Michael J. Oghia is an entrepreneur, tech sustainability consultant, and the founder of Oghia Advising – an independent agency offering services to clients across Europe, North America, and beyond within the digital infrastructure, cyber resilience, Internet governance & policy, and media development sectors. He is a connector at heart and a multi-role communications and engagement professional with more than a decade of experience in sustainability, conflict resolution, development, journalism & media, infrastructure, and policy across seven countries and regions: The United States, Lebanon, India, Turkey, the Netherlands, Serbia & the Balkans, and the Nordics. Michael also loathes referring to himself in third person.
A new resource dedicated to small and medium-sized digital infrastructure providers in Europe highlights the benefits of incorporating sustainability into their operations, offers a consolidated list of best practices and recommendations, and shares additional resources to help them make practical …
A critical pillar of a sustainable digital economy is circularity. A circular digital economy will entail a production and consumption model for IT hardware that minimises the amount of resources used while maximising life cycle longevity. But one of the greatest obstacles to realising circularity …
With hardware cycles slowing and calls for greater sustainability growing, switching to a circular business model is a must. For operators and other RIPE community members, one way to do that is to prioritise refurbished hardware. I teamed up with Lisa Berendse from the Amsterdam-based refurbisher …
Over the summer, we – the Sustainable Digital Infrastructure Alliance (SDIA) – published a three-part series introducing our manifesto for a sustainable European cloud, one that’s open-source, fair, and creates economic opportunities for all. Such digital infrastructure will reflect European values…
Last month, the Sustainable Digital Infrastructure Alliance (SDIA) announced our Open Data Hub, a resource that's meant to boost transparency, trust, and data availability to help researchers, industry, and society realise a sustainable digital economy. It is essentially our answer to the challenge…
ClimateAction.tech invites you to join us for our #LetsGreenTheWeb campaign – a focused, 5-day Twitter campaign to measure the carbon emissions of websites, share tweets highlighting the results, and encourage developers to reduce website emissions. The campaign will run on Twitter from 15-19 Febru…
The RIPE community can contribute to a more sustainable Internet in multiple ways, but one of the most immediate and impactful among these involves decisions regarding buying hardware and sourcing services. We take a closer look at the issues surrounding procurement, the resources available, and ex…
If Europe is going to realise its vision for a greener ICT ecosystem and a sustainable future, support from the RIPE community is imperative. But what can you do - as a network operator and as a user - to work towards a sustainable Internet?
In recent weeks, I’ve attended two events, SEE 6, hosted by the RIPE NCC in Budva, Montenegro, and the 10th European Dialogue on Internet Governance (EuroDIG) in Tallinn, Estonia. At both events, I had the opportunity to speak about the issue of sustainable access to the Internet.
“Vesna, what a wonderfully generous and insightful article to share with the community of RIPE. Thank you for being so open and so supportive of the struggles that others may be going through.”
I couldn't agree more. Vesna gives so much value to the community that wouldn't be here otherwise. I'm grateful for that!
Annnd it's a wrap! We had a really successful campaign with some wonderful momentum behind our efforts. It's only just the start as well! In case you'd like to see a recap / the results of the campaign, check out our wrap-up post: https://climateaction.tech/blog/letsgreentheweb-campaign-impact/
Thank you for this excellent summary Mirjam! A few thoughts to share:
1. I really appreciate how you and Niall work so well as a team (e.g., listing yourselves as chair and vice chair on the slide). I appreciate this small detail, but it demonstrates humility and inclusion. I appreciate that so much.
2. "This topic might need more discussion among the community before next steps are taken." – This is most certainly an understatement! Any suggestions, comments, or recommendations are welcome.
3. SpatialChat is my new favorite platform – well done!
Congratulations Alun! The new layout also is a welcomed change, and I look forward to working with you/continuing to contribute to RIPE Labs. I really like the new RIPE Labs logo, too!.
Thanks for the shout-out to the BoF sessions Mirjam, I appreciate it! I look forward to hosting you and anyone else who may be interested in the sustainable ICT procurement session :-)
As an example of a European telecommunications/computing company that includes a commitment to human rights is Nokia. I just came across their human rights page, which addresses issues ranging from labour rights to supply chain transparency, and think they may be a good knowledge base for us to draw from. More information is available at: https://www.nokia.com/about-us/sustainability/conducting-our-business-with-integrity/human-rights/?1
They also just launched a podcast covering these issues as well: https://www.nokia.com/about-us/sustainability/episode-1-human-rights-due-diligence/?1
Note: I'm adding this here as a reminder going forward of potentially interested stakeholders to reach out to in the future.
In my haste to compliment the site, I didn't thank you for highlighting my contributions as well. Thank you so much! It's really my pleasure.
“Congratulations to the new RIPE Labs layout! Looks fresh and modern.”
Couldn't agree more!
I just visibly uttered "Whoa!" Well done Alun and the whole team, this is brilliant!
“Vesna, what a wonderfully generous and insightful article to share with the community of RIPE. Thank you for being so open and so supportive of the struggles that others may be going through.”
I couldn't agree more. Vesna gives so much value to the community that wouldn't be here otherwise. I'm grateful for that!
This is really brilliant Vesna, and so heartwarming to see / read. Well done! And thank you for being here.
Annnd it's a wrap! We had a really successful campaign with some wonderful momentum behind our efforts. It's only just the start as well! In case you'd like to see a recap / the results of the campaign, check out our wrap-up post: https://climateaction.tech/blog/letsgreentheweb-campaign-impact/
Thank you for this excellent summary Mirjam! A few thoughts to share: 1. I really appreciate how you and Niall work so well as a team (e.g., listing yourselves as chair and vice chair on the slide). I appreciate this small detail, but it demonstrates humility and inclusion. I appreciate that so much. 2. "This topic might need more discussion among the community before next steps are taken." – This is most certainly an understatement! Any suggestions, comments, or recommendations are welcome. 3. SpatialChat is my new favorite platform – well done!
Congratulations Alun! The new layout also is a welcomed change, and I look forward to working with you/continuing to contribute to RIPE Labs. I really like the new RIPE Labs logo, too!.
Thanks for the shout-out to the BoF sessions Mirjam, I appreciate it! I look forward to hosting you and anyone else who may be interested in the sustainable ICT procurement session :-)
As an example of a European telecommunications/computing company that includes a commitment to human rights is Nokia. I just came across their human rights page, which addresses issues ranging from labour rights to supply chain transparency, and think they may be a good knowledge base for us to draw from. More information is available at: https://www.nokia.com/about-us/sustainability/conducting-our-business-with-integrity/human-rights/?1 They also just launched a podcast covering these issues as well: https://www.nokia.com/about-us/sustainability/episode-1-human-rights-due-diligence/?1 Note: I'm adding this here as a reminder going forward of potentially interested stakeholders to reach out to in the future.
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