ICT Strategy 2013 - Hays

2.4 Environmental Sustainability
It is essential that the Council’s ICT services are delivered in a way that minimises environmental
impact and contributes to the Council’s environmental delivery targets and aspirations. Importance
is particularly placed on:
Careful procurement which minimises the ICT estate, thus reducing energy use in
manufacture, operational use, and end of life disposal;
Reducing energy use of the ICT desktop estate, supporting the Carbon Management
Plan, and reducing electricity costs to the organisation;
Reducing energy use and heat generated by ICT servers, supporting the Carbon
Management Plan and reducing electricity costs to the organisation;
Encouraging the re-use of ICT assets that can benefit the wider community and
contribute to the digital inclusion initiative, and where this is not possible, to carefully
commission end of life waste disposal for all ICT equipment including consumables so
that there is no detrimental environmental impact and minimising waste to landfill.
Reductions in the carbon footprint will be sought from 2012/2013 including ICT estate
consolidation/rationalisation, increased use of thin client devices and a rationalisation of ICT data
centres.
2.5 UK Government ICT Standards and Guidance
The UK Government has developed an ICT Strategy underpinned by a range of standards, guidance
and services. In particular, the Public Services Network (PSN) is at the foundation of the Government
ICT Strategy. PSN provides an assured network over which Government can safely share services,
including many GCloud services; collaborate in new ways, and work more effectively and efficiently
than ever before.
In developing the Business ICT Strategy we have taken cognisance of the extensive work already
done by the Cabinet Office around ICT strategy and services and will seek to leverage these services
to deliver efficiencies in the delivery of Council services over the period of 2013-2016.
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