By Carrie-Ann Skinner, PC Advisor (UK) 12 Nov, 2008
Fujitsu Siemens Computers has launched a new 'green label' scheme in a bid to help consumers easily identify environmentally friendly products. read more »
By Grant Gross, IDG News Service\Washington Bureau 10 Nov, 2008
Two environmental groups, the Basel Action Network and the Electronics TakeBack Coalition, will launch an electronic-waste accreditation and certification program that will prohibit shipping toxic e-waste overseas, the groups said Monday. read more »
By Olusegun Abolaji Ogundeji , IDG News Service\Freetown Bureau 4 Nov, 2008
Presidents Blaise Compaoré of Burkina Faso and Paul Kagame of Rwanda are among those scheduled to speak at the International Telecommunication Union's high-level meeting on ICT, climate change and cybersecurity Nov. 12 at ITU Headquarters in Geneva. read more »
By Michael Malakata , IDG News Service\Lusaka Bureau 23 Oct, 2008
Zambia's minister of communications and transport issued a warning Wednesday on the harmful environmental effects resulting from unsafe disposal of computers and other ICT equipment. read more »
ICTs are regularly touted as holding great potential to enhance the work of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), working for positive social and environmental change around the world. With many NGOs working in difficult and challenging conditions, any technology that enables improved communication is sure to be welcomed. However, while the development community has traditionally been quick to grasp emerging technologies -- mobiles in particular -- the same cannot be said for their conservation counterparts. read more »
By Rebecca Wanjiku, IDG News Service\Nairobi Bureau 23 Sep, 2008
International development charity Computer Aid International has challenged the U.K. government to take action to prevent e-waste from being illegally exported and dumped in countries like Ghana, Nigeria and China. read more »
By Remmy Nweke, IDG News Service\Lagos Bureau 22 Sep, 2008
African mobile operators are collaborating with the Global System for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA) to launch a green power initiative, said GSMA CEO and board member Rob Conway in a statement. read more »
By Mikael Ricknäs, IDG News Service\Stockholm Bureau 18 Sep, 2008
Industry organization GSM Association (GSMA) has launched the Green Power for Mobile program, which will help operators that want to use renewable power sources, including solar, wind or sustainable biofuels, to power base stations, it announced on Thursday. read more »
By Grant Gross, IDG News Service\Washington Bureau 17 Sep, 2008
The U.S. is shipping used electronic devices containing toxic substances overseas, with little regulation and enforcement to protect people and the environment in those countries, according to a government auditor's report. read more »
The new pastime for governments at different levels in Nigeria is the development of ICT resource centers. It is a pastime that state governments and local councils love to indulge and one that the federal government is not shy to get involved in. read more »
