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The government is set to introduce ten new targets as part of its updated Greening Government ICT this July.
Chief information officers at many government departments are now expecting severe penalties for non-compliance with the new targets.
Speaking at the Green IT '09 Conference in London, green ICT specialist Catalina McGregor said: "Hopefully we can raise the bar now with a little bit more brutality for next year but the ministers have to sign that off of course."
"We are the only country to have mandated targets for green ICT in the world," she added.
According to the Chief Information Officer Council, the new targets will encompass making energy consumption in government IT departments carbon neutral by 2012 and by 2020 ICT is expected to be carbon neutral across its entire life cycle.
Carbon offsetting will be a last resort for ICT departments and will have to be carried out through an accredited scheme.
In the private sector, data centre managers are concerned about green IT regulations, according to a new study by Campos Research.
Last Updated: 20/05/2009 18:00
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