More bite for green computing in Malaysia

Accreditation organisation that certifies individuals and endorses organisations in green computing technologies.Australia,Kuwait,Singapore ,Hong Kong,Uganda,Nigeria,Bangladesh and Pakistan.The new body will  help companies adopt green computing in their offices.

According to Matthew Rajendra,deputy regional director general of Asia Centre of Green Computing Research,there is enormous savings in green computing."One reason why the IT sector is moving slowly in becoming green is because energy cost has never been made a key performance index for the IT manager,"he says."It has always been the concern of the property manager,but the situation is changing fast."

The IT industry,he adds,is responsible for 3% of the world's energy consumption,but this is growing at an alarming rate of 20% a year."By 2030,the world's energy consumption is expected to double partly because of growth in the IT sector,"he says.Rajendra predicts that the pressure to go green will go up."Government around the world are implementing carbon taxes,at the top of their environmental and energy agenda,"he says."soon,what are considered guidelines will become mandatory as laws and regulations tomorrow.Companies are also being scrutinised by investors based on their Environment and Social Governance policies".

Coincidentally,on the launch date of the initiative,May 31st,the headlines in the local paper announced an electricity tariff hike,a revision from 31.31 sen/kWh to 33.54 sen/kWh,effective June 1st.