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Green Information & Communications Technologies CANADIAN INITIATIVES IN GREEN ICT Green Information & Communication Technologies To Reduce Global Warming ITU Symposium on ICTs and Climate Change Quito, Ecuador Session 2: Mitigation 1 a, July 8 th 2009 Jacques Mc Neill, Prompt, Montreal, Canada © Prompt inc. Prompt G-ICT : ITU – Quito, July 10 th, 2009 1 2009 G-ICT

Green Information & Communications Technologies Prompt at a glance • Partnership for Research On Microelectronics, Photonics and Telecommunications; • A Montreal-based Industry-University consortium in the ICT sector; • Since 2003, 50 partnerships with 11 universities and 40 industry partners, valued at more than $30 M in cash contributions to universities. © Prompt inc. Prompt G-ICT : ITU – Quito, July 10 th, 2009 2 2009 G-ICT

Green Information & Communications Technologies 2009 G-ICT Growth of Internet and ICT is (too) hot • Shortcomings of present Internet • Need IP-V 6, NGI, Internet-2, NGN, etc. • CANARIE, promoter of Canada’s advanced communications infrastructure is preaching ICT as solution to reduce climate change threat. The Challenge: • ICT industry CO 2 emissions (3%), equivalent to aviation industry; • ICT is 5 th largest industry in power consumption (8 -9%), 2 x each 5 years; ØEach of us must go from 26 tons/person to 2 tons in 2050. How? © Prompt inc. Sources: Ericsson Canada, Green@ICT (ITU), CANARIE Prompt G-ICT : ITU – Quito, July 10 th, 2009 3

Green Information & Communications Technologies Why a Green ICT? The Opportunity: • ICT may achieve up to 90% of Kyoto targets (ITU, 2008); • ICT has potential to decrease overall GHG by 15% and save global; industry $US 800 billion in annual energy costs by 2020; • Carbon economy growing by 58% to $92 B, $500 B by 2050. ICT in Canada: • Represents 1 megatonne of GHG (<1%) • By better use, GHG emissions could be reduced by 20 megatonnes per year: - 3. 2 M cars off the road - 7% of Canada’s annual Kyoto obligation. • Estimated benefits: $7. 5 B-$12. 9 B. © Prompt inc. Sources: ITU Conference 2008, Smart 2020, Climate Check, WWF Canada, June 2008 Prompt G-ICT : ITU – Quito, July 10 th, 2009 4 2009 G-ICT

Green Information & Communications Technologies 2009 G-ICT Prompt’s Green ICT Vision • A distributed Canadian Initiative devoted to creation and commercialization of ICT technologies that reduce GHG emissions • Involve universities, industries, governments and consumers in Green activities: 1. Inform stakeholders; 2. Stimulate R&D; 3. Deploy infrastructure; 4. Commercialize. © Prompt inc. Prompt G-ICT : ITU – Quito, July 10 th, 2009 5

Green Information & Communications Technologies 1. Inform Industry & Governments • Green ICT workshops in Palo Alto and Montreal; • Canada California Strategic Innovation Partnership Summit; • Canadian Green ICT Strategic Committee. © Prompt inc. Prompt G-ICT : ITU – Quito, July 10 th, 2009 6 2009 G-ICT

Green Information & Communications Technologies 2. Support Infrastructure Development • UCSD, UBC and Prompt to reduce campus GHG emissions & develop a green cyber-infrastructure: • Typical US university produces up to 500, 000 metric tons per year, 60% from its cyber-infrastructure and ICT; • R&D on ISO 14064, distributed computing architectures, green test beds, relocation of resources to renewable energy sites, etc. ; • Expand to other organizations. © Prompt inc. Prompt G-ICT : ITU – Quito, July 10 th, 2009 7 2009 G-ICT

Green Information & Communications Technologies 2. Support Infrastructure Development (2) 2009 G-ICT • CANARIE $4 M Green cyber-infrastructure pilot test bed to share infrastructure & maximize lower cost power by “following the wind & sun” networks. • International partnerships with possible zero carbon nodes using virtual router computers in California, Spain, Ireland, California, Australia, Ontario, British Columbia, Nova Scotia and Quebec. Source: CANARIE © Prompt inc. Prompt G-ICT : ITU – Quito, July 10 th, 2009 8

Green Information & Communications Technologies 3. Support University & Industry R&D • PISA, CCSIP and Net. Virt, etc. R&D projects on router, optical, W/Wireless, distributed computing architectures, virtualization, grids, Web services, dematerialization, clouds, remote instrumentation & sensors, etc. © Prompt inc. Prompt G-ICT : ITU – Quito, July 10 th, 2009 Source: GENI 9 2009 G-ICT

Green Information & Communications Technologies 4. Commercialization & Innovative funding 2009 G-ICT • 30 M$ Canadian Center of excellence for Commercialization and Research in Energy Efficiency solutions in ITC, building, transport and processes; – ICT focus on energy efficiency solutions and green data centers. • Exploration of virtual carbon trading systems where CO 2 offsets are traded for access to grid computational cycles, wide area network bandwidth, research funding or other virtual services. © Prompt inc. Prompt G-ICT : ITU – Quito, July 10 th, 2009 10

Green Information & Communications Technologies Green ICT Interest in Canada & Worldwide • Strong commitment involving 11 firms, 15 Canadian and 11 international universities & institutions; • Open initiative to expand in California then rest of the world. © Prompt inc. Prompt G-ICT : ITU – Quito, July 10 th, 2009 11 2009 G-ICT

Green Information & Communications Technologies Conclusion: Let’s join to rescue the planet © Prompt inc. Source: Greenpeace, Climate talks at the Major Economies Forum in April 2009 Prompt G-ICT : ITU – Quito, July 10 th, 2009 12 2009 G-ICT

Workshop Green Information & Communications Technologies Prompt’s Green ICT Initiative Using ICTs to Reduce Global Warming For information: Jacques Mc Neill, mba Coordinator, Green ICT Initiative Prompt Inc. +514. 875. 0032 ext. 105 JMc. Neill@promptinc. org www. promptinc. org © Prompt inc. Prompt G-ICT : ITU – Quito, July 10 th, 2009 G-ICT 13