Green IT Conceptual Products

As fun as it is to look at all these cool toys, it’s also important that we pay attention to their environmental impact. Thankfully, a number of companies have initiatives in place to help reduce their carbon footprint, reduce energy requirements, and otherwise be a little nicer to Mother Nature.

Following the press conference at the new Nangang Exhibition Hall, Futurelooks hopped on the bus over to the main Taipei World Trade Center for the Green IT Forum. There, representatives from such companies as Asustek and Sun Microsystems spoke on what they were doing to “go green.”

Jean-Claude Vanderstraeten, the Environmental Director of HP Asia-Pacific and Japan, emphasized that HP has a deep-rooted legacy focused on corporate and social responsibility. He reminded us that companies should consider the entire product life cycle. What are they doing during production to minimize environmental impact? How are they minimizing energy consumption during use? Are they offering convenient return and recycling at end of use? Are the designs ecologically-conscious?

Vanderstraeten also provided IT solutions to reduce the footprint of the rest of the economy. IT can help companies reduce energy intensity (e.g., digital publishing), substitute carbon-intensive processes with low-carbon ones (e.g., teleconferencing), and enable low-carbon economy management (e.g., deforestation monitoring infrastructure).

I Believe I Can Fly

In covering COMPUTEX Taipei 2008, Futurelooks will look closely at these four prevailing themes — WiMAX, ICT crossover, New compact notebooks, and Green IT — and maybe, just maybe, this trade show can really earn its wings and fly. See you on the trade show floor!

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