How business and community is leveraging the power of the Internet for Environmental and Social Good.
Business and individuals are leveraging the power of the Internet to grow the green economy. Principles of interconnectedness, accessibility, transparency, and democracy are powerfully demonstrated in the emerging Web 2.0 landscape. This presentation will provide case studies in Social Media, Online Activism, Green IT, Open Source Software, and Mobile Applications. Come learn how you can go green online.
11. Green IT Reaches
Tipping Point in Europe
• almost half of European
enterprises are addressing the
green and sustainable challenges
facing them
• 34% have a green IT strategy in
place now
• 14.5% real cost savings in 12
months
• Company saves nearly 23.2
million euros per year
Source: 2008 IDC survey sponsored by Dell
15. Wikipedia
• 9 million articles
• 250 Languages
• 160,000 editors
• 25 times larger than the
largest encyclopedia,
“Encyclopedia
Britannica”
16. Wiser Earth
• Community directory
and networking
forum that maps and
connects non-
governmental
organizations
(NGOs), businesses,
governments, and
individuals.
• 110,260 Organizations
• 18,728 People
• 921 Groups
• 4,845 Resources
• 162 Events
• 152 Jobs
17. The Green Search Engine
• 1,000,000 Pages Searched
• Vetted by Green MBA editors
• Google’s Top 5
Custom Search Engines
19. trend
Telepresence
A set of technologies which allow a
person to feel as if they were present, to
give the appearance that they were
present, or to have an effect, at a location
other than their true location
20. Telecommuting
• 78% of companies allow some
telecommuting
• 68% of companies report
increased productivity
• 60% of companies report
decreased costs
2008 Study by CompTIA
28. trend
Distance Learning
Distance learning focuses on
deliver education to students who
are not physically quot;on sitequot;.
Rather than attending courses in
person, teachers and students
communicate through technology
such as video conferencing, and
online discussions.
36. Kiva, loans that changes lives
• Microloans
• 99.7% repayment
rate
• 1 loan is made
every 32 seconds
37. trend
Open Source
Open source is a development method for
software that harnesses the power of
distributed peer review and transparency
of process. The promise of open source is
better quality, higher reliability, more
flexibility, lower cost, and an end to
predatory vendor lock-in.
41. Who Owns your Identity?
• Hassle to manage your
identity in many locations
• Trusting brokers with your
personal information
• Can you export or move
your data?
42. Own your Identity
• Single Login and Password across
all the web
• You choose your data broker
• OpenID User / OpenID Provider
44. E-Waste Facts
• In 2007, 157 million
computer products were
discarded
• Only 18% of computers are
being recycled
• About 80-85 percent of
discarded electronics were
disposed of in landfills
EPA 2008 Study
45. Electronics Reuse & Recycling
• Remove Toxic
Components
• Recycle and Take-back
Programs
• ACCRC Computers in
Green Web Pavilion
47. One Laptop per Child
To create educational opportunities for the world's
poorest children by providing each child with a
rugged, low-cost, low-power, connected laptop
with content and software designed for
collaborative, joyful, self-empowered learning.
$100
48. Mongolia Cambodia
One Laptop per Child Pilot Programs
49. Energy Waste & Emissions
• nearly half the power coming out
of the wall is wasted and never
reaches the processor, memory,
disks or other components
• a computer that rarely gets
turned off could produce close
to a ton of C0² emissions per
year