Noisy-le-Grand: A Responsible Digital Diagnosis to Shape the Roadmap for Tomorrow (REEN Law)

The city of Noisy-le-Grand is confidently addressing tomorrow’s challenges by initiating a responsible digital diagnosis. Combining its long experience in sustainable development with the new REEN regulations, the municipality, in collaboration with Onepoint, is committed to refining its digital strategy. This ambitious project aims to harmonize the city’s ecological and digital ambitions.

For over 10 years, the city of Noisy-le-Grand has been committed to responsible digital initiatives and has called on Onepoint to conduct a Responsible Digital Diagnosis of its entire digital ecosystem. Through Onepoint’s support and the “onediag Numérique Responsable” diagnostic tool, Noisy-le-Grand was able to assess its responsible digital maturity (both quantitatively and qualitatively) and identify key projects to be undertaken in the short, medium, and long term. However, this initiative is not a first for the city.

A City Actively Engaged in Sustainable Development

Recognized as a “Territoire Engagé pour la Nature 2022,” Noisy-le-Grand is actively combating climate change to ensure a fair and safe space for its residents. Its sustainable development policy is built around a systemic vision of ecological and social transition, reflected both in public policies and internal transformation objectives. The city commits to applying the five sustainability goals defined in Article L110-1 of the Environmental Code:
  • Combatting climate change
  • Preserving biodiversity, ecosystems, resources, and the services they provide, as well as the associated uses
  • Promoting social cohesion and solidarity between territories and generations
  • The flourishing of all Noiséens
  • Transitioning to sustainable lifestyles and a circular economy
  • An Active Responsible Digital Approach for Over 10 Years
As early as 2012, the city’s Department of Information Systems and Digital (DSIN) began its first actions toward digital sobriety. Indeed, responsible digital practices are crucial for the city as they align its goals and challenges with its ecological, social, and digital transition, seeking a balanced approach. In this context, new regulatory and legal constraints have emerged to systematically apply digital sobriety within territories (AGEC law, Anti-Waste and Circular Economy, and REEN law, Reduction of the Environmental Footprint of Digital Technologies). Among these, the REEN law mandates that all municipalities and intermunicipalities with more than 50,000 inhabitants define a responsible digital strategy by January 1, 2025. Thus, this responsible digital diagnosis serves as the first essential step in defining this upcoming roadmap. The assessment includes a qualitative analysis of the city’s responsible digital maturity, complemented by initial recommendations and a quantitative analysis of the environmental impact of digital technologies.

Key Findings and Next Steps

The first findings from this diagnosis reveal that one of the city’s strengths lies in its ability to question the real need for purchases, thereby reducing the number of devices and extending their lifespan through maintenance, repair, refurbishment, or reuse. Following this diagnosis, the city will engage in discussions regarding its responsible digital ambitions, which will then be translated into a concrete action plan. Once adopted, work will begin on translating the roadmap into an operational action plan, aiming to implement the responsible digital approach within the city in a sustainable way.