November 16, 2023 · 3:00 pm
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(Un)Sustainability in the Digital Transformation

It was good to have had the opportunity to share some provocative thoughts around sustainability and the digital transformation in a short keynote for the CMI/AAU, IDA Connect and WWRF conference at Aalborg University in Copenhagen this morning (on 16th November).

Aalbord University Copenhagen
Aalborg University Copenhagen

In summary, I sought to challenge some existing taken for granted (and politically correct) assumptions and rhetoric around digital tech and sustainable development, building around the following outline:

  • On sustainable development and the UN system
  • The dominant global rhetoric on climate change and sustainability
  • Towards a more holistic model of understanding the interface between digital tech and the environment
  • On growth and innovation
  • Examples of unsustainable digital development
    • Many business models
    • Space and the global commons
    • Spectrum environmental efficiency
Illustration by Vilhelm Pedersen of Hans Christian Andersen’s Kejserens nye klæder
Illustration by Vilhelm Pedersen of Hans Christian Andersen’s Kejserens nye klæder

The full slide deck is available here.

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