- The document discusses the 2009 Green ICT Initiative which aims to use information and communication technologies (ICT) to reduce global warming through research and development partnerships between Quebec universities and industry. - It notes that ICT industries currently contribute significantly to global CO2 emissions but that ICT also has great potential to help reduce emissions in other sectors through applications like telecommuting, smart grids, and more efficient data centers. - The initiative proposes to develop a distributed Canadian initiative focused on R&D and commercialization of green ICT technologies and applications, including renewable energy networks, zero-carbon networks, and exploring carbon trading systems.

1. 2009 GREEN ICT INITIATIVE Green Information & Communications Technologies to Reduce Global Warming

10. Applications areas of the C3E project © Prompt Inc. New Energy technologies Building Technologies Biotechnology Processes Information and Communications Technologies Industrial Processes New Energy technologies

11. Prompt’s National Green ICT Initiative Using ICTs to Reduce Global Warming Charles Despins, PhD, Eng. President & CEO, Prompt +514.875.0032 ext. 101 [email_address] www.promptinc.org For Additional Information Jacques Mc Neill, mba NGI Project Coordinator +514.892.1066 [email_address] Workshop 2009