Room information: A124

In the past few decades, the word technology has become synonymous to digital technology or simply ‘tech’. The tech industry of today generates a variety of gadgets, products and services that proliferate in numbers that is beyond most of our imaginations and determines our lives in ways we do not even realise. The growth of semiconductor technology is unprecedented compared to any other industrial sector, from 2000 components in a semiconductor chip in ‘70s to 50 billion today. The resulting impact in our digital life is so enormous that chips are now compared to air, both invisible and indispensable. At the same time, this boon to innovation has led to significant environmental problems (mostly externalised to the Global South) associated to water, energy and material consumption, not only during production, but also in its usage and end-of-life as a result of e-Waste. We look forward to an exciting and interactive workshop where we will jointly seek to understand the drivers and material dependencies of these technologies, their dependence on semiconductors and identify a research roadmap toward quantifying these effects. More info here - https://ict4s24-tcict.github.io/

In the past few decades, the word technology has become synonymous to digital technology or simply ‘tech’. The tech industry of today generates a variety of gadgets, products and services that proliferate in numbers that is beyond most of our imaginations and determines our lives in ways we do not even realise. The growth of semiconductor technology is unprecedented compared to any other industrial sector, from 2000 components in a semiconductor chip in ‘70s to 50 billion today. The resulting impact in our digital life is so enormous that chips are now compared to air, both invisible and indispensable. At the same time, this boon to innovation has led to significant environmental problems (mostly externalised to the Global South) associated to water, energy and material consumption, not only during production, but also in its usage and end-of-life as a result of e-Waste. We look forward to an exciting and interactive workshop where we will jointly seek to understand the drivers and material dependencies of these technologies, their dependence on semiconductors and identify a research roadmap toward quantifying these effects. More info here - https://ict4s24-tcict.github.io/

In the past few decades, the word technology has become synonymous to digital technology or simply ‘tech’. The tech industry of today generates a variety of gadgets, products and services that proliferate in numbers that is beyond most of our imaginations and determines our lives in ways we do not even realise. The growth of semiconductor technology is unprecedented compared to any other industrial sector, from 2000 components in a semiconductor chip in ‘70s to 50 billion today. The resulting impact in our digital life is so enormous that chips are now compared to air, both invisible and indispensable. At the same time, this boon to innovation has led to significant environmental problems (mostly externalised to the Global South) associated to water, energy and material consumption, not only during production, but also in its usage and end-of-life as a result of e-Waste. We look forward to an exciting and interactive workshop where we will jointly seek to understand the drivers and material dependencies of these technologies, their dependence on semiconductors and identify a research roadmap toward quantifying these effects. More info here - https://ict4s24-tcict.github.io/

The interest for the indirect effects of ICT – in particular their positive effects whether referred to as enabling effects, abatements, avoided emissions or second and higher order effects – has perhaps never been more widespread. The methodological basis for these claims, however, is often underdeveloped or problematic, and indirect negative effects are often ignored. We thus invite researchers, practitioners and policy makers to a day full of mutual updates and vivid discussions on the topic. More info here - https://sites.google.com/view/waidict4s/home

The interest for the indirect effects of ICT – in particular their positive effects whether referred to as enabling effects, abatements, avoided emissions or second and higher order effects – has perhaps never been more widespread. The methodological basis for these claims, however, is often underdeveloped or problematic, and indirect negative effects are often ignored. We thus invite researchers, practitioners and policy makers to a day full of mutual updates and vivid discussions on the topic. More info here - https://sites.google.com/view/waidict4s/home

The interest for the indirect effects of ICT – in particular their positive effects whether referred to as enabling effects, abatements, avoided emissions or second and higher order effects – has perhaps never been more widespread. The methodological basis for these claims, however, is often underdeveloped or problematic, and indirect negative effects are often ignored. We thus invite researchers, practitioners and policy makers to a day full of mutual updates and vivid discussions on the topic. More info here - https://sites.google.com/view/waidict4s/home