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.

Highlights

  • The sustainable information society (SIS) is a new phase of information society development in which information and communication technologies (ICT) are becoming key enablers of sustainability [1]-[10]

  • The present study examines the SIS in the context of Polish enterprises and focuses on addressing the following research question: RQ1: What is the level of ICT adoption in Polish enterprises?

  • Indicating and describing the level of sustainability in enterprises, especially the levels of ecological, economic, socio-cultural, and political sustainability; and investigating how the ICT adoption in enterprises, i.e. the outlay on ICT, information culture, ICT management, and ICT quality contribute to the sustainability comprising its four types, i.e. ecological, economic, socio-cultural, and political

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Introduction

The sustainable information society (SIS) is a new phase of information society development in which information and communication technologies (ICT) are becoming key enablers of sustainability [1]-[10]. Researchers and various organizations have explored the areas where the information society, sustainable development, and ICT come together, and identified some correlations between those concepts [11,12,13,14,15,16,17]. The SIS is a multidimensional concept encompassing environmental, economic, cultural, social, and political aspects, all of which could be strongly influenced by adopting ICT by society stakeholders, mainly enterprises, households, and public administration [10]. ICT have become a major economic driver in the hardware, software, telecommunications, and consulting services sectors. ICT as a tool can be used to transform and improve business, everyday life of people, and public governance

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