ITU together with TechAmerica Europe organized the second Green Standards Week from 17 to 21 September 2012 in Paris, France, which was hosted by Microsoft.

The Green Standards Week brought together leading specialists in the field, from top policy-makers to engineers, designers, planners, government officials, regulators, standards experts and others.

The main purpose was to raise awareness of the importance and opportunities of using ICT standards to build a green economy.

• Invitation Letter (CL-88) and (CL-88 Revision 1)
• Flyer
• Press Release, 1 August 2012 [ EN | FR | ES | AR | ZH | RU ]
• Press Release, 24 September 2012 [ EN ]
• Paris Declaration, 19 September 2012 ^New!

• 17 September 2012: Forum on Greener Smarter Better Cities organized by ITU and European Commission.
  
  
  • Call to Action on Smart Sustainable Cities ^New!
  
  
• 17 September 2012: Forum on Boosting Smart Grids through Energy Efficient ICT organized by ITU.
  
  
• 17 September 2012: “Green Technology Strategy” organized by Huawei Europe (from 11:30 to 13:00 in Room Pastel)
  • Infrastructure Green Strategy
  • MBB Green Strategy
  • FBB Green Strategy
  
  
• 18 September 2012: Forum on Mapping E-Waste to Address Future Challenges jointly organized by ITU, UNU and CEDARE.
  
  
• 18 September 2012: Forum on Greening the ICT Supply Chain jointly organized by ITU, UNU and CEDARE.
  
• 19 September 2012: High Level Segment on Greening the Economy through ICT Standards organized by ITU, TechAmerica Europe and Microsoft.
  
  
• 20 September 2012: Forum on Environmental Sustainability for the ICT Sector organized by ITU and ETNO.
  
  
• 20 September 2012: Information and Training Session on ITU Methodologies for Environmental Impact Assessment of ICT organized by ITU and GeSI.
  
  
• 20 - 21 September 2012: Submarine Communications Networks For Climate Monitoring and Disaster Warning organized by ITU, UNESCO-IOC and WMO.
  • ITU/WMO/UNESCO-IOC Reports on Using Submarine Cables for Climate Monitoring and Disaster Warning
  
  
• 21 September 2012: closed meeting of the ITU/WMO/UNESCO-IOC Joint Task Force.
  
  

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• Dates: 17-21 September 2012
• Venue: 41, quai du Pr�sident Roosevelt 92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux, France (Microsoft’s Paris HQ)
• Practical Information
• Participation was free of charge
• Discussions was held in English only
• Remote participation was provided
• Visit itu.int/itu-t/gsw2 on your phone
         

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and Telef�nica organized the second ITU Green ICT Applications Challenge to find the best and most innovative ideas for an ICT application to help promote Sustainable Energy for All.

The Award Ceremony of the second ITU Green ICT Applications Challenge took place on 19 September 2012 during the ITU Green Standards Week (17-21 September 2012) in Paris, France

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• Toolkit on Environmental Sustainability for the ICT Sector (September 2012)
• Greening ICT Supply Chains – Survey on Conflict Minerals Due Diligence Initiatives (September 2012)
• An Energy-aware Survey on ICT Device Power Supplies (September 2012)
• Review of Mobile Handset Eco-Rating Schemes (September 2012)
• Guidance on Green ICT Procurement (September 2012)
• Boosting Energy Efficiency through Smart Grids (September 2012)
• Climate Change Adaptation, Mitigation and Information & Communications Technologies (ICTs): the Case of Ghana (September 2012)
• Using submarine cables for climate monitoring and disaster warning: Opportunities and legal challenges (July 2012)
• Using submarine cables for climate monitoring and disaster warning: Strategy and roadmap (July 2012)
• Using submarine cables for climate monitoring and disaster warning: Engineering Feasibility Study (July 2012)

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