Green ID

• ICT energy use
• The Green ID

Green ID

ICT to be the fastest growing sector in energy use

Global carbon emissions attributable to ICT have been estimated at 2% to 2.5% of world totals - about the same as the airline industry - and as high as 5-6% of developed nation totals. McKinsey forecasts that the ICT sector’s carbon footprint will triple during the period from 2002 to 2020.

For office buildings, ICT typically accounts for more than 20% of the energy used, and in some offices up to 70%. Although energy costs typically comprise less than 10% of an overall IT budget, in a few years they could rise to more than 50% according to a 2006 Gartner report. Many large organizations already claim that their annual energy costs exceed their server costs.

A portion of the total energy use can be attributed to the acquisition of personal devices used for authentication and identity management.

The Green ID

OTP Tokens, smartcards, usb dongles and biometric devices are not only expensive and hard to manage, they also represent tons of PVC, copper and other non-recycling material. The RESEPT solution is software-based and does not require any [additional] device to be produced, distributed and re-distributed and thus contributes to a cleaner environment.