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The Green IT Perspective
By Preston Gralla
The future of IT, most everyone agrees by now, is green, and the leader in Green IT today and well into the future is the U.S. right?
Unfortunately, it ain't necessarily so. While the future of IT is no doubt green, the Green IT leader may not be the U.S. -- it could well be South Korea. South Korea has bet its economic future on a massive amount of government green research and spending. And as I point out in my blog, "Will South Korea Clean the U.S.'s Clock in Green IT?", South Korea just launched a massive green plan, with $3.4 billion directed into Green IT between now and 2013. By way of contrast, the Obama stimulus package doesn't directly commit a great deal of money to Green IT; any Green IT boost will be received because of other green government spending, such as on the Smart Grid. Check out my blog for more details.
At the same time that IT pros in South Korea welcome government spending, IT pros in the U.S. worry that the government will begin to set Green IT regulations, and they don't like it. In my blog post, "IT Pros to the Feds: Don't Regulate Green IT" I write about a study funded by data center operator Digital Realty Trust that found that 69 percent of IT pros surveyed "were extremely or very concerned about government regulation."
Ironically, that fear of government regulation has apparently spurred a good deal of Green IT investment, because the same survey found that 81 percent of those surveyed include carbon credits as part of their Green IT strategy, compared to 18 percent in 2008. What's the right balance between government spending and government regulation in Green IT? I've got a potential solution in my blog.
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| | Featured News | IT Pros to the Feds: Don't Regulate Green IT
| By Preston Gralla
|  What's near the top of the list of concerns for IT pros? If a recent survey is to be believed, they worry that the federal government may begin setting regulations for Green IT. But there's plenty of evidence those fears are unfounded. I've got details in my blog.... Read More
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