[LINK] Green IT Answers the Challenge of Copenhagen

[Tom Worthington]

Opening the "Realising Our Broadband Future" forum  Sydney this morning, 
the Prime Minister, the Hon. Kevin Rudd MP, stated that broadband could 
reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Australia by 5%. Senator Kate Lundy 
then launched my book "Green Technology Strategies" to detail how to do 
this:

		  Tomw Communications Pty Ltd

			Media Release

Green IT Answers the Challenge of Copenhagen

Sydney, 10 December 2009, 11:30am: While the climate change conference 
in Copenhagen struggles, technologists and political leaders are 
detailing practical answers today in Sydney. Opening the "Realising Our 
Broadband Future" forum Sydney this morning, the Prime Minister, the 
Hon. Kevin Rudd MP, started that broadband could reduce greenhouse gas 
emissions in Australia by 5%. Senator Kate Lundy then launched a new 
book "Green Technology Strategies" to detail how to do this. saying "I 
would like to pay tribute to the work of Tom Worthington with his new 
book and training on the important issue of dealing with climate change".

The new book "Green Technology Strategies: Using computers and 
telecommunications to reduce carbon emissions" by Tom Worthington, is 
available online for free, as well as in printed and e-book download 
formats:  <http://www.tomw.net.au/green/>

The book is about how to reduce carbon emissions and achieve other 
environmental benefits by using computers and telecommunications 
technology. It is designed to be used within an online course for 
professionals, using mentored and collaborative learning techniques. The 
book is currently being used in masters level postgraduate courses 
offered by the Australian National University, Open Universities 
Australia and the Australian Computer Society.

Author and course designer, Tom Worthington, claims that using the 
techniques of Green IT can reduce greenhouse emissions globally by 25% 
by 2020. Tom Worthington, an Adjunct Senior Lecturer at the ANU said: 
"Reducing greenhouse gas emissions rewuires us to work cleverer. As the 
Prime Minister said, technologies such as broadband can make a 
significant contribution to reducing emissions and boosting economic 
development.We can grow the economy and save the planet at the same time."

See also:

* Realising Our Broadband Future forum: 
<http://broadbandfuture.gov.au/participating-remotely/>
* Green Information Technology Strategies (COMP7310), Graduate Studies 
Select program, Australian National University: 
<http://studyat.anu.edu.au/courses/COMP7310;details.html>
* Green Technology Strategies, Computer Professional Education Program, 
Australian Computer Society: 
<http://www.acs.org.au/cpeprogram/index.cfm?action=show&conID=greenict>
* Green ICT Strategies (ACS25), Postgraduate Program of Open 
Universities Australia, available from 2010 to students of Curtin 
University, Griffith University, Macquarie University, Monash 
University, RMIT University, Swinburne University and the University of 
South Australia: 
<https://www.open.edu.au/wps/PA_eBusinessPortlets/Unit-Profile-?year=2010&unitCode=ACS25>

Authorised by, and media contact: Tom Worthington FACS HLM
t: 0419496150 email: tom.worthington at tomw.net.au
Director, TomW Communications Pty Ltd., PO Box 13, Belconnen ACT 2617, 
Australia http://www.tomw.net.au

Media release: 
<http://www.tomw.net.au/blog/2009/12/green-it-answers-challenge-of.html>

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