Green ICTs: New Technologies for the Environment
Information & Communication Technologies (ICTs) have transformed our society’s way of living. Continuously ICTs have delivered innovative products and services in cities, regions and countries. Now our live is highly dependent on them. We cannot conceive our daily activities without internet, a mobile phones or a computer. From an environmental perspective, the manufacturing and use of ICTs generate several environmental impacts, such as e-waste or CO2 emissions generations. There is a specific type of ICTs called Green ICT services or solutions, which are ICT-based technologies that promote efficiency and environmental sustainability in different sectors of the economy. They are enablers for the efficient use of scarce resources such as energy or water; or support the reduction of Greenhouse Gases (GHG) emissions. This concept was introduced several years ago by, especially by the Industry Analyst, Gartner, that in 201...