VISIIRI – National ecosystem for Green ICT transition

VISIIRI

The Green ICT Visiiri project creates an overview of the impact of the Finnish ICT sector on climate and the environment. The project supports the green transition of the ICT sector by connecting the sector’s actors in a national ecosystem. The ecosystem will enable the sharing of best practices and bring together Finnish industry and academia.

Funders

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Project information

Project duration

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Funded by

European Structural Funds - European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)

Project coordinator

TIEKE

Contact information

Contact person

Researchers

Project description

The project will develop methods to measure the environmental impact of the ICT sector and produce environmental awareness training materials for companies. Raising environmental awareness will reduce the carbon footprint of the ICT sector, while increasing the handprint at the same time. Green business will enable Finland’s pioneer position, opening up opportunities in international markets.

VISIIRI is co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) through the ELY Centre of North Ostrobothnia. The project is coordinated by TIEKE Information Society Development Centre and carried out with partners University of Oulu, the University of Eastern Finland, Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT, TIVIA ry, and the University of Turku