Before designing a digital service, collectively assess the relevance of the solution provided. Do not forget the indirect environmental impact that the digital solution may give rise to (rebound and induced effects, acceleration effects etc.).
You might, for example, consider meeting needs with non-digital solutions.
If the project proves to be relevant, ensure its compliance with the RGESN (General Policy Framework for the Ecodesign of Digital Services), which is specifically dedicated to the eco-design of digital services. It needs to be coherent with other frames of reference for digital standards: GDPR [“General Data Protection Regulation”], RGAA [“General Accessibility Framework for Administations”], RGS [“General Security Framework”], and RGI [“General Interoperability Framework”]. In particular, it is essential to ensure:
- Backward compatibility of the proposed solution with the oldest possible equipment, to avoid replacing equipment due to software obsolescence.
- Its proper operation under low-speed Internet conditions.
- Reducing the size of multimedia content: giving priority to text (and images) rather than audio and video. Issues: It is estimated that in 2018, 60% of data streams worldwide were connected with the use of online video, and 20% with the use of other videos.
Source :The Shift Project 2019 – on the basis of Sandvine 2018, Cisco 2018 and SimilarWeb 2019 - Think about the end-of-life of digital services at the design stage, by putting in place a strategy for decommissioning elements of the service.
A NUDGE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
These resources are very helpful:
- RGESN
- Guide ADEME: Guide de questionnement pour le développement de services numériques [“ADEME Guide: Guide to critical assessment for the development of digital services”]
- Guidelines for the completion of life cycle analyses of digital services as part of an eco-design approach (specific frameworks: Information systems, data centres and cloud services, internet access provision, and local area networks (LAN))