A Sustainable Things Proposed Method Using Green Information Technology

Abstract

The topic of sustainability has received a lot of attention in recent years, particularly in relation to solutions that aim to prolong the life of the planet's natural resources. In addition, the ongoing development of information technology is a crucial concern (IT), which results in a great environmental impact. Things or higher education institutions, like any other institution, generate impacts on the environment, whether from IT or any other nature. In this sense, one of the concepts that can be introduced in the search for sustainability at the university is Green IT. Thus, this work aims to propose an approach for the possible implementation of Green IT in things, taking into account the practices and approaches that already exist and are presented by the literature available in selected databases. This model was created from a scoping study and the construction of a conceptual framework. The result achieved was the proposed conceptual framework called Green IT Adoption Process in Higher Education (GITAPHE), based on three main constructs: Context, Readiness and Adoption.