Voscur - ICT

Green ICT Resource Pack

sean — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:38:18 +0000

Contents of Green ICT Resource Pack

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Read Me - Pack Introduction
2000 tonnes of CO2 - an analysis of ICT related carbon emmisions in Bristol's Voluntary Sector
Reduce your ICT Carbon Footprint - Thrive article on the Bristol Green ICT Project
Bristol City Council ICT Report - the Carbon Trusts analysis of ICT emissions in Bristol + solutions database
Green ICT Handbook - NAVCA and NCVO recommended introduction to Green Computing
Links - voluntary, statutory and commercial sources of Green ICT help and advice
Beyond Green ICT - an overview of the interconnecting projects supported through Connecting Bristol
Using the Bristol Green ICT database - video walkthroughs of the Green Addict website

Download here as a Zip file or select downloads from below

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Attachment	Size
Read Me - Pack Introduction.pdf	296.37 KB
2000tonnesofCO2.doc	511 KB
Green ICT Handbook.pdf	500.05 KB
bristol_city_ict_report.pdf	630.2 KB
links.pdf	63.14 KB
ConnectingBristolBeyondGreenICt.doc	19.5 KB
reduceyouruse.pdf	169.86 KB
greenictwebsite.pdf	151.13 KB

Digital Participation Fund

sean — Wed, 12 May 2010 08:06:56 +0000

Applications for grants from the Digital Participation Fund - £12m in funding, are now being accepted.

The application form and guidance notes for the first round of funding from the Digital Participation Fund can be found here.

The purpose of the fund is to promote and increase digital participation across the UK – that is to increase the reach, breadth and depth of use of the internet so that everyone who wants to be online can get online, can do more online and can benefit from the advantages of being online.

There are certain criteria that must be met. To find out more or to fill in an application form, visit the Digital Participation website.

The deadline for applications to the first round of funding for 2010/11 is 5pm on Tuesday 1 June 2010. Applications should be submitted to applications@digitalparticipation.com. A Fund Panel will be established to consider applications and is likely to meet at the end of June 2010. Date and Panel members will be confirmed shortly.

If you have any questions on the fund process please contact info@digitalparticipation.com.

Green Computing

sean — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:12:19 +0000

Voscur has been running a Green Computing Initiative aimed at helping members reduce their ICT carbon footprint as part of Connecting Bristol and the Carbon Trust's project to reduce the total ICT carbon footprint in the City.

We've put together a pack of resources for organistions to inform themselves, aid in planning a green ICT stategy and reduce their carbon emmisions and cut cost energy costs - to download the pack click here

In Oct/Nov 2009 we ran a survey on the use of ICT in the Voluntary sector and how that effected the environment, the results and analysis have been published in February 2010 edition of Thrive - you can read the article on our Forums

Some useful first steps in reducing the environmental harm of ICT Use:

Reuses and repair ICT equipment before replacing
Safe disposal and recycling of ICT equipment
Turn off equipment when it's not being used
Encourage awareness-raising activities amaongst staff, volunteers and clients about the benefits of saving energy and recycling
Reduce unecessary printing and re-use paper
Monitor power consumption and look for ways to reduce it
When purchasing choose energy-saving devices that have been manufactured in an environmentally-concious fashion
Consider switching to online services that use green energy sources
Dispose of old hardware responsibly; send old PCs to be reconditioned and recycled