Luis Neves(Deutsche Telekom)

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Opportunities that sustainability posesses for the ICT sector and how to seize them Berlin| 5. November 2013| Luis Neves | Telekom

SMARTer2020: The Role of ICT in Driving a Sustainable Future   

The Level of the Opportunity for ICT“The GeSI SMARTer 2020 Study findings”

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Chain of value added through GHG emission savings

EMISSIONS SAVINGS COULD YIELD USD1.9 TRILLION IN GROSS ENERGY AND FUEL SAVINGS, AND 29.5 MILLION JOBS WOULD BE CREATED

GHG emission reductions

Number of barrels of oil with equivalent emissions1

At today's crude oil price, value of the oil that would be saved2

Equivalent number of jobs if the money was used in other sectors3

9.1 Gt (16.5% of

total)

21.6Bbarrels

$1.9T

29.5M jobs

Barrel of oil emits 0.43 metric tons of CO2

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$87.99 per barrel of crude oil as of Nov 6, 20122

Using the same ratio of economic value to jobs created as in SMART2020 report

As estimated in the report

1. Source: EPA http://www.epa.gov/greenpower/pubs/calcmeth.htm#oil 2. Source: Bloomberg http://www.bloomberg.com/energy/ )

Though estimates, these calculation give a sense of the magnitude of the economic benefits

Understanding of the role of ICT in facilitating sustainable development

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ICT CONTRIBUTION BY LEVEL OF IMPACT LIFESTYLES

Enable behavioral change towards more sustainable living

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Success factors for scaling up ICT solutions in the short and medium term

4 possible key drivers to sustainable ICT Innovation

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How to seize the opportunities

INSTRUMENTS AND MECHANISMS•Standardisation has a role•Intermodal collaboration•Education and engagement

POLICY•Global level playing field roadmap•Links with other sectors/ supply chain•Prioritize long term investments globally

SOCIAL INNOVATION•Open source communities - transparency•Making links - connecting people•Education - glocal•Validating claims on products

SUPPLY CHAINS•Recognize networking approaches needed for engaging everyone in the transformation processes•Supply will converge•Customers/ Frameworks/ Measurement