Information technologies

ISSUES

Information Technologies

In 2007, there were 1.25 billion Internet users (18% of the world’s population), 2.17 billion mobile phone users, and in 2005, the number of fixed telephone lines reached 1.3 billion. The number of Internet users throughout the world has increased by 245% since 2000.
This growth was accompanied by a significant consumption of resources: the manufacture of a computer requires 240kg of fossil fuels, 22kg of chemicals and 1.5 tonnes of water. Consequently, according to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), each year we produce between 20 and 50 million tonnes of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE).

NEWS

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - With the click of a mouse, the new feature allows you to plot the best (and flattest!) ride from Point A to Point B....

FRANCE - D’après l’association de consommateurs UFC-Que Choisir, près de 500 000 décodeurs TNT pourraient devenir obsolètes...

FRANCE - PARIS - Réfrigérateurs, télévisions ou téléphones portables: après un démarrage tardif, la France veut passer à la...

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DEBATES

GlobeGlance: Environmental Implications of Microchips

Eric Williams

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Women in the Information Society

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Yes, ICTs are on Africa’s Agenda

In 1995, following the regional symposium on data...

FOCUS

Saving energy

The cheapest least polluting energy is energy that is not consumed. We can save energy in all areas of everyday life: transport, housing, domestic and electric appliances… Saving energy on a daily basis is the...

VIDEOS

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INDICATORS

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