GLOBAL FORUM
Shaping the future
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The « Global Forum/Shaping the Future » is as an independent high profile international think-tank dedicated to Business and Policy issues affecting the successful evolution of the Digital Society.
GLOBAL FORUM/SHAPING THE FUTURE 2013 TRIESTE, ITALY
DRIVING THE DIGITAL FUTURE
Opportunities for Communities, Citizens & Businesses
Towards Global Solutions
Monday 28th & Tuesday 29th October 2013
Trieste, Italy
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Items Energy
1- ITEMS Energy in the loop
ITEMS launched ITEMS Energy in 2009 in order to develop consulting activities in three specific areas : Energy, Sustainable development and Green ICT.
ITEMS has setup an international consortium dedicated to Smart Grids.
2- Energy Issues
ITEMS has adapted its own methodology to Energy issues including :
- Strategic studies on energy production and distribution
- Alternative energy and economic models
- Smart Grids to manage more production from EnR
- Understanding local/regional new energy local models
- Electric Vehicle and Hybrid Electric Vehicle
- International and national policies
- Geostrategic issues
- International benchmarks
- Local/Regional economic development.

3- Sustainable development
Our objective is to setup sustainable development strategies for local government and to help organization to adapt their own strategies to energy and environment stakes. Our main focus relates to INNOVATION.
Local Authorities :
- How to adress innovation in Agenda 21roadmap
- Economic Development policy Organizations :
- Carbon footprint constraints and opportunities
- ICT in logistic to optimize carbon footprint
- Energetic balance
- Alternative energy economic balance
- Regulation issues

4- Green ICT
Defining Green ICT strategy including a pragmatic approach in balancing ICT key issues and green constraints and regulation.
- Understanding the impact of green constraints on ICT issues
- Regulation at national and European level
- Strategic Green IT Plan (Plan Informatique Verte)
- Setting up of Green Data Centres
- Green IT recommendations in public tenders
- Energy real time control plans and processes
