Connected Urban Development
2008
City & County of San Francisco
Green ICT Program
February 20, 2008

Welcome to San Francisco

San Francisco Target Areas
Phase 1 Projects
1 Connected Public Transport
Impact On CUD/ CGI Program
8 5 2 PTA/ Mobility Account
3 Citizen Engagement
High
7 6 4 1
4 Green ICT
2
3
Future Opportunities
Medium
5 Smart Work
6 Green Buildings
7 Clean Energy Generation
Medium High
Ease of Execution 8 Sustainable Communities

Green ICT Defined
• By “Green” we mean a reduction in the -
– energy consumed and green house gas
emissions
– waste produced and materials used
• By “Information and communications
technology (ICT)” we mean electronic -
– devices that are linked to communications
networks
– whose essential function is the creation,
manipulation, storage, movement or
presentation of information in any human or
machine readable form.

Green ICT Framework
• Vision – Connected Urban Development
• Mission – Measure and reduce carbon
footprint by 24% by 2012
• Simple approach
– Build a baseline
– Implement projects that very clearly meet
targeted reductions
– Measure and communicate results

Build A Baseline
• Assess energy consumption
• Create initial baseline for City of
environmental impact of ICT
• Determine what areas will have the
most impact on action plans

Implement Projects
• Implement policies
• Direct projects
– Environmentally-preferable purchasing
– ICT Use Program
– ICT Disposal Program
• Indirect projects
– Consolidation
– Standardization
– Simplification

Communicate ICT Impact
• Sustainability Map
– Build on City’s Solar Map
– Show resources, consumption and
mitigation