Tech & Sustainability

Digitalisation is not always green.

Innovation is about more than efficiency; it is about direction and ethics. I help leaders build a digital future where technological progress, ethical principles and sustainability are inseparable

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”Technology must serve the planet – not destroy it!”

— Ørjan Stenseng

30+

years in IT and electronics

Experience as a manager, sales director and motivator at several of Norway's largest technology companies.

30+

Talks given

Engages everyone from top executives to students with clear and thought-provoking communication.

100%

Independent

No ties to suppliers. Honest advice on technology, sustainability and ethics.

Current Talks

In my talks I take you behind the facade and show how power consumption, water resources and minerals from conflict areas are the price we pay for technological progress.

Power consumption
Water resources
Minerals from conflict areas

Dark, modern image of a data centre by a lake, with power lines and raw minerals in the foreground

Course · 5 presentations

The dark side of digitalisation

You will learn what footprint our digital habits leave, and what they cost in power, water and minerals. Five presentations follow the thread from the mines of the Global South, via the data centres and home to our own everyday lives.

What the talks cover

1. Digitalisation gone wild
2. Mining and minerals in the Global South
3. The green shift: how green is it?
4. Social media: what does it do to the planet, people and democracy?
5. Artificial intelligence: opportunities, threats and our planet

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Bright workspace where people look at code, with an architecture model, plants and wind turbines in a green landscape outside

PRESENTATION AND WORKSHOP

The positive power of digitalisation

How can we code smarter, run greener and make choices that actually make a difference? Concrete tools for leaders and developers who want to take responsibility for the technology they create.

1. Digitalisation that promotes sustainability, people and democracy
2. Examples from clients in Norway and around the world
3. Sustainable solutions and proposed architecture
4. A workshop that brings it all together, with agreed actions.

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From the stage

Moments and atmosphere from talks around the country.

Engagement in the room

In an accessible and engaging way, I present concrete measures and strategies that make digitalisation more ethical, green and democratic

“Outstanding communicator. Ørjan reaches both the heart and the mind.”

Knowledge in practice

Theory matters, but it is the concrete examples that stick. Every talk is tailored to the client with practical examples relevant to their industry

“We had a good dialogue beforehand and he willingly shared tips on books and articles about the topic.”

Technology with responsibility

Too much of the world’s power now sits in California and Shenzhen (China). Technology creates opportunities, but it must serve the planet, not just the bottom line.

“A talk that every politician and business leader should have heard.”

Talks given for the following organisations

What people say about the talks

Thought-provoking and uncomfortably relevant. Ørjan pulls off the feat of turning heavy material into entertaining learning.

Signe Hedin Strand

HR student

The combination of knowledge, presence and a completely unique way of communicating made this one of the best talks I have attended

Tone Klæth Holm

Rødt Østfold

What strikes me is how few people dare to name the enormous environmental consequences of digitalisation. But Ørjan dares! And he wants us to do something about it.

Signe- Marie Hernes Bjerke

Organiser of the Wake Me Up conference