Fostering Corporate Responsibility through Self- and Co-regulation

Appendix
Green IT Allianz
Date of creation
2008
Public bodies
Several departments within
the federal government
Germany
The “Green IT Alliance” is a major outcome of the third national IT summit, held in November
2008. This partnership of several government departments, research organisations and
the Federal Association for Information Technology, Telecommunications and New Media
(BITKOM) was formed to develop an “IT Agenda for Climate and Environment”. The main
goals of the initiative are: (1) to set the political and economic agenda on Green IT; (2) to
make IT a leader in green technologies; and (3) to help boost exports and foster collaboration
across societal sectors. As of 2012, 35 producers, consumer groups and research institutions
are members of the alliance.
Partnering
Link: www.bitkom.org/de/themen/51051_60514.aspx
Green IT Beratungsbüro
Date of creation
2009
Public bodies
Federal Ministry of the
Environment; Federal
Environment Agency
Germany
The trade association BITKOM founded a temporary consultancy offi ce that mediated
between pilot projects implementing green ICT solutions and public funding schemes offered
by the Federal Ministry of the Environment, the Federal Environment Agency and the KfW,
the development bank of Germany’s federal government and federal states. The ”Green IT
Advisory Offi ce” was founded during the research program “IT goes green” set out in the
Environmental Innovation Programme (UIP) in early 2009, and it supported professionals in
the implementation of green IT projects. The funding of the offi ce was phased out in 2012.
Link: www.green-it-beratungsbuero.de
Børnenes IT-Fond
Date of creation
2011
Public bodies
National Council for Children
(under the Danish Ministry of
Social Affairs)
Denmark
The IT Children’s Fund is a multi-stakeholder initiative that aims to provide free laptop
computers for children in out-of-home care. Its mission is: (1) to raise funds for the purchase
of ready-to-use computers from all donors who wish to support the vision; (2) to distribute
computers to children and young persons based on a specifi c needs assessment; and (3) to
help children and young people in out-of-home care acquire needed IT skills, enjoy digital
learning opportunities and participate in online social communities. It involves the National
Council for Children and the Danish IT Industry Association.
Link: www.bhd.dk/anbragte-born/institutioner/bornenes-it-fond/parterne-bag
Plan Avanza
Date of creation
2005
Public bodies
Ministry of Industry, Tourism
and Trade
Spain
Plan Avanza, approved by the Council of Ministers in 2005, is a permanent programme
that subsidises the provisions of advanced telecom services to areas or populations at
risk of exclusion. It also aims to promote the deployment of very high-speed networks as
an instrument for fostering socioeconomic development. Its goals are: (1) to increase the
public’s use of advanced digital services; (2) to develop the technological capabilities of
the ICT sector; (3) to strengthen the digital content sector; and (4) to develop green ICT.
In 2010, the 2011–2015 ”Strategy for Plan Avanza 2” was developed. It includes projects
already in progress and updates initial objectives to adapt them to the new challenges of a
networked society.
Link: www.pesi-seguridadindustrial.org/attachments/719_ficha%20AVANZA2%20Orden%20de%20Bases2012.pdf
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