IMDA, Dell Technologies, and Equinix Leading the Way in Implementing Eco-Friendly Digital Infrastructure Deployment Methods
The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), Dell Technologies, and Equinix have united to champion innovation and environmentally-friendly approaches for a sustainable digital future. Collaboratively, they will revamp the design, deployment, and upkeep of digital infrastructure, prioritizing sustainable digital solutions and eco-friendly technology practices across the region.
As part of this partnership, IMDA, Dell and Equinix will provide guidance and recommendations to modernize digital infrastructure deployment sustainably and to optimize the integration and utilization between hardware and software interfaces. This partnership will aim to develop a comprehensive process to measure, capture and audit the quantifiable sustainability improvement in the form of energy and carbon emission savings.
“Interconnected digital infrastructure and ecosystems have a fundamental role to play in the continued growth of Singapore’s digital economy”
Yee May Leong, Managing Director, South Asia at Equinix
Ong Chen Hui (Assistant Chief Executive, BizTech Group, IMDA), said, “Greening the ICT sector is an important priority for IMDA. Earlier this year, Singapore launched one of the world’s first standard for optimising energy efficiency of data centres in tropical climates. IMDA is also the first country to join the Green Software foundation and European Green Digital Coalition to co-create best practices for green software and green digital solutions.”
Andy Sim, Vice-President and Managing Director for Singapore, Dell Technologies, said, “At Dell Technologies, sustainability is at the heart of everything we do. From leveraging the latest cooling technologies to reducing overall data center costs, our focus is on what’s best for our customer and the planet now and into the future. Ensuring sustainable operation of IT infrastructures is of utmost importance, given Singapore’s aspirations to enhance its connectivity and computing capabilities to facilitate emerging technologies like generative artificial intelligence (AI).”
Yee May Leong, Managing Director, South Asia at Equinix, said, “Interconnected digital infrastructure and ecosystems have a fundamental role to play in the continued growth of Singapore’s digital economy. This collaboration with IMDA and Dell to build green digital infrastructure is another key milestone to support Singapore’s green agenda, as well as businesses’ sustainable digital transformation journey and sustainability goals.”
Singapore has already taken significant steps towards achieving its goal of becoming a hub for digital sustainability, including launching one of the world’s first standards for optimizing energy efficiency for data centers in tropical climate countries earlier this year. This partnership represents another important step towards promoting green ICT practices and driving the development of sustainable digital applications.
