Information Technology for Sustainability: The Hidden Cost of the Digital Era

Claudia Lemke ()
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Claudia Lemke: Berlin School of Economics and Law, Department of Cooperative Studies

Chapter 9 in The Sustainable Organization, 2025, pp 195-215 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The rapid growth of information technology (IT) has ushered in a new global, digital-driven, hyperconnected world. Digital and networked technologies are ubiquitous and ingrained in our lives. This chapter discusses the interrelationship between IT and sustainability based on a conceptual framework which focuses on IT for sustainability (IT4S). It discusses selected resource- and well-being-oriented aspects of sustainable design, deployment, and usage of IT, and their adoption in the economy and society. It highlights the critical role that IT is increasingly playing in achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs).

Keywords: Information technology (IT); Artificial intelligence (AI); Sustainability development; Information technology for sustainability (IT4S); UN SGDs (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-89549-4_9

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