Content to: Green Innovation

Public Interest AI: Artificial Intelligence for the Common Good Needs a Different Understanding of Technology

AI that serves the common good? To do so, it must be designed differently to its big tech siblings. Theresa Züger is researching this at the HIIG institute.

Endof10 is Giving Your Old PC a New Lease on Life

If it aint broke, throw it away and get a new one? Not quite. Endof10 is providing a simple alternative to Window's maddening and environmentally damanging system change.

“Data Centres Will Account for the Majority of Digitalisation’s CO2 Emissions”: An Interview With Ralph Hintemann (Borderstep Institute)

Data centres are often referred to as the heart, backbone or bottleneck of digitalisation. All comparisons point to the fact that nothing works in the digital world without data centres. Every video we stream, every search query we send, every cloud service we use: data centres are responsible for processing all of our actions online.

Photonic Integrated Circuits “Break New Ground”, Reducing Waste Heat of Data Centres

New study reveals how Photonic Integrated Circuits could reduce data centre energy consumption by replacing electrons with light particles.

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How the Semiconductor Industry Can Become More Sustainable

Found in toasters, computers and your smartphone: semiconductors are among the most important components in the digital world. With the "Semiconductor Emission Explorer", a team of German researchers wants to lead the semiconductor industry towards a better carbon footprint.

How Digicow Is Transforming Farming in Kenya, One Voice Note at a Time

Kenyan agri-tech start-up DigiCow is transforming rural farming by delivering expert advice through farmers’ phones, one voice note at a time.

The Civic Data Lab Empowers Organisations to Harness Shared Data for Public Good

Could the way Germans view data be about to change? The Civic Data Lab teaches organisations how to use data for good.

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89 Percent of the World’s Population Want More Climate Protection – Time for Them to Be Heard!

Over eight out of ten people worldwide want their government to take more action against the climate crisis. However, very few realise they're in the majority. "89 Percent" want to change this.