MAIT emphasizes on Green IT

The Manufacturers' Association for Information Technology (MAIT) organized the Seminar in Delhi on Green IT Best Practices in association with HIDA (the Overseas Human Resources and Industry Development Association) of Japan, GIPC (Green IT Promotion Council), METI ( Ministry of Economy Trade & Industry) and PCRA.

Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Alok Bharadwaj, President, MAIT called for fiscal incentives for efficient utilization of IT to reduce energy shortage and emphasized on the need for education and awareness building among consumers for using energy-efficient products.

MAIT has an MoU with HIDA and GIPC to spread the best green IT practices in the country.

At the Seminar, Dr Ajay Mathur, Former Director General, Bureau of Energy Efficiency delivered the Inaugural Address and highlighted the relationship between IT, Energy and Government.

He talked about the need to focus on Consumer IT Products, Data Centres & Servers and intermediate users of IT to save energy.

Hiroshi Okouchi, Deputy Director of Information and Communication Electronics Division, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan delivered the Keynote Address and Abhay Bakre, Executive Director, PCRA delivered the Special Address.