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The vocabulary of sustainable IT

Definitions, frameworks and methods for ecodesign, digital sobriety, accessibility and responsible AI. Open 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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Measuring and assessing

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

Frameworks and approaches

RGESN · GR491 · Ecodesign · Green IT · IT for Green · Human for IT · IT for Human

Regulation

CSRD · AI Act · RGAA · WCAG

Artificial intelligence

Responsible AI · Generative AI · LLM · Inference · Hallucination · Algorithmic bias · AI governance · Shadow AI · Prompt injection

Accessibility and inclusion

Digital accessibility · RGAA · WCAG · Digital divide

Equipment and life cycle

Manufacturing · End of life · Circular economy · Low tech

Infrastructure

Data centre · Power Usage Effectiveness

Security, data and sovereignty

Cybersecurity · Digital sovereignty · Digital resilience · Robustness · Reversibility · Vendor lock-in

Concepts and effects

Rebound effect · Jevons paradox · Digital sobriety · Greenwashing

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45 articles. The French edition, with more than 199, serves as the source for translations.

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