Digital sobriety or frugality is an approach that aims to reduce the environmental impact of digital technology by limiting its use, and is one aspect of sustainable computing. The expression “digital sobriety” was defined in 2008 by the GreenIT.fr association to designate “the approach that consists of designing digital services that are more sober and moderating daily digital use”.
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Objective
The laboratory is producing increasing amounts of digital data, and we need to ask ourselves what impact this has on the environment. This questioning is all the more crucial with the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools, which also consume resources.
The aim of this working group is to implement actions to reduce environmental impact at several levels: purchasing policy, eco-design in development, etc.
Work method
- Participation in workshops and conferences on the impact of digital technologies (ICTs) on the environment
- Monitoring professional networks (e.g. GDS EcoInfo)
- Taking action at laboratory level by applying best practices to reduce environmental impact
- Reasoned archiving of digital data produced by the laboratory
Members
Laurent Bergerot, Engineer, ANAMNESIS, Digital frugality, Technical facilities and platformslaurent.bergerot@-Code to remove to avoid SPAM-map.cnrs.fr, +33 4 91 16 43 45
Pascal Bénistant, Engineer, Digital frugality, IT unit, Technical facilities and platformspascal.benistant@-Code to remove to avoid SPAM-map.cnrs.fr, +33 4 91 16 43 52
Anthony Pamart, Engineer, ANAMNESIS, Digital frugality, Management, Prevention / Safety, Teaching approaches, TEATIME, Technical facilities and platformsanthony.pamart@-Code to remove to avoid SPAM-map.cnrs.fr, +33 4 91 16 43 58