Master Class - "Digital technology and the environment: principles, challenges and challenges"

Changed on 04/10/2023
  • Wednesday, November 15, 2023 - 11:00 am Chilean time

  • Speaker: Benjamin Ninassi, Research engineer, deputy director of the "environment and digital" program at Inria

  • Master Class in French, with simultaneous translation into Spanish

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Inria / Photo M. Magnin

What will I discover in this class?

  • We will understand the environmental impact of digital devices throughout their life cycle.

  • Put into perspective the environmental impact of digital devices in relation to global issues.

  • Master the orders of magnitude of digital energy consumption.

  • Comprehend the complexity of finding appropriate measures to reduce environmental impact (rebound effects, etc.).

Benjamin Ninassi

Benjamin Ninassi
Credit Inria / Photo G. Scagnelli

Research engineer at Inria for more than 15 years, he has held various positions of technical expertise, supervision and project management in the IT Services Directorate and then in the Scientific Directorate of the institute. He has been actively involved in several projects of great social impact (France Université Numérique, Class'Code, the Impact'Num Mooc, etc.). He has also been Director of the Sustainability and Technology team at Accenture Technology France.

A partner of the Institut du Numérique Responsable (INR) (in particular GR491), Ecoinfo (in particular the eco-design brochure), minum_eco (in particular the RGESN and the Guide to responsible digital best practices for organizations), and formerly of the Green Software Foundation and the European Green Digital Coalition, Benjamin plays an active role in the French and international responsible digital ecosystem.

He is currently deputy director of Inria's "Environment and Digital" program.