Sustainable ICT
What is socially responsible ICT?
In every aspect of their work, VCS organisations try to ensure that their policies and practices are socially responsible and fair. ICT should be no different. There has often been too little information from ICT suppliers about the role that ICT can play in promoting positive social change. The Make IT Fair video on the right gives an illustrated overview of labour rights issues.
New technologies also raise organisational issues at every level, right up to the global. There are concerns about the irresponsible expansion of patent laws, restricting knowledge-sharing which is vital to fair trade and economic development.
- Challenging the Chip APC report on Labour rights and environmental justice in the global electronics industry
- Good Electronics international network on sustainability and human rights in the electronics industry
- Virtual Warming documentary on BBC iPlayer
- ICT Digital Literacy information on green ICT
- How can we make ICT globally sustainable?
- Global Action Plan report on sustainable ICT An Inefficient Truth, 2008
- Should we be concerned about labour exploitation and environmental degredation in ICT production? Independent story on torture of human rights activist in the electronics industry and Make IT Fair reports
- Should business considerations outweigh social inclusion issues? Ubuntu's Kurdish localisation and Informing Science report on exclusion of Kurdish language from MS products
- Should there be equal access to the world's information resources? Information on green issues and the free culture movement
- Should giant companies be able to use intellectual property laws to stifle competition? StopSoftwarePatents
- Women should participate fully in technology design, management and production Eclectic Tech Carnival and Donestech
- Find out more about London (UK) local sustainability issues at the London Sustainability exchange
