The building industries as well as
business, governments, non-government organisations (NGOs) and academic
institutions are adopting the latest innovation in IT to manage their resources
efficiently. The IT should also be
regarded as the elementary infrastructure in conjugation with electricity,
water supply and healthcare to achieve their goals.
As for example, ITC
Limited, an India based IT company, has increased
the incomes of some small-scale farmers in India with the introduction of
internet kiosks that allow them to avail the information on existing crop
prices, farming techniques and local weather reports.
In Japan, global IT
firm Fujitsu is building up new technologies that unite sensors and cloud-based
applications aiding local authorities to forecast and respond to natural
disasters.
IT innovations like cloud computing are mostly
recognized solutions at the time of developing in a more sustainable way.
Sensors and other devices which accumulate huge volume of data and smart
cities, smart grids for energy and water, and similar trends in sustainability mainly
rely on these technologies. The
technology facilitates people to minimize costs and environmental forces with
proper allocation of resources.
Upcoming IT technologies can scrutinize
and provide details on environmental impacts to develop corporate and social
responsibility (CSR) management for firms, especially for those work in markets
with government directives involving regular CSR reporting.
The customer can get all the information
like data on energy, carbon, water, waste and supply chain sustainability in a
solitary application whenever they require the information. All the information
are constantly updated for observing advancement and detecting areas for
development on an on-going basis.
A Norway based solar manufacturer Renewable
Energy Corporation (REC Solar) utilizes IT technology to bring reliability for
weathering the industry’s recent disaster of reducing profit margins and slow
demand.
Head of Asia Pacific for REC Solar Matt
Daly commented that its fully-automated manufacturing and testing processes
gave it a competitive advantage over cost and quality.
The character of solar production needs
high precision and a near-zero threshold for error which is obtainable with the
proper application of technology, people and tightly run processes.
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computerized systems required for performing tasks like ordering supplies, tracking and shipping
client orders, and organizing with distributors are all incorporated into a
system that managers can avail at any time.
IT technology can automate and augment
the procedure to be useful research and development of the firm.
As for instance, a new programme introduced
by the United States-based National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
applies satellite-driven global positioning systems (GPS) to defend dying out
right whales. Specifically prepared buoys ‘listen in’ on the communication of
right whales and alert nearby boats to their whereabouts.
Global NGO WWF’s ‘EcoGuru’ application facilitates
people to work out and advance their ecological footprint, and their website provides
an index to assist companies getting sustainable sources of paper.
The IT technologies
can put in to a sustainable future and incorporate solutions for
socio-economic, environmental and economic development.
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