APC is looking for initiatives in the area of ICTs & Environmental Sustainability

The Association for Progressive Communications (APC) is developing an action research network focused on ICTs & Environmental Sustainability. The initiative builds on work in this area that has been undertaken by APC and its member organisations in the last few years.

The objective of the action research network is to generate the research needed to create new tools and resources for a campaign that can transform the ICT for development community into leaders of an emerging movement of environmentally conscious ICT use.

APC will approach this work by addressing two exploratory research questions:

• How can national ICT policy environments in developing countries effectively address sustainability and climate change concerns?
• How can ICTs be used more sustainability by ICTD (ICT for development) practitioners and civil society organisations?

These objectives should be achieved by implementing four inter-related activities:

• Mapping national policy environments: country baseline studies
• Research into sustainable ICT tools and practices
• Developing practical guidelines and check lists
• Building research capacity and establishing a research network.

An important part of creating the Action research network is to build stronger relationships with other organisations and activists who are active in the field, in order to exchange information and build collective knowledge and work towards common actions.

To this end, APC is collecting details about the work others are doing in this area and we would appreciate your feedback on initiatives that you or your organisation are involved in. APC is particularly interested in initiatives in the following areasof ICTs & Environmental Sustainability:

• policy advocacy
• environmentally-sustainable computing practices
• ICTs for awareness raising and education about ICTS and environmental sustainability
• ICTs and climate change (CCH) mitigation
• e-waste disposal and CCH

However, APC is also interested in initiatives that cover other areas where ICTs play an important role in environmental sustainability and climate change (or dealing with it).

The outcomes of APC's research and activities will be made available to all who are interested.

Please send your feedback directly to karel-at-apc.org.

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Learn more about APC's research network: http://www.apc.org/en/projects/greeningit-apc-icts-climate-change-environmental-s