On Wednesday, 21 December 2022, the Telecommunication and Technology Sustainability Working Group (TTSWG), comprising of member organisations such as MTN Nigeria, IHS Nigeria Limited, HP Nigeria, Smile Communications, Backbone Connectivity, Phase3Telecom, ALTON, amongst others, organised an end-of-year ‘Sip & Tech’ event with the aim of providing a platform for conversations.
We might just be breathing fine now, but for how long? How much poor health is caused by ICT emissions, and how much of these ICT emissions can the immune system tolerate? And why should you even care? The Agbogbloshie market in Accra, Ghana, is a good example of this.
ICT has without a doubt, played a significant role in decreasing society’s resource intensity and increasing productivity, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. It has improved environmental sustainability, from the gradual change from a print-consuming society to the reduction of travel-induced pollution and fuel use. Concurrently, ICT has facilitated and accelerated the.
