Sustainable IT refers to the efforts to reduce the environmental impact of digital technologies, from energy consumption to electronic waste, while promoting ethical and responsible usage. As part of our commitment to sustainability, the Institute has signed a Sustainable IT Charter, outlining specific initiatives such as promoting awareness and implementing green IT solutions within our community.
“Sustainable IT Day" will feature a variety of activities at the Geneva Graduate Institute, the University of Geneva and the HES-SO, including a public evening event at Uni Dufour. At the Institute, we organize a workshop on:
Digital technology and mental health: from risks to well-being
On average, people spend over 6 hours a day online, much of it on social media and digital platforms. This constant connectivity has led to growing concerns about digital addiction, with technologies designed to capture and commodify our attention. The workshop will delve into the mental health risks associated with excessive online engagement, including anxiety, depression, and disrupted sleep, and provide practical strategies for mitigating these effects.
The workshop, open to all who are interested, will be led by Prof. Souhail Belhadj Klaz and take place in room S12, starting at 8:30 a.m.
Coffee and tea will be offered at the Fab at 8:00 a.m.
For more information, please contact techhub@graduateinstitute.ch.
Speaker: Souhail Belhadj Klaz, researcher and visiting professor in the Master in International and Development Studies (MINT-Graduate Institute), holds a PhD in Political Science at Sciences Po Paris. He benefits from 20 years of experience in research on politics in Syria and Tunisia and is the author of the book La Syrie de Bashar al-Asad. Anatomie d'un régime autoritaire (Belin 2013). With the support of the Gerda Henkel Foundation, he was the principal investigator of the three-year project (2016-2019) Tunisia Security Provision and Local State Authority in a Time of Transition. He is currently the leading investigator of the policy research project Mapping Military and Security Actors in the Syrian Economy and is conducting in parallel research on Migration, Mobility and the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership Cooperation Process.