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A weightless and frictionless economy?

The Digital Unknown: Assessing the Impact of ICTs on Human Environment and Health Lorenz Erdmann Institute for Futures Studies and Technology Assessment www.izt.de. A weightless and frictionless economy?. ICT waste: growth, „Exporting harm“ ICT electricity: a few %s, growth

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A weightless and frictionless economy?

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  1. The Digital Unknown: Assessing the Impact of ICTs on Human Environment and HealthLorenz ErdmannInstitute for Futures Studies and Technology Assessmentwww.izt.de

  2. A weightless and frictionless economy?

  3. ICT waste: growth, „Exporting harm“ ICT electricity: a few %s, growth Absolute growth of transport, energy, GHG, MSW ICT impact: –20 to + 30 % „E-Smog“: proof of biological, but not of adverse effects Digital opportunities: e.g. home care Stress: from ICT at work to pervasive computing New ethical questions: e.g. implantates What do we know now? Environment Health

  4. Need for new policy paradigms ICT Efficiency Dematerialises the Economy Reactive and Regional Policy Technology Driven Development • Few incentives • Rebound-Effects • Innovation Dynamics • Prisoners Dilemma • Pervasive Computing • Acceptance Problems Framework Conditions Decisive Proactive and Global Policy Participatory Technology Development

  5. Conclusion • MEAs are crucial to take advantage of the dematerialisation potential of ICTs • A global Roadmap for Sustainable ICTs should be developed using existing networks as nuclei • New tasks for the EU and the UN include participatory technology assessment and transfer of well adapted ICTs for developing countries

  6. Thank you! Lorenz Erdmann www.izt.de www.sustainable-ict.info

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