The Need for a Green ICT Reference Framework
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This work addresses the challenges in effectively evaluating and governing the sustainability of Green ICT systems, which stem from their structural complexity, fragmented metrics, and ambiguous accountability boundaries. To tackle these issues, the study proposes and preliminarily constructs a unified, cross-dimensional and multi-level reference framework that integrates perspectives from system architecture, life-cycle analysis, and diverse governance contexts. Developed by the Informatics Europe Green ICT Task Force, this framework transcends the limitations of single-metric approaches and lays the groundwork for standardization and practical implementation of Green ICT initiatives.
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📝 Abstract
The sustainability impacts of ICT systems are difficult to assess and govern due to structural complexity, fragmented measurement practices, and unclear responsibilities across system layers. We argue that these challenges cannot be addressed solely by metrics and motivate the need for a shared Green ICT reference framework that integrates sustainability across multiple perspectives and domains, lifecycle phases, and governance contexts. We present an initial framework developed within the Informatics Europe Green ICT Working Group as a first step towards a comprehensive reference framework.
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Green ICT
sustainability
reference framework
governance
measurement practices
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Green ICT
reference framework
sustainability governance
lifecycle integration
multi-domain perspective
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