News
Cool connections: we made it possible!
21/12/2009
More than 130 stakeholders took part in ETNO’s first Cool Connections event on 9 December in Brussels, starring live links to some of the most remote places on Earth.
Telecoms innovations improve safety and efficiency of expeditions to Antarctica
02/12/2009
Interview with Nighat Amin, International Polar Foundation.
Countdown to Cool Connections
02/12/2009
Interview with Michael Bartholomew, Director of ETNO.
Communications making life easier in Antarctica
25/11/2009
Interview with Alain Hubert, Polar Explorer and Head of Mission at the Princess Elisabeth station.
Bridging the digital divide
25/11/2009
Since 2007, Turk Telekom has set itself the challenge of improving digital literacy of the Turkish population living in the most remote regions of Turkey. The first step has been to launch 'Internet Houses' in every single one of Turkey's 720 provincial centres.
Telecoms optimising your energy consumption!
25/11/2009
Did you know that your telecoms provider can help keep tabs on your utilities consumption?
Have you seen your doctor today?
18/11/2009
In Portugal, more and more patients and healthcare facilities are benefiting from new Internet-based telemedicine functionalities. Portugal Telecom's services are enabling consultations via videoconference, as well as remote eco-cardiograms. In 2008, for example, more than 7,000 patients "saw" their doctors thanks to the videoconferencing service.
Dematerialisation helps reducing the carbon footprint of Italy
18/11/2009
Did you know that 100 million audio conferences replacing physical travelling can save more than 2 million tons of CO2 emissions?
Experience the city of the future in Friedrichshafen, Germany
18/11/2009
In Friedrichshafen, a German city located within the border triangle of Germany, Austria and Switzerland, right by the picturesque Lake Constance, the future can be experienced first hand.
ICT helping to achieve zero emissions in Antarctica
13/11/2009
Interview with Thierry Touchais, Executive Director of the International Polar Foundation.
Join a Cool Connection with the Solar Impulse plane
13/11/2009
The Solar Impulse plane is writing the next pages in aviation history as the first completely solar-powered aircraft designed to fly both day and night without fossil fuel or pollution.
Making technology easy and accessible
28/10/2009
In France, Orange is helping novices catch up and keep up with technology.
Mobile Technology Helps Healthcare
28/10/2009
Companies like TeliaSonera have launched products and services that bring social benefits and improve healthcare services.
Remarkable Communication!
"Cool Connections" Event to Feature Live Link to Antarctica
06/10/2009
The highlight of the "Making it Possible" campaign will be ETNO's "Cool Connections" event in Brussels on 9 December which will feature a live video link to the Princess Elizabeth Antarctica, the world's first zero emission research station.
Vox-Pop: Telecoms making it possible
06/10/2009
We went out to the Brussels streets to ask people what role does telecommunications play in their lives. How can telecoms help leading a more sustainable lifestyle and what changes could it bring in the future.
Your mobile phone could save your life!
06/10/2009
Imagine a mobile phone where with one touch you could get assistance in a health emergency. Or a mobile phone that is automatically programmed by your own doctor to give you reminders on when to take your medication.
Going Green in the Netherlands
06/10/2009
KPN has set itself the objective of becoming carbon neutral
Measuring your footprint:
What is your company's carbon impact?
06/10/2009
You know your own shoe size, but how do you begin to measure your company's carbon footprint? For starters, rely on the experts.
BT is a global organisation known for its efforts in protecting the environment. In recent years it focused on finding ways to change business practices to truly make a difference on its environmental impact. Small changes in the use of IT can have a big impact. BT found that using broadband-based conferencing services instead of face-to-face meetings saved the company 97,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions in 2006-2007. It also saved the company more than €153 million in travel costs.
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