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The vocabulary of sustainable IT

Definitions, frameworks and methods for ecodesign, digital sobriety, accessibility and responsible AI. Free access, no account needed.

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Sustainable IT
The overall approach

Digital sobriety
The guiding principle

Carbon footprint
Measuring impact

Ecodesign
Designing differently

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Four strands

Green IT · IT for Green · Human for IT · IT for Human · Sustainable IT

Measuring

Life cycle assessment · Carbon footprint · GHG Protocol · ISO 14064 · Bilan Carbone · PUE

Frameworks

RGESN · GR491 · Ecodesign · Digital sobriety

Accessibility

Digital accessibility · WCAG · RGAA · Human for IT

Artificial intelligence

Responsible AI · AI Act · Shadow AI

Concepts

Rebound effect · Jevons paradox · Low tech · Greenwashing · End of life · Manufacturing

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