Digitalization
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"We will make our digital transformation processes ecologically sustainable and fair."
Digitalization has a significant impact on resource and energy consumption - both positive and negative. As an issue spanning a number of fields, digitalization must be evaluated in all sustainability contexts. We have, therefore, set ourselves the goal of shaping the digital transformation responsibly and in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). At the same time, TU Dresden is using digitalization to promote its own sustainable development.
Our objectives
With its Sustainability Strategy, TU Dresden is committed to the following goals:
- The digital transformation of TU Dresden is taking place in a responsible way, all the while taking the SDGs into consideration.
- TU Dresden will use digitalization to promote its own sustainable development.
Measures
The working plan for achieving the sustainability goals for 2024–2030 comprises 80 measures for all six areas of activity. Below, we present three key priority measures for the Governance area of activity.
- Structural promotion of sustainability research at TU Dresden (short-term)
Advice, networking, and information services for researchers, with the aim of strengthening research on ecological sustainability at TU Dresden. - Visualization of sustainability information in the Research Information System (FIS) (medium-term)
Expansion of the FIS to include information on sustainability in research projects and publications, with the aim of making the diversity of research projects related to the Sustainable Development Goals visible. - Incentives for the sustainable and resource-conserving design of research activities (medium-term)
Analysis of potentials, development of an incentive system, and application of recommendations for resource-conserving research, with the aim of making research at TU Dresden as resource efficient as possible.
For more information on this area of activity, please see our brochure on TU Dresden’s Sustainability Strategy (accessible PDF).
What you can do
Want to do your part and make your daily life more sustainable? We invite you to join us and try out ideas and projects for more sustainability at TU Dresden.