:
present the organisation's environmental stance
and plans, as relates to ICT
Driver:
internal and or external
Audience:
org's leadership, staff, suppliers, customers
Department of Transformation
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4. Bristol City Council Example (1)
Purpose - What is our stance
Reduce CO2/Energy consumption
Reduce costs
Effectively handle ICT waste
Encourage sustainable behaviour
Meet corporate social responsibilities
Enhance city's reputation
Department of Transformation
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5. Bristol City Council Example (2)
Initiative areas - What are our plans
1) ICT energy measurement and reporting
2) Printing
3) Workstation power management
4) Telecommunications
5) Server virtualisation
6) Data centres
7) Sustainable procurement
8) ICT reuse and recycling
9) Internal engagement
10) City leadership
Department of Transformation
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6. Initiative Area - Data Centres
Current situation:
DC2 under utilised
RoHo DC hot aisle and evaporative cooling
RoHo UPS replacement
Areas for improvement:
Innovation through emerging technologies and partnerships
Where we want to be:
Externally hosted data centre services or
Hosting partners data centre services
Integration with Building Management System (BMS)
Department of Transformation
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7. Initiative Area -
Workstation Power Management
Current situation:
Procure an ICT device power management solution
Areas for improvement:
Evaluate thin client architecture
Where we want to be:
User will be informed, empowered and rewarded in relation
to workstation power savings
Thin client technology deployed where appropriate
Department of Transformation
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8. Thank You
Any questions on these areas?
1) ICT energy measurement and reporting
2) Printing
3) Workstation power management
4) Telecommunications
5) Server virtualisation
6) Data centres
7) Sustainable procurement
8) ICT reuse and recycling
9) Internal engagement
10) City leadership
What initiative areas are you working on?
Department of Transformation
Information Management and Technology Slide 8