1. Green ICT adoption using a maturity model
- Author
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Hankel, Albert, Heimeriks, Gaston, Lago, Patricia, Innovation Studies, Software and Sustainability (S2), Network Institute, Software & Services, Amsterdam Sustainability Institute, and Innovation Studies
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Knowledge management ,Monitoring ,Strategic alignment ,020209 energy ,Green is ,Geography, Planning and Development ,Case study ,02 engineering and technology ,010501 environmental sciences ,Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law ,01 natural sciences ,Green computing ,Green ICT ,ComputerApplications_MISCELLANEOUS ,Adoption ,Green IS ,0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering ,ICT for sustainability ,Systemic approach ,Renewable Energy ,SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy ,GeneralLiterature_REFERENCE(e.g.,dictionaries,encyclopedias,glossaries) ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,Planning and Development ,Maturity model ,Geography ,Sustainability and the Environment ,Policy and Law ,business.industry ,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment ,General purpose technology ,Management ,Capability Maturity Model ,Information and Communications Technology ,Green ICT readiness ,Position (finance) ,ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDSOCIETY ,Business - Abstract
The field green ICT focuses on the greening of ICT and using ICT to optimise the energy footprint of the ICT-supported processes. For organisations, applying green ICT in the broadest sense presents them with challenges. In this paper we explore what factors are influencing the adoption of green ICT. We follow three organisations that used a green ICT tool, the SURF Green ICT Maturity Model, to identify such factors. Tools like the maturity model help organisations identify the what and how. We found other factors, such as strategic alignment, culture and leadership, determine the why. As ICT is a general purpose technology, it potentially affects all processes in an organisation. To have a greening impact, the main challenge for green ICT is to take a systemic approach and involve all (relevant) parties. ICT departments often position themselves as support (followers, not leaders), this proves to be a big hurdle in the adoption of green ICT.
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- 2019