Publication - Advice and guidance

Scotland's Digital Future: Scottish Public Sector Green ICT Strategy

Published: 8 April 2015
Directorate: Digital Directorate
Part of: Business, industry and innovation, Economy, Environment and climate change, +1 more … Public sector
ISBN: 9781785442803

How Scottish public sector organisations can reduce carbon emissions; plan for carbon reduction; and meet the Scottish Government's environmental targets.

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Annex A: Maturity Model

The maturity model is a scorecard whereby all public sector bodies can track their progress from wherever they are starting, and show the value-added from their Green ICT work both in term of adopting best practices and also from embedding green ICT thinking into everyday business processes and practices.

High Maturity Low Maturity	Level 5	Leader
	Level 5	Green ICT achievements are independently audited and shared with other organisations for peer review; Stakeholders are routinely engaged when formulating and reviewing Green ICT policies.
	Level 4	Progressive
	Level 4	Green ICT strategy is fully aligned with all business strands throughout the organisation; Regular examination and benchmarking of Green ICT polices against comparable organisations; Beginning to identify high-risk stakeholders (including sub-contractors) and incorporating into own risk management/ audit processes.
	Level 3	Embedded
	Level 3	Sustainability through Green ICT is an intrinsic part of all senior staff objectives; Environmental and socio-economic outcomes of Green ICT routinely monitored; Formal engagement programme with key stakeholders to achieve multilateral integration of Green ICT objectives.
	Level 2	Compliance
	Level 2	All staff have received basic training in Green ICT as a minimum and understand how it facilitates sustainability; Strategies in place to promote flexible and remote working as a major contributor to green and sustainable goals; Baselines for monitoring progress have been established; Consultation begun with key stakeholders on multilateral integration of Green ICT objectives; Whole of life costs and sustainability tests regularly factored into ICT procurement decisions.
	Level 1	Foundation
	Level 1	Basic concepts and the need for Green ICT as a major driver in sustainability are understood and senior staff have expressed commitment; Beginning to gather information to use as a baseline against progress; Basic actions are taken when considering ICT life-cycle (e.g. reuse before purchase, following Government buying standards etc.); Key stakeholders are informed of the organisation's commitment to Green ICT.

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