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ICT-110E

E-ENVIRONMENT – ICTs FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Description

A 5-day Training Program to provide participants with an understanding of e-environment issues and their inter-relationship. The Program will help countries and organizations think strategically and, within the context of their development plans and priorities, about how ICTs can be used to reduce environmental impact, while increasing environmental and energy efficiency, and enhancing environmental management in order to help countries limit Green House Gas (GHG) emissions and meet their obligations under the Kyoto Protocol and its likely successor agreement(s). The Program includes discussion of how ICTs contribute to the mitigation of, and adaptation to, climate change.

Objectives

• Teach participants how ICTs impact the environment as a result of:
• Changes in human behaviour resulting from people and organizations taking advantage of ICTs
• Their use in the study and management of the environment
• The energy and materials used in their production, use and disposal, i.e. during the course of their life cycle
• Savings in energy and consumption based on more efficient e-business processes
• Help participants understand the importance of the environment and of climate change in development and the urgency attached to dealing with climate change
• Help participants understand what e-environment is and why it is important from a development perspective as well as the trends driving e-environment
• Help participants realize the environmental and other development benefits resulting from the use of ICTs, i.e. increased research and education networking, enhanced decision-making, improved quality of life
• Help participants take advantage of existing and upcoming e-environment initiatives and funding, including Public Private Partnerships (PPPs)
• Help participants integrate e-environmental concerns in development plans and activities with a view to reducing overall environmental impact and specifically GHG emissions while helping countries meet their development objectives as well as their treaty obligations under the Kyoto and other environmental protocols and/or agreements as may be appropriate

Topics

• The environment and international development
• The evolution of environmental perception and opinions
• Environmental issues and challenges
• Disasters, environmental and climate change
• Mitigation of and adaptation to climate change
• International environmental agreements and arrangements
• The environment and international development priorities

• ICTs and international development
• ICT diffusion worldwide with focus on the developing world
• Access to online data and knowledge resources
• The importance of mobility, limits to the Internet and the importance of fiber
• Impacts of ICTs on productivity and national development, education, research and development, and environmental management

• ICTs in the study and management of the environment
• Key developments that have enabled e-science to dramatically enhance:
• Environmental observation and prediction
• Climate observation and prediction

• ICTs and environmental observation and analysis
• Data gathering and analysis technologies: remote sensing, clearing house mechanisms, Web services, grid and cloud computing, environment models, geographic information systems
• Relevance to developing countries: early warning systems, etc.

• ICTs and environmental planning, management and protection
• Key ICTs and applications: resource management systems, intelligent building systems, etc.

• ICTs to reduce environmental impact and contribute to sustainable development
• The environmental impact of ICTs
• Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and green audits on the Information Technology (IT) industry
• Impact of increased use of ICTs: the concept of energy intensity and the role of ICTs
• Environmental trends: energy savings, environmental risk and e-waste reduction
• Greener ICTs: recent trends in processor and component design

• ICTs for building environmental capacity
• Education: online learning, SchoolNets, etc.
• Key ICTs and applications: digital satellite radio and like initiatives
• Low cost computing devices such as the One Laptop per Child (OLPC): models, advantages and disadvantages, relevance to developing countries

• How developing countries can exploit ICTs for mitigating and adapting to environmental and climate change
• Green audits, environmental e-readiness assessments, national strategies and action plans (e-sustainability plans)
• Indicators of performance and their measurement
• Results-based management applied to e-environment strategies, plans and activities
• Monitoring and evaluation

Target Audience

• Government officials, planners and decision-makers, including local government officials and administrators
• Managers, analysts and program officers working in international development
• Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)
• Organizations and individuals working at the local and community level in the developing world
• Representatives of the private sector in IT as well as others who may be interested in the business opportunities that e-environment presents
• Professionals interested in international development looking to complement their skill-set by enhancing their understanding of the role of ICTs in environmental management and in helping countries mitigate, and adapt to, climate change

Methodology

Our Training Programs combine expert presentations, workshops, case studies and discussions based on real-life situations faced by participants. Emphasis is placed on examining issues of local importance and looking at ways in which the material discussed during the program can be used by participants in the context of their own realities or work situation. Complete training material is provided to all participants for future reference and follow-up action plans.

Location

Our Training Programs are held at regular intervals in selected cities around the world. Upon request, our expert trainers can lead Training Programs at the location of your choice. If interested, please contact us at training@neotelis.com.

Expertise

Neotelis provides consulting and training services to telecommunications organizations worldwide. Its team of experts has trained thousands of executives and managers working for operators, regulators, policy-makers and governments in over 100 countries around the world.