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).
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
The full slide deck is available here.
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