Leading the charge is Ericsson sub Saharan Africa, which has invested in green solutions through its "Technology for Good" program and is networking communities in South Africa to reduce transportation costs. Ericsson is also investing in power saving technology and exploring bio-fuel solutions across the continent.
Mwambu Wanendeya, Vice President and Head of Communications for Ericsson sub Saharan Africa, makes the case that achieving a "Networked Society" is key to more efficient energy utilities, more efficient work options and better transportation solutions. He spoke to allAfrica.
The main issue at the climate talks in Durban, South Africa has been that the United Nations framework for fighting global warming, the Kyoto Protocol, is about to expire. What message is Ericsson bringing to the climate talks?
The ICT industry contributes to an estimated two percent of global carbon dioxide emissions, and we are committed to decreasing this further. But at the same time what we can do is make significant contributions to reducing the other 98% of carbon emissions that come from other industries and sectors such as energy production, transport and construction.
We are part of the industry group called the Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GeSI) which has the vision of using ICT solutions to reduce global business emissions by 15% by 2020. The vision will be achieved through innovative technologies like smart electricity grids, remote working enabled by broadband and intelligent transport systems.
The central message we have brought to Durban is to show how ICT can be used to reduce carbon emissions. And we have different applications that illustrate this, be they mobile money, smart grids, how increased broadband speeds can increase GDP, you can obviously use broadband better for remote computing. There is whole range of applications we want people to aware of and to work with us on. Read the full report here.
Source: allAfrica.com.
