Smart digital platforms for carbon neutral management and services: Business models based on ITU standards for green digital transformation

摘要

This brief research report focuses on the effects of artificial intelligence (AI) on the environment, by analyzing the latest documents issued by major standard organizations such as the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the Internet Society of China (ISC). By outlining the latest developments into a platform canvas for carbon neutrality management and services, this report identifies the potential of “AI of the environment” (i.e., the material composition and environmental impact of AI itself) and “AI for the environment” (i.e., the purposeful use of smart applications to benefit the environment). The role of AI is contextualized in the digital platform design for the provision of services on carbon emission data, which serves as the material foundation for smart services facing both the producers and the consumers of such information. Contributing to the design of business models that enable open innovations, this report discusses the emission impact reduction mechanisms that can optimize, substitute, induce, manage, and facilitate processes and services, indicating the potential of AI-enabled smart services such as forecasting, planning, and recommendation systems. Despite the limited disciplinary considerations and detailed discussions on specific AI technologies, this report provides a simple, practical, and flexible technology roadmap that can be used as a guide for researchers and practitioners to refine their operations and designs and to follow best practices. This report succinctly visualizes key elements of digital platforms of/for GHG emission reduction and their enabling mechanisms, serving as an AI technology roadmap for future research and innovation in the field.

廖漢騰

負責人﹑資料科學家 Lead Data Scientist

澳恪森數智科技服務公司負責人﹑資料科學家。牛津大學博士，台灣大學電機及外文雙學士﹑資訊工程及新聞雙碩士。曾任開源軟件平台項目經理，博士後先後於美國喬治城大學﹑德國亞歷山大·馮·洪堡大學﹑聯合國大學﹑等智庫，迸行循證互聯網政策研究。自 2017 年到 2023 年初創建澳恪森數智之前，他先後擔任廣州南方學院（前身為中山大學南方學院）的副教授、網絡與新媒體專業主任等職位，完成《2019年世界生態設計大會：互聯網生態設計向善》報告﹑成功建設省級一流課程﹑校級研究中心及校級實驗室ESG數據驅動決策等成果。研發興趣包括 數字化綠色化雙化轉型﹑碳中和數智平台﹑及人工智能科技向善。創建澳恪森目的是推進生態設計﹑商業生態系統兩者的產學合作，集成﹑可審計和負責任的數據驅動決策產出正面社經及環境影響。