1. ITU Telecommunication Standardization Bureau
Outcome of the
World ITU Seventh ITU Symposium on ICTs, the Environment and Climate Change
29 May 2012, Montreal, Canada
Saba Imru
ITU Telecommunication Standardization Bureau

2. Goal
Working session of the ITU Seventh Symposium on ICTs, the Environment and Climate Change
Ensure active involvement of all participants
Create the foundations for the “future we want”
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3. Overall figures Over 100 participants Three conversation rounds
Duration 3 hrs
A total of 246 ideas were generated

4. What resources do we have and what role can our organizations play?
Question 1
How can we best use ICTs to address environmental challenges including climate change and e-waste?
What resources do we have and what role can our organizations play?

5. Outcome of Question 1 Total of ideas: 92 Trends:
E-waste, smart recycling
Capacity-building
Mitigation
Applications
Tools to enhance environmental sustainability
Barriers
Methodologies

6. Question 2
What are the most important dimensions of greening through ICTs, which of these will have the greatest impact and what are the priorities?

7. Outcome of Question 2 Total of ideas : 63 Trends: Advocacy
Political will
Awareness-raising
Behavioral changes
Monitoring
Adaptation
Smart-grids, smart-buildings, smart-traffic

8. Townhall: best use of ICTs and prioritization
Standardization, universal equipment
Harmonization of policies
Political will
Economic and law aspects
Priorities based on what can be afforded
Impact of ICTs on transport
Smart cities
Awareness
Digital divide & environmental sustainability
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9. What do you propose as essential next steps and actions?
Question 3
What do you propose as essential next steps and actions?

10. Outcome of Question 3 Total of ideas: 91 Trends: Access to ICTs
Standards
Policies
E-waste
Funding and incentives
Partnerships and collaboration

11. Townhall: Actions ICTs to monitor the environment
ICTs to reduce energy consumption
Incentives for behavioral change
E-applications
Promote eco-design
Expand research
Use of energy sources
Smart-Grids, Cloud Computing
Gamification
Funding and incentives
Plan of Action, declaration
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12. Townhall: Actions Multidisciplinary approach
ITU to become a World café
Standardization and methodologies
Include ICTs and CC in UNFCCC, WTSA, Rio+20
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13. Townhall: Experiences

14. Feedback Feedback forms received: 48 Level of satisfaction 5: 28
Recommend using World Café again: 44

15. Visual Summary : Best use of ICTs, Roles, Impact, Priorities
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16. Visual Summary : Next Steps Towards the Future We Want
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17. Next steps
A detailed report of the World Café outcome with transcript of all the input ideas
A photo collection of the World Café event and doodles
Outcome shared by participants in their organization
Outcome transmitted to the next relevant events:
Rio+ 20
ITU Green Standards Week, September 2012
WTSA-12, November 2012
UNFCC, December 2012
ITU 8th Symposium, 2013
and other International Fora

18. Thank you !