ICT for Sustainability: An Emerging Research Field

Hilty, Lorenz M.; Aebischer, Bernard

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-09228-7_1

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“…The terminology "Green IT/ICT" became popular after the publication of a Gartner report in 2007 [23] and was later joined by "Green Computing", "Green Software", "Green Software Engineering" and "Green Information Systems" [24]. Green ICT addressed developers' and ICT users' concerns for solving environmental problems.…”

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Determinants of Green ICT Adoption in Organizations: A Theoretical Perspective

Radu

2016

Sustainability

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Information and communication technologies (ICT) are present in almost all fields of human activity. The expansion of their use should be balanced by the results of the studies on the negative effects on the environment. The relationship between these technologies and the environment is relatively new. The application of environmental criteria is commonly referred to as green ICT or green computing. Awareness of the importance of the ecosystem has led to increased interest in its protection both in production and in consumption. Green ICT should be a major concern not only for the hardware and software producers but also for the users. They could stimulate the demand for less harmful products for the environment with an essential role in the after-sales stages. Companies can contribute to this process by resource efficiency, dematerialization, and minimizing e-waste, increasing recycling, and producing fewer CO 2 emissions. The decision to adopt green ICT depends on the expected benefits and investments. This decision depends on costs, competitiveness, financial support, managers and employees' characteristics and skills, legal regulations, supply, and demand. The contributions of the paper cover identifying, analysing and classifying general and specific determinants of green ICT adoption in organizations based on the literature in this field.

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Determinants of Green ICT Adoption in Organizations: A Theoretical Perspective

Radu

2016

Sustainability

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“…Direct environmental effects of ICT include the resources used and emissions that are caused by the production, use, and disposal of ICT hardware. Indirect environmental effects of ICT are ICT-induced changes in patterns of consumption and production also in domains other than ICT and the environmental implications of these changes [1,2]. Both types of effects make ICT a relevant factor for the achievement of the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 12-"Responsible consumption and production" [3].…”

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“…Such studies almost exclusively present favorable indirect environmental effects of ICT, even though the method would also allow for estimating the size of unfavorable effects (e.g., by including induction effects or obsolescence effects [1]). The ICT enablement method (ICTem), as introduced by GeSI in 2010 [77], can be used to quantify the carbon-reducing effect of ICT use cases.…”

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Assessing Indirect Environmental Effects of Information and Communication Technology (ICT): A Systematic Literature Review

2018

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Indirect environmental effects of information and communication technology (ICT) are those effects of ICT that change patterns of production or consumption in domains other than ICT, or more precisely, the environmental consequences of these changes. Digitalization as the societal process of ICT-driven change has created increasing interest in the indirect environmental effects of this technology. Assessments of indirect effects face various methodological challenges, such as the definition of the system boundary, the definition of a baseline as a reference or the occurrence of rebound effects. Existing studies use various approaches or methods to assess a spectrum of ICT use cases in several application domains. In view of the large number of assessments that have been conducted, the choices made when applying assessment methods, and the variety of ICT use cases in different application domains investigated, we present a systematic literature review of existing assessments of indirect environmental effects of ICT. The review provides a state-of-the-art overview of the methods used in the research field and is intended to support researchers in designing sound assessments which yield significant results. We identified 54 studies in seven main application domains using 15 different assessment approaches. The most common application domains are virtual mobility (e.g., telecommuting), virtual goods (e.g., digital media), and smart transport (e.g., route optimization). Life-cycle assessment, partial footprint, and the "ICT enablement method" are the most common approaches. The major part of the assessments focuses on patterns of production (e.g., production of paper-based books vs. e-books), a smaller part on patterns of consumption (e.g., changes in media consumption). Based on these results, we identify as a research gap the investigation of ICT impacts on consumer behavior, which could, for example, focus on social practices, and account for the dynamic implications of change. Elaborating such an approach could provide valuable insights into ICT's impact on society and the resulting environmental consequences.

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“…It is contended that ICT enable businesses to improve productivity, support innovation, reduce costs, increase the effectiveness of processes services, enhance the efficiency of business decision-making, respond to customers at a faster rate, and acquire new customers [14], [17]. Moreover, the ICT adoption in enterprises can yield benefits in environmental preservation by increasing energy efficiency and equipment utilization [4] as well as it can influence social development by making information available to all society stakeholders [7].…”

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The ICT adoption in enterprises in the context of the sustainable information society

Ziemba

2017

Annals of Computer Science and Information Systems

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Abstract-This study, part of an ongoing global study, aims to advance information society research and practice by examining and understanding the information and communication technologies (ICT) adoption in enterprises in the context of the sustainable information society (SIS). In this study, the ICT adoption is described by four components. i.e. outlay on ICT, information culture, ICT management, and ICT quality, whereas the sustainability is composed of ecological, economic, socio-cultural, and political sustainability. This study employs a quantitative approach to identify the levels of ICT adoption and sustainability in enterprises as well as investigate the correlation between these two constructs. The survey questionnaire was used and data collected from 394 enterprises were analyzed. The research findings reveal that there were significant statistical differences between the highest level of outlay on ICT and the lowest ones, namely the levels of ICT quality and ICT management. Moreover, the economic sustainability was at the highest level, whereas the lowest and similar levels were specific to ecological and political sustainability. Finally, it is investigated that the ICT quality, ICT management, and information culture have a significant impact on the sustainability, whereas the outlay on ICT does not have such an impact. This study advances the information society research and practice by measuring the ICT adoption, sustainability and correlation between them in the Polish enterprises.

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ICT for Sustainability: An Emerging Research Field

Cited by 247 publications

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Determinants of Green ICT Adoption in Organizations: A Theoretical Perspective

Determinants of Green ICT Adoption in Organizations: A Theoretical Perspective

Assessing Indirect Environmental Effects of Information and Communication Technology (ICT): A Systematic Literature Review

The ICT adoption in enterprises in the context of the sustainable information society

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