The University's Computer Centre was honoured with the Best Green Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Gold Award in the Hong Kong ICT Awards 2011.

The Hong Kong ICT Awards 2011 was organized by the Green ICT Consortium to honour companies in the industry for the environmentally friendly initiatives demonstrated in their operations which made contributions to the ICT industry as a whole.

The Cloud Computing, Server and Storage Virtualization and HPC and Grid Computing System developed by the Computer Centre of HKU has been commended by the Judging Panel for demonstrating good cost effectiveness in deploying the cloud computing solution. The need for data centre space and the consumption of electrical power have also been reduced with the virtualization of servers and storage, as well as the adoption of cloud technology.

Over the years, the Computer Centre has introduced a number of innovative Green ICT measures to maximize system performance and to reduce electricity and cooling requirements. Since 2002, the Centre has initiated and implemented more green solutions, including duplex printing, electronic forms and recycling of toner cartridges and obsolete equipment. In recent years, the Centre has been undertaking major developments in cloud computing infrastructure, which has generated good savings in power and space requirements, while reducingcarbon emissions. Additionally, the High Performance Computing (HPC) and the largest Grid Computing systems in Hong Kong developed by the Centre have proved to be vital in supporting cutting-edge computer-intensive research projects.

HKU Computer Centre homepage: http://www.hku.hk/cc/