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ICT and climate change

Global Standards Collaboration (GSC) 14. ICT and climate change. Ahmed Zeddam ITU-T SG5 Chairman. Highlight of Current Activities. FG on ICT&CC concluded with 4 Deliverables in March 2009. Inputs from non-ITU members (e.g., academia) were also taken into consideration

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ICT and climate change

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  1. Global Standards Collaboration (GSC) 14 ICT and climate change Ahmed Zeddam ITU-T SG5 Chairman

  2. Highlight of Current Activities • FG on ICT&CC concluded with 4 Deliverables in March 2009. • Inputs from non-ITU members (e.g., academia) were also taken into consideration • Mandate of SG5 was expanded at the last TSAG (28-30 April 2009) • New SG5 title: Environment and climate change • SG5 created a new WP • WP3/5: ICT and climate change • Chairman: Keith Dickerson (UK) • SG5 created 5 new and 1 revised Questions • JCA-ICT&CC was established at the last TSAG • ITU-R’s activities on monitoring and mitigation • On-going symposia for promotion • Kyoto (04.2008), London (06.2008), Quito (07.2009), Seoul (virtual, 09.2009)

  3. Deliverables from FG on ICT&CC • Deliverable 1: Definition • Defines the terms needed to analyze the major relationships between ICTs and Climate Change • Deliverable 2: Gap analysis and standards roadmap • Shows past works (done by ITU, other standard bodies, universities, etc.) and future study issues • Deliverable 3: Methodologies • Covers the assessment of ICT sector’s emission over the entire life cycle of ICT devices • Also covers reducing other sector’s emission by the use of ICT • Deliverable 4: Direct and Indirect Impact of ITU Standards • Provides tools and guidelines to evaluate the reduction of emission of ICT sector and of other sector by the use of ICT

  4. WP3/5 structure • Chairman: Keith Dickerson(UK) • Vice Chairmen: Eunsook Kim (Korea) and Takeshi Origuchi (Japan)

  5. New and revised Questions • Q14/5(revised): Guides and terminology on environment and climate change • Q17/5(new): Coordination and Planning of ICT&CC related standardization • Q18/5(new): Methodology of environmental impact assessment of ICT • Q19/5(new): Power feeding systems • Q20/5(new): Data collection for Energy Efficiency for ICTs over the lifecycle • Q21/5(continuation of Q.19/15): Environmental protection and recycling of ICT equipments/facilities

  6. Joint Coordination Activity (JCA) • Established at the last TSAG meeting (28-30 April 2009) • Objectives: • To co-ordinate across ITU-T SGs (in particular SGs 5, 9, 13, 15 and 16), and with ITU-R and ITU-D. • To seek co-operation from external bodies including non-ITU member organizations • Convener • Mr. Ahmed Zeddam (France) • Co-convener • Mr. Dave Faulkner (UK) • Invitations for the first meeting during the next SG5 meeting (Oct. 2009) to various bodies to be sent shortly

  7. Activities within ITU-R (1) • ITU-R’s standardization role on monitoring and mitigating the effects of climate change is very closely linked with that on Emergency Communications • Through its responsibility for international spectrum management, ITU-R provides interference-free spectrum and satellite orbits for climate monitoring • Cooperates with UN agencies (e.g. WMO) and international and national organizations involved with climate change

  8. Activities within ITU-R (2) • Study Groups develop Recommendations, Reports and Handbooks on • operation of radio systems for environmental monitoring, including climate change; e.g. ITU/WMO Handbook on “Use of Radio spectrum for meteorology: weather, water and climate monitoring and prediction” • facilitating the introduction and operation of low-energy systems; e.g. analogue to digital broadcasting • Satellite-based remote sensors (passive and active) are main tools for obtaining environmental data for climate monitoring • Systems belonging to • Earth exploration satellite service • Meteorological-satellite service • Meteorological aids service form backbone of the WMO Global Climate Observing System

  9. Strategic Direction • Make the most of the momentum obtained during FG on ICT&CC • Promote collaboration with other organizations (SGs within ITU-T/R/D and other bodies) • Attract general interest from wider scope of people through symposia and other events

  10. Challenges • Since ICT&CC is related to broad range of scope, collaboration with other bodies is indispensable to progress the work effectively without duplication • It is important to clarify the areas which can be covered by a SG within ITU and which need collaboration with other bodies

  11. Next Steps/Actions • Stimulate correspondence activities (e.g., on Universal Charging Solution) toward the next SG5 meeting (Oct. 2009) so that Contributions will be submitted appropriately • Identify areas which need collaboration through JCA activities • Plan WP/Question level meeting after the next SG5 meeting to accelerate progress

  12. Supplementary Slides

  13. References • FG-ICT&CC deliverables: • http://www.itu.int/ITU-T/focusgroups/climate/index.html • New SG5 mandate: TD120(Gen/5) • Wording of New SG5 Questions: TD211R1(Gen/5) • Terms of reference for JCA-ICT&CC: TD121 (Gen/5) • ITU events on climate change: • http://www.itu.int/themes/climate/meetings.html

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