Digital Sustainability in Information Systems Research: Conceptual Foundations and Future Directions
Julia Kotlarsky, Ilan Oshri, Nevena Sekulic
Abstract
In this editorial, we develop the concept of digital sustainability for the IS community. By systematically reviewing the Green IT and Green IS literatures, we show that the IS field has lagged behind current discourse in practice and therefore lacks the conceptualization of the relationships between digital technologies and sustainability. Digital sustainability is defined in this editorial as the development and deployment of digital resources and artifacts toward improving the environment, society, and economic welfare. We hope that this editorial motivates IS researchers to engage in digital sustainability as an emerging research area.
Topics & Concepts
SustainabilityConceptualizationSoftware deploymentSustainability organizationsKnowledge managementSustainability scienceEngineering ethicsField (mathematics)Conceptual frameworkSocial sustainabilitySociologyManagement sciencePolitical scienceComputer scienceEngineeringSocial scienceOperating systemMathematicsEcologyBiologyPure mathematicsArtificial intelligenceGreen IT and SustainabilityInformation Systems Theories and ImplementationKnowledge Management and Sharing