Léo Dayan takes part in Ineov: a new model for sustainable growth

A special guest: Léo Dayan
 

Léo Dayan is a Professor of Economics at the University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne, and the academic director of the Erasmus Mundus Master in "Sustainable Territorial Development" - Educational Excellence jointly issued by the universities Dom Bosco (MS-Brazil) KULeuwen, Padua and Paris I ( www.em-stede.eu ). He is also the Scientific Director of APREIS (European and International Actors, Practices and Research for Sustainability), a worldwide laboratory of scientific research for sustainable development ( www.apreis . org )

As an internationally recognized expert in the field of sustainability economics, especially for his work and publications on the economics of "eco-links", the tax policies of sustainability, cultural and intercultural dimension of sustainable development and sustainable tourism, he is regularly invited to give courses or lectures on his work in many countries (Algeria, Belgium, Burkina Faso, Brazil, Cameroon, Italy, Morocco, Niger, Poland, Russia, Singapore, Tunisia).

He is a member of the Scientific Committee of Interações, the Brazilian international journal about local development, and of the Scientific Council of the Institute INSPIRE, and chairman of the Scientific and Ethics Council of MADD. He is currently leading the Essas science program (Economia Solidaria sostenible en América del Sur) and two other programs funded by the European Commission: AOMD (XXI Agenda - Objectives of the Millennium Development Goals) and ISDERA (Valuation of the handcrafted waste collection in Cameroon and Burkina Faso.

He was the scientific adviser of the 64 min documentary film "Nothing to Dispose of" which was broadcast on Canal + Planet in December 2010.

Sustainability 3.01: eco-link economy, a new model of sustainable growth 
 

Léo Dayan will be animating the final conference of Inéov, during which he will bring an innovative vision of tomorrow's economy to find the balance between  ecological needs, human development and economic growth. His lecture, entitled "Sustainability 3.0: The economy of links, a new sustainable growth model" will allow the listeners to discover the key concepts of the eco-link economy.

Summary  by Léo Dayan:

"If we start considering the waste from one activity as a resource for another, by only producing goods that be reusable on a local level and bringing supply zones and de-supply zones closer, then the eco-link economy will form eco network territories and territorial eco-networks, set the global economic cycle going, produces goods born out of human intelligence, cooperation and local jobs, and transform  products into local services.

The establishment of these local ecosystems, which separates the increased financial flows from the increased material flow, preemptively protects nature and human health. Since this approach puts emphasis on the information quality and productivity of natural resources rather than work, it requires tax exemption on employment, eco-unsustainable capital tax and taxation of imports of polluting goods. Such taxation increases employment and purchasing power measured in sustainable services, balances the social accounts and ensures an overall price stability. It gives meaning and direction to free trade, that is liberating  entrepreneurial innovative energies, setting the economy free from polluting goods, meeting the needs of economic ecosystems and providing a funding source to global sustainability."

GreenIT.fr partners with Inéov: the software layer, a key component of green IT

GreenIT.fr

GreenIT.fr has been helping companies and communities in defining and implementing their Green IT strategies for over 4 years: energetic and environmental assessments, action plans, establishment of relevant indicators for project monitoring, choice of providers and team building. The GreenIT team also work for agencies such as ADEME, AFNOR, Cigref and Syntec and share their knowledge on www.greenit.fr , the French reference site. Their last mission was to design a sector guide ICT to specialize the Bilan Carbone Ademe so that companies and communities can achieve a relevant assessment of greenhouse gases emissions through their information systems. 

GreenIT.fr and Inéov

"Inovallée is the first French technology park entirely dedicated to Green IT. Inéov is one of the key events of the year and a chance to meet Green IT professionals and share with them the latest advances made in eco-responsible computing.

As opposed to the prevailing marketing speech which encourages companies to save energy during the use phase of equipments by optimizing their energetic efficiency, our studies and feedback from notorious companies show that the software layer is the main factor that artificially accelerates the obsolescence of hardware, which is itself responsible for the economic footprint and ecological information systems. After demonstrating that the software layer plays a key part in reducing the footprint of information systems, we will suggest appropriate solutions."(Frederic Bordage)

Learn more: http://www.greenit.fr/

Capgemini : feedback on cloud computing and introduction of their data center Merlin, one of the greenest in the world

Capgemini in a nutshell

Capgemini was born in Grenoble and is one of the world's leaders in consulting, IT services and outsourcing. The group advises on the most suitable technologies to its clients to help them improve their efficiency. In order to provide an optimum solution to its clients, the Group has organized a global production plan named Rightshore, which gathers the best talent throughout the world to have them work on a project as a single team. Capgemini has a presence in 40 countries and employs around 110,000 people worldwide. The “Applications Service” activities in Grenoble are mainly focused on the integration of ERP, Manufacturing Execution Systems, Business Intelligence, IT and operational maintenance of systems. 

Capgemini and Inéov

Since Capgemini was created, innovation has been at the core of its development. On the site of Grenoble, teams of experts come up with solutions for their clients that fulfil their development strategies, using their expertise in new technologies and knowledge of their clients’ jobs. The group’s purpose is clearly to implement solutions that put the client company on a sustainable growth path. Capgemini has decided to engage with Inéov, an initiative that offers a visionary perspective and experience sharing, and will gather the actors who make up the vital ecosystem to combine innovation and economic dynamism.

In the occasion of Inéov, Capgemini will be presenting its vision and feedback about cloud computing and Merlin, one of the world greenest data centers in the world with a yearly energy efficiency index (CPUE, Power Usage Effectiveness) of 1.08.

Learn more: www.capgemini.com

INRIA and the GreenTouch intitiative of 1000-folds improvement in energy efficiency

Find out about INRIA 

INRIA Grenoble - Rhône-Alpes is focused on fundamental research and applications with a societal impact. The research centre contributes especially to the fields of embedded software and imagery in Grenoble and to information technologies applied to life sciences in Lyon.

INRIA and Inéov

Energy optimization in computing and communication infrastructure is a crucial challenge, especially for the future of the Internet. With the boom in broadband usage, ICT energy consumption is rapidly increasing and immediate steps need to be taken to address this trend and mitigate its impact. On Inéov symposium, INRIA wishes to share the progress of its researches in the area of ​​Green IT.

The Research Centre will present the GreenTouch™ initiative, that targets 1000-fold improvement in energy efficiency by transforming Internet and communications networks. The vision of GreenTouch is to create ICT networks and technologies that enable a sustainable Internet, and serve as an open, collaborative platform that allows its members to make best use of their expertise and accelerate the creation of these new networks. 

INRIA will also demonstrate a software infrastructure, including technologies to measure, control and monitor energy consumption, based on an experimental distributed platform of 150 knots.

Learn More : http://en.inria.fr/

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