Almost six hundred local government officers – across the spectrum of councils and responsibilities – opened a survey form during this research project, reflecting the universal appeal of, and interest in, green issues.  What initially surprised researchers, however, was that only a third of these forms were completed.   A quick follow up exercise confirmed suspicions: whilst 84.5% of the 162 officers responding to this second exercise thought that technology had a part to play in ‘going green’ for their council, the majority felt unable to complete the survey because either it was not their personal area of work, the questions were too complex, or they felt unable to answer on behalf of their council. There is obviously great interest in greening the council ICT estate, but there appears at present to be more talk than firm, well communicated, plans of action.  

Overall, 359 officers from 219 local authorities participated in the research programme, representing 47% of the UK’s 468 local authorities.  In‐depth questionnaires were completed by 197. (PDF 1.6MB)