1. 2009 G-ICT Green Information & Communications Technologies © Prompt inc. Prompt G-ICT : ITU – Quito, July 10 th, 2009 1 1 2009 CANADIAN INITIATIVES IN GREEN ICT Green Information & Communication Technologies To Reduce Global Warming ITU Symposium on ICTs and Climate Change Quito, Ecuador Session 2: Mitigation 1a, July 8 th 2009 Jacques Mc Neill, Prompt, Montreal, Canada

2. 2009 G-ICT Green Information & Communications Technologies © Prompt inc. Prompt G-ICT : ITU – Quito, July 10 th, 2009 2 Partnership for Research On Microelectronics, Photonics and Telecommunications; A Montreal-based Industry-University consortium in the ICT sector; Since 2003, 50 partnerships with 11 universities and 40 industry partners, valued at more than $30M in cash contributions to universities. Prompt at a glance

3. 2009 G-ICT Green Information & Communications Technologies © Prompt inc. Prompt G-ICT : ITU – Quito, July 10 th, 2009 3 Growth of Internet and ICT is (too) hot Shortcomings of present Internet Need IP-V6, NGI, Internet-2, NGN, etc. CANARIE, promoter of Canadas advanced communications infrastructure is preaching ICT as solution to reduce climate change threat. Sources: Ericsson Canada, Green@ICT (ITU), CANARIE The Challenge: ICT industry CO 2 emissions (3%), equivalent to aviation industry; ICT is 5 th largest industry in power consumption (8-9%), 2x each 5 years; Each of us must go from 26 tons/person to 2 tons in 2050. How?

4. 2009 © Prompt inc. Prompt G-ICT : ITU – Quito, July 10 th, 2009 G-ICT Green Information & Communications Technologies 4 Why a Green ICT? The Opportunity: ICT may achieve up to 90% of Kyoto targets (ITU, 2008); ICT has potential to decrease overall GHG by 15% and save global; industry $US 800 billion in annual energy costs by 2020; Carbon economy growing by 58% to $92B, $500B by 2050. Sources: ITU Conference 2008, Smart 2020, Climate Check, WWF Canada, June 2008 ICT in Canada: Represents 1 megatonne of GHG (<1%) By better use, GHG emissions could be reduced by 20 megatonnes per year: - 3.2 M cars off the road - 7% of Canadas annual Kyoto obligation. Estimated benefits: $7.5B-$12.9B.

5. 2009 © Prompt inc. Prompt G-ICT : ITU – Quito, July 10 th, 2009 G-ICT Green Information & Communications Technologies 5 Prompts Green ICT Vision A distributed Canadian Initiative devoted to creation and commercialization of ICT technologies that reduce GHG emissions Involve universities, industries, governments and consumers in Green activities: 1.Inform stakeholders; 2.Stimulate R&D; 3.Deploy infrastructure; 4.Commercialize.

6. 2009 © Prompt inc. Prompt G-ICT : ITU – Quito, July 10 th, 2009 G-ICT Green Information & Communications Technologies 6 1. Inform Industry & Governments Green ICT workshops in Palo Alto and Montreal; Canada California Strategic Innovation Partnership Summit; Canadian Green ICT Strategic Committee.

7. 2009 © Prompt inc. Prompt G-ICT : ITU – Quito, July 10 th, 2009 G-ICT Green Information & Communications Technologies 7 UCSD, UBC and Prompt to reduce campus GHG emissions & develop a green cyber-infrastructure: Typical US university produces up to 500,000 metric tons per year, 60% from its cyber-infrastructure and ICT; R&D on ISO 14064, distributed computing architectures, green test beds, relocation of resources to renewable energy sites, etc.; Expand to other organizations. 2. Support Infrastructure Development

8. 2009 © Prompt inc. Prompt G-ICT : ITU – Quito, July 10 th, 2009 G-ICT Green Information & Communications Technologies 8 CANARIE $4M Green cyber-infrastructure pilot test bed to share infrastructure & maximize lower cost power by following the wind & sun networks. Source: CANARIE International partnerships with possible zero carbon nodes using virtual router computers in California, Spain, Ireland, California, Australia, Ontario, British Columbia, Nova Scotia and Quebec. 2. Support Infrastructure Development (2)

9. 2009 © Prompt inc. Prompt G-ICT : ITU – Quito, July 10 th, 2009 G-ICT Green Information & Communications Technologies 9 3. Support University & Industry R&D PISA, CCSIP and NetVirt, etc. R&D projects on router, optical, W/Wireless, distributed computing architectures, virtualization, grids, Web services, dematerialization, clouds, remote instrumentation & sensors, etc. Source: GENI

10. 2009 © Prompt inc. Prompt G-ICT : ITU – Quito, July 10 th, 2009 G-ICT Green Information & Communications Technologies 10 30M$ Canadian Center of excellence for Commercialization and Research in Energy Efficiency solutions in ITC, building, transport and processes; –ICT focus on energy efficiency solutions and green data centers. Exploration of virtual carbon trading systems where CO 2 offsets are traded for access to grid computational cycles, wide area network bandwidth, research funding or other virtual services. 4. Commercialization & Innovative funding

11. 2009 © Prompt inc. Prompt G-ICT : ITU – Quito, July 10 th, 2009 G-ICT Green Information & Communications Technologies 11 Green ICT Interest in Canada & Worldwide Strong commitment involving 11 firms, 15 Canadian and 11 international universities & institutions; Open initiative to expand in California then rest of the world.

12. 2009 © Prompt inc. Prompt G-ICT : ITU – Quito, July 10 th, 2009 G-ICT Green Information & Communications Technologies 12 Conclusion: Lets join to rescue the planet Source: Greenpeace, Climate talks at the Major Economies Forum in April 2009

13. 2009 © Prompt inc. Prompt G-ICT : ITU – Quito, July 10 th, 2009 G-ICT Green Information & Communications Technologies 13 Workshop 2009 Prompts Green ICT Initiative Using ICTs to Reduce Global Warming For information: Jacques Mc Neill, mba Coordinator, Green ICT Initiative Prompt Inc. +514.875.0032 ext. 105 JMcNeill@promptinc.org www.promptinc.org