ICT Strategic Initiatives for Sustainable Development by Saleh Tarradah, Chairman ICT Committee, Federation of Arab Engineers

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Information and communication technologies (ICTs) play a vital role in sustainable development by promoting economic growth, social cohesion, cultural enrichment, and environmental conservation. Initiatives include utilizing limited resources, minimizing environmental impact, and improving ICT products and services for a greener future.

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What are some of the ICT Strategic Initiatives that contribute to Sustainable Development? Saleh Tarradah Chairman ICT Committee Federation of Arab Engineers ITU Arab Regional Development Forum ICT = I C Tomorrow 28 October 2013, Manama, Bahrain ICT Committee- Federation of Arab Engineers

Content Sustainable Development Framework Utilization of Limited Resources Minimizing Environmental Impact ICT products and services Conclusion ICT Committee- Federation of Arab Engineers 2

Sustainable Development Framework Information and communication technologies (ICTs), while not an end in themselves, have a key role as a basis for economic development, while also promoting and enhancing social cohesion, cultural enrichment and environmental conservation The Wellington Declaration ICT Committee- Federation of Arab Engineers 3

Utilization of Limited Resources Promote the use of shared ICT facilities Improving energy efficiency of Data Centres and Mobile Base Stations Enabling reuse of existing ICT systems Moving towards a common infrastructure underpinned by a set of common standards ICT Committee- Federation of Arab Engineers 4

Minimizing Environmental Impact Use renewable energy to power ICT systems ICT companies to increase the energy efficiency of their real estate. Promote and support the establishment of e waste/green ICT programmes Use ICT to help other sectors reduce energy consumption and curb carbon emissions, by digitizing processes that are carbon intensive ICT Committee- Federation of Arab Engineers 5

ICT products and services Use cloud computing to deliver infrastructure, platform or software as a utility service Decommission and Switch off surplus ICT that is no longer required Increase Mobile Working Capability Establish early warning and disaster management systems ICT Committee- Federation of Arab Engineers 6

Conclusion The implementation of these ICT Strategic Initiatives will contribute and facilitate National Sustainable Development . ICT Committee- Federation of Arab Engineers 7