Press release
08 July 2010
Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications
IT for a greener administration
Today, the Government adopted 'IT for a greener administration - IT agenda for the environment 2010-2015'. The agenda contains objectives and recommendations in the areas of IT acquisition, IT operation and use, and travel-free meetings. The aim of the agenda is for environmentally sound IT to be used to reduce the state's impact on the environment.
"All policy areas have to help us achieve our ambitious climate goals, including IT policy. IT is above all an important aid in achieving efficiency gains in areas such as energy, construction and transport. The public sector can and should be a role model in the use of energy-efficient IT in its environmental work," says Minister for Communications Åsa Torstensson.
The agenda is primarily targeted at the agencies that come under the Environmental Management Ordinance and thus present annual reports on their environmental work to the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency and the relevant ministries. The Government is now urging these agencies to also include IT-specific environmental measures in these reports. Other agencies and organisations are also urged to follow the Government's recommendations.
In connection with the adoption of the agenda, the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency is also being instructed to develop indicators to measure compliance with the agenda. Following up and measuring results is important so as to be able to monitor developments and take further environmental measures in the area of IT where necessary.
'IT for a greener administration - IT agenda for the environment 2010-2015' is available (in Swedish) at: www.regeringen.se/gronit
Contact
Kenneth HultgrenPress Secretary to Åsa Torstensson
Sofia Holmgren
Division for IT Policy
+46 8 405 37 47
+46 70 313 53 14
