IT industry leaders have voiced their support for Green IT measures and long-term broadband partnerships as a means to cut carbon emissions and promote ‘smart cities’.

 

Computerworld has reported on the Korea-Australia-New Zealand Broadband Summit (KANZ) in Hobart where the CEO of Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA), Ian Birks, announced his support for green IT.

 

“We believe that Green IT has moved beyond a marketing novelty to a key business imperative,” Mr Birks said.

 

The representative of the Korean delegation, KT Corporation’s chief director, Byungo-No Lee, said that lowering power consumption through pioneering new technologies is a key priority.

 

““We need to find out how we’re going to lower power consumptions in every device.” Mr Lee said.

 

The Korea-Australia-New Zealand Broadband Summit has been held approximately every two years since 2003 on a rotational basis between the three countries providing an  opportunity for industry, research and government representatives from each of the three countries to share insights into their experience of developing broadband-enabled digital economies and to explore potential joint ventures.

 

Topics discussed at this year’s summit included convergence, digital business, digital education, telehealth, broadband policy and digital heritages.