Content to: Sustainable Digitalisation

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.

Uncovering the Hidden Water Footprint of AI: Solutions for Quenching Its Insatiable Thirst

Our digital lives rely on data centres. But their cooling systems are threatening global water supplies, leaving citizens thirsty.

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.

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This Is How Much Power Is Consumed by Trackers and Advertising in Our Mobile Apps

Apple ushered in the age of apps over 15 years ago with the slogan "There's an app for that". However, a study from 2024 shows that mobile games, weather apps and the like often consume an unnecessary amount of energy. How can we reduce the digital carbon footprint of our smartphone apps?

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.

Tomorrow’s AI, Today’s Problem: How Toxic GAI E-Waste Could Engulf the Planet

Generative AI (GAI) is taking over the world—in more ways than one. One new study has shed light on the hidden impact of LLM e-waste, in the hope that we can stem its tide before it's too late.

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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.