ICTSUS6233A Integrate sustainability in ICT planning and design projects

• analyse energy audit data on enterprise resource consumption

• plan and integrate sustainability into ICT projects by devising strategies to conserve resources

• develop and monitor policies for review and improvements, benchmarking against industry best practice and attempting new approaches continuously over time.

Sustainability and IT issues

• How to produce an energy audit• Choosing energy efficient hardware• Using power management software• Selecting energy efficient architecture –

with longer life cycle, better utility• Using renewable energy• Reducing e-waste• Pilot projects

How to produce an energy audit

Choosing energy efficient hardware

Using power management software

Selecting energy efficient architecture – with longer life cycle, better utility

Using renewable energy

Reducing e-waste

… solutions that are enabled by ICT for improving the sustainability in other processes, leveraging innovation and transparency and improving the efficiency of many sectors.

Pilot project

Digital Droverfor a digital landscape

Digital Droverfor a digital landscape

- innovative application of technology to create sustainable computer classrooms

Sustainability challenge

Prototype and Mobile Demonstration Systems • “thin client” networks • cloud computing • low powered computing• smart grid advanced control• deep-cycle AGM batteries• solar generation• wind generation

Sustainability and IT issues

• How to produce an energy audit• Choosing energy efficient hardware• Using power management software• Selecting energy efficient architecture –

with longer life cycle, better utility• Using renewable energy• Reducing e-waste• Pilot projects

Process

• To understand the reasons why are we considering Green IT

• To carefully assess the prototype and associated issues – not rushing into a solution before the problems are understood.

• To get engagement from key stakeholders

Australia is more vulnerable to climate change than most other OECD nations…

...and our emissions are projected to rise

ProcessBlacktown students assess and optimise the prototype - Android thin client

Mobile Demonstration Systems Team The prototype is a recycled drovers van and embodies the concepts of adapting to change and clever use of existing infrastructure to create a roving classroom.

Process

• To manage project scope with pilot projects and building on experience

• To consider timing of the different prototype systems to facilitate integration

• To consider the use of open source alternative software for global application

Reprogramming the Chinese thin client

Low Powered Computing Projects

• Dual core atom processor server

• Solid state hard drives

• Green power supply units

• Linux Thin Clients

• Android Thin Clients

Thin Client

Desktop with Atom Processor Mainboard

Solid State Drive

Achievements

• 3 highly energy efficient servers using a variety of hardware platforms running Edubuntu with Thin Clients

• A range of thin client technology some donated and some purchased

• Testing and evaluation of switches and Ethernet cables

• Feasibility studies into appropriate technology• Engagement with industry partners

Achievements

3 highly energy efficient servers using a variety of hardware platforms running Edubuntu with Thin Clients

Installing the prototype systems

AchievementsAdapted Thin Client TechnologyThe Chinese AND1 thin client uses Dual core 1GHz Cortex A8 CPU, 512M bytes DDR2 400, 512M bytes Nand Flash, embedded Android system – adapted and reprogrammed to work in the context of a sustainable computer classroom

Achievements

PartnersA range of thin client technology some donated and some purchasedForests NSW - 5 Wyse ClientsTirrintippin 5 - Wyse ClientsYouWei Technology Co., Ltd (China) -Various low powered clients Y220, Y210, Y100, AND1

Achievements

Testing and evaluation of switches and cables for the sustainable computer classroom:Developed a 24 Port Gigabit Switch with Cat6 Ethernet solution offering optimum performance for the prototype system architecture

Achievements

Engagement with industry partners

PartnersSchneider-electricForests NSWYW Technology (China)Tirrintippin

From a global perspective the market for sustainable computer classrooms is enormous; from this perspective opportunities exist to create new futures and partnerships from the principles embodied in the prototype.

Future projects under planning and development include:

Feasibility studies into appropriate technology

Questions?

• Opportunities ?– ICT infrastructure– Enablers in education,

business & administration

– Pilot projects– Grants & concessions– Can we help?