The Greening Of Gershon

Key Point

• Australian Government agencies will need to consider the carbon footprint of their ICT, although the rules are yet to be developed.

Sir Peter Gershon's Review of the Australian Government's use of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) was published in August 2008. The purpose of the Gershon review was to review and report on both the efficiency and effectiveness of the Australian Government's use of ICT to determine whether the Government is realising the greatest return from its investments in ICT, and to examine whether the right institutional arrangements are in place to support this objective. The Gershon recommendations were accepted in full by the Government.