ICTSUS6233A Integrate sustainability in ICT planning and design projects
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ICTSUS6233A Integrate sustainability in ICT planning and design projects
• analyse energy audit data on enterprise resource consumption
• plan and integrate sustainability into ICT projects by devising strategies to conserve resources
• develop and monitor policies for review and improvements, benchmarking against industry best practice and attempting new approaches continuously over time.
Sustainability and IT issues
• How to produce an energy audit• Choosing energy efficient hardware• Using power management software• Selecting energy efficient architecture –
with longer life cycle, better utility• Using renewable energy• Reducing e-waste• Pilot projects
How to produce an energy audit
Choosing energy efficient hardware
Using power management software
Selecting energy efficient architecture – with longer life cycle, better utility
Using renewable energy
Reducing e-waste
… solutions that are enabled by ICT for improving the sustainability in other processes, leveraging innovation and transparency and improving the efficiency of many sectors.
Pilot project
Digital Droverfor a digital landscape
Digital Droverfor a digital landscape
- innovative application of technology to create sustainable computer classrooms
Sustainability challenge
Prototype and Mobile Demonstration Systems • “thin client” networks • cloud computing • low powered computing• smart grid advanced control• deep-cycle AGM batteries• solar generation• wind generation
Sustainability and IT issues
• How to produce an energy audit• Choosing energy efficient hardware• Using power management software• Selecting energy efficient architecture –
with longer life cycle, better utility• Using renewable energy• Reducing e-waste• Pilot projects
Process
• To understand the reasons why are we considering Green IT
• To carefully assess the prototype and associated issues – not rushing into a solution before the problems are understood.
• To get engagement from key stakeholders
Australia is more vulnerable to climate change than most other OECD nations…
...and our emissions are projected to rise
ProcessBlacktown students assess and optimise the prototype - Android thin client
Mobile Demonstration Systems Team The prototype is a recycled drovers van and embodies the concepts of adapting to change and clever use of existing infrastructure to create a roving classroom.
Process
• To manage project scope with pilot projects and building on experience
• To consider timing of the different prototype systems to facilitate integration
• To consider the use of open source alternative software for global application
Reprogramming the Chinese thin client
Low Powered Computing Projects
• Dual core atom processor server
• Solid state hard drives
• Green power supply units
• Linux Thin Clients
• Android Thin Clients
Thin Client
Desktop with Atom Processor Mainboard
Solid State Drive
Achievements
• 3 highly energy efficient servers using a variety of hardware platforms running Edubuntu with Thin Clients
• A range of thin client technology some donated and some purchased
• Testing and evaluation of switches and Ethernet cables
• Feasibility studies into appropriate technology• Engagement with industry partners
Achievements
3 highly energy efficient servers using a variety of hardware platforms running Edubuntu with Thin Clients
Installing the prototype systems
AchievementsAdapted Thin Client TechnologyThe Chinese AND1 thin client uses Dual core 1GHz Cortex A8 CPU, 512M bytes DDR2 400, 512M bytes Nand Flash, embedded Android system – adapted and reprogrammed to work in the context of a sustainable computer classroom
Achievements
PartnersA range of thin client technology some donated and some purchasedForests NSW - 5 Wyse ClientsTirrintippin 5 - Wyse ClientsYouWei Technology Co., Ltd (China) -Various low powered clients Y220, Y210, Y100, AND1
Achievements
Testing and evaluation of switches and cables for the sustainable computer classroom:Developed a 24 Port Gigabit Switch with Cat6 Ethernet solution offering optimum performance for the prototype system architecture
Achievements
Engagement with industry partners
PartnersSchneider-electricForests NSWYW Technology (China)Tirrintippin
From a global perspective the market for sustainable computer classrooms is enormous; from this perspective opportunities exist to create new futures and partnerships from the principles embodied in the prototype.
Future projects under planning and development include:
Feasibility studies into appropriate technology
Questions?
• Opportunities ?– ICT infrastructure– Enablers in education,
business & administration
– Pilot projects– Grants & concessions– Can we help?