Project: Computing Power Goes Green
Acronym: GO_GREEN
Funded under Transnational Cooperation Programme „Balkan – Mediterranean 2014-2020“
Priority Axis 2: Environment
Specific Objective 6: Preserving and protecting the environment and promoting resource efficieny
Investment Priority 6f: Promoting innovative technologies to improve environmental protection and resource efficiency in the waste sector, water sector and with regard to soil or to reduce air pollution
Specific Objective 2.2.: Promote cooperation and networking aiming to introduce innovative technologies for efficient management of the waste sector, the soil and the water sector
Duration: 01.10.2021 – 30.09.2023 (24 months)
Project budget: 4 389 162.14 euro
Source of funding: 85% ERDF/IPA – 808 367 euro, 15% co-funding from the national authorities of the participating countries – 3 580 795.14 euro
Partnership:
Lead Partner: Region of Western Macedonia, Greece
Project Partner 2: Technical Chamber of Greece, Greece
Project Partner 3: University of Forestry, Faculty of Ecology and Landscape Architecture, Bulgaria
Project Partner 4: Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Project Partner 5: Cyprus Energy Agency
Project Partner 6: Bureau for Regional Development, North Macedonia
Project Partner 7: National Agency of Information Society, Albania
Observer Partner: Ministry of Infrastructue and Energy, Albania.
Project Manager: Assoc. Prof. Petar Petrov, PhD, Department: Ecology, Environmental Protection and Restoration, Faculty of Ecology and Landscape Architecture
In line with the EU 's goals for a "twin transition", it is urgent to take steps to support a sustainable digital transformation. Within the framework of a dual transition policy, the main goal of the GO_GREEN project is to promote the adoption of an integrated approach and framework for the creation of combined green and digital transformation initiatives at national and transnational level, which will lead to a "greener" digital infrastructure operation.
The project includes the following key activities:
- Creation of Evaluation Framework on energy efficiency of the digital processes and digital infrastructure from different sectors of economy in the participating countries;
- Assessment on the energy efficiency of the digital processes and digital infrastructure from different sectors of economy in the participating countries and comparison of the results;
- Creation of Green Digitalization Certificate;
- Creation a Green Digitalization Roadmap (Action Plan);
- Pilot applications that show how existing or new digital infrastructures can be made greener.
