Proximus NXT wins Computable Award for project with Flemish government
Published on 30/05/2024 in Industry recognition
Proximus NXT and Cisco Systems recently won the Computable Award for ‘Project of the Year in Government’. Together they developed energy saving networks for the Flemish government.
Het Facilitair Bedrijf (Facilities Management Agency), which manages 180 buildings of the Flemish government, saw huge potential to save on its energy expenditure. Many appliances in the buildings were often on standby mode after office hours, and so continued to use electricity unnecessarily. Simply switching off the devices was not an option, nor was a single power-saving policy across all buildings.
Customized energy-saving scripts
Which is why Het Facilitair Bedrijf approached Proximus NXT, which developed tailor-made solutions in partnership with Cisco to save energy. Scripts set up an efficient consumption mode overnight and on weekends, tailored to the appliances in each building. The result is a sharp fall in energy consumption, accounting for significant savings of more than €300,000 per year, while ensuring the continuity of each installation.
Computable Award for ‘Project of the Year in Government’
This combination of innovation and sustainable development earned Proximus NXT the Computable Award for the government project of the year. The award ceremony took place during the Cybersec Europe trade fair.
The Belgian Computable Awards 2024 were presented during the Cybersec Europe trade fair in Brussels. A total of twelve prizes were awarded to start-ups, social and IT security innovations, players in security awareness, individuals and projects. An independent professional jury, and the editors as well as the readers of Computable determine who gets to take the awards home.
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