Wednesday 19 March
Partner showcase abstracts11:00 - 11:30
Acquia
Tech (Might) Save Us: A Low Carbon Approach to Digital in High Education
Speakers TBC
Did you know that digital technologies now account for 4% of global emissions. That’s more than the aviation industry!
Within the Higher Education sector, this is a somewhat unknown figure and yet quite a poignant statistic. Many Universities have 100's of websites, apps, platforms, data stores, redundant or legacy systems within sprawling digital estates. This, coupled with a continued pivot toward digital learning and hybrid/ online engagement highlights the potential carbon footprint from Universities caused by digital.
manifesto and Acquia are raising awareness of digital decarbonisation, working with organisations to first understand and track their digital carbon footprint, before putting in place strategies such as low carbon websites and green software practices to significantly reduce emissions.
The talk provides an overview of the challenge, some recent client case study with University of Dundee, and a view of what Universities can do in the immediate term themselves to reduce.
