VISIIRI – National ecosystem for Green ICT transition

VISIIRI

The Green ICT Visiiri project creates an overview of the impact of the Finnish ICT sector on climate and the environment. The project supports the green transition of the ICT sector by connecting the sector’s actors in a national ecosystem. The ecosystem will enable the sharing of best practices and bring together Finnish industry and academia.

Funders

Project information

Project duration

01.04.2024 - 31.03.2026

Funded by

European Structural Funds - European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)

Project coordinator

Project Manager Antti Sipilä, TIEKE

Contact information

Contact person

Research Director of Infotech Oulu Institute; Director of Sustainability and Regulation at 6G Flagship

Marja Matinmikko-Blue

Marja.Matinmikko@oulu.fi

Project description

The project will develop methods to measure the environmental impact of the ICT sector and produce environmental awareness training materials for companies. Raising environmental awareness will reduce the carbon footprint of the ICT sector, while increasing the handprint at the same time. Green business will enable Finland’s pioneer position, opening up opportunities in international markets.

VISIIRI is co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) through the ELY Centre of North Ostrobothnia.

The project is carried out by the University of Oulu, the University of Eastern Finland, Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT, TIEKE Finnish Information Society Development Centre (as the main project implementer), TIVIA ry, and the University of Turku.