Seminar : Towards a "more sustainable" IT
Digital transformation is a priority for many companies and is a critical component of the energy transition. However, its negative impacts on the environment are severely underestimated and can negate other efforts to reduce the carbon footprint. Understanding, controlling and reducing the environmental impacts of a company’s digital services is, therefore, an essential part of its CSR strategy. But how to do it concretely?
This seminar is organized by HEC Liège Executive Education and the Digital Lab.
Program
- 08:30 Day 1
- 09:00 Round table - Presentation of the day and participants
- 09:30 Participatory workshop #1 - Understanding the main ecological and social issues of digital technologies ▶ Digital pollution in all its forms
- 11:00 Participatory workshop #1 (continued) - Understanding the main ecological and social issues of digital technologies ▶ Focus on social, geopolitical and economic conflicts linked to raw materials.
- 13:45 Participatory workshop #2 - Debate, act and carry solutions for a more sustainable IT. ▶ Acting individually (as a citizen, user,..) ▶ Acting collectively (as business, politics, society,..)
- 15:30 Round table - Synthesis and conclusion of the first three workshops
- 16:00 Digital regulatory framework (EU, BE) - Current situation and outlook
- 17:00 End of day 1
- 08:30 Day 2
- 09:00 Participatory workshop #3 - Sustainable IT ▶ Objectives, main lines of action and methodologies
- 11:15 Participatory workshop #3 (continued) - Sustainable IT ▶ Implementation in an organization
- 13:15 Participatory workshop #4 - Taking action - what are good practices? ▶ Workstation, Impressions, Architecture
- 15:00 Participatory workshop #4 (continued) - Taking action - what are good practices? ▶ Data centers, digital services ▶ Ecodesign
- 16:00 Round table - Summary, conclusions and closing discussions
- 17:00 End of day 2
Speakers
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Olivier VERGEYNST
Director // Belgian Institute for Sustainable IT -
Steve TUMSON
Main consultant - Tech & Sustainability // Tumson Consulting
Olivier Vergeynst : Green IT consultant certified jointly by GreenIT.fr and the University of La Rochelle, Olivier is the director of the Belgian Institute for Sustainable IT asbl, whose purpose is to help companies, organizations and individuals to achieve a sustainable digital transition, both from an environmental and social point of view.
Steve Tumson : Steve’s initial training as a mechatronics engineer reflects his curiosity and desire to understand and solve complex systems. His various activities as a consultant, trainer, coach, speaker and professor demonstrate a real passion for sharing knowledge and supporting change management. In a pro-bono capacity, he is also co-founder of the Collectif AlterNumeris (reflection on the challenges of the digital society), co-chairman of the EFDD association (educating and training for sustainable development) and co-chairman of AILouvain (network of 10,000 alumni graduates of the Ecole Polytechnique de Louvain).
For more information on this seminar and our Certificate of Specialization in Technological Innovation Management, visit the HEC Liège Executive Education website.