Les mercredis des Savoirs "Pour un numérique moins envahissant et plus sobre" (Knowledge Wednesdays)

  • Category: Conference
  • Dates : May 10, 2023
  • Timetable: 5 to 6.30 p.m.
  • Location: Face-to-face at the Faculty of Education - Montpellier site, amphi D - 2 place Marcel Godechot - Montpellier and in person.

We talk a lot about energy sobriety while accelerating digitalization. Digital technology is full of preconceived ideas. It is far from immaterial. It is responsible for around 4% of global greenhouse gas emissions, not to mention the consumption of water and metals required for equipment. If digital technology were a country, it would have 2 to 3 times the footprint of France. How can we reduce our digital impact in a world increasingly invaded by IT? What individual and collective measures can we put in place? What initiatives are already virtuous in this area? Juliette Duquesne, a freelance journalist specializing in environmental issues, spent a year investigating these issues.

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