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Greening data centers

This online self-paced training course by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) aims to inform practitioners on how to green data storage investments and create an enabling environment conducive to green data infrastructure.

OBJECTIVES:

  • Recognise key concepts and principles for Green Data Centers.

  • Recognise the opportunities and benefits of Green Data Centers and its climate resilience.

  • Apply climate change mitigation strategies for data centers.

  • Summarize the approach for Greening Public Procurement of Data Centers

  • Create an enabling environment for greening data centers.

  • Recognize the nuances of the Low- and Middle-income Countries (LMIC) context.

CONTENT:

1.     Fundamentals of green data centers

2.     Greening Data Centers – Climate Resilience

3.     Sustainable design and building

4.     Sustainable and Circular ICT Equipment

5.     Sustainable Energy

6.     Sustainable Cooling

7.     E-waste Management

8.     Greening Public Procurement of Data Centers

9.     Greening the Enabling Environment for Data Centers

Duration: 5 hours

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Skills / Knowledge

  • ICT & Climate Change
  • ICTs and the environment

Issued on

April 15, 2025

Expires on

Does not expire