The conference hosted last night by Michel Robert, professor at the University of Montpellier, brought together nearly 100 participants at the Halle des Sports Verriès. The event, dedicated to the environmental and societal impacts of digital technology, gave rise to a rich and engaging debate with the audience.
The meeting was the subject of an article in Midi Libre, highlighting the interest these issues have generated in the region.
One striking fact illustrates the ubiquity of digital technology: only one person in the audience did not own a smartphone. Michel Robert commented humorously on this situation, describing the person as “ahead of their time.”
At the heart of the discussions were the materiality of digital infrastructure, the energy consumption of data centers, the paradoxes between innovation and sobriety, and the need to integrate sustainability issues into technological choices.
