Green IT in Practice: Virtual Meetings in Swedish Public Agencies

摘要: This paper presents and discusses how virtual meetings (VMs) can be used as a Green IT-measure in an organization, by analyzing the experiences results from project ‘REMM’ involving 20 public agencies Sweden. The describes methodology REMM project, progress have been monitored, evaluating well approach has worked out discussing applicable it could outside Swedish agency context. Some of challenges faced when trying to alter their employees’ communication routines are presented. idea using VMs tool reduce environmental impact substituting business travel is also discussed, taking rebound effects into account, need for complementary policy tools. was initiated support building capacity more better organization. methodology, based on ten-step implementation approach, received applied agencies. In cases where follow-up measurements made, share increased average 46 – 60 % between years 2011 - 2013. Employees experienced that one three replaced trip they would made if VM option not at hand. But time money saved avoiding seven ten times work. This, turn, lead generation emissions, counteracting reduction trips first place. Hence reductions volumes or emission cuts lower than what expected amounts substituted trips. (Less)