ICT and Ecology: In favour of research based on the Responsibility principle

Florence Rodhain (1) , Bernard Fallery (1)

1 Systèmes d'information

The aim of this communication is to present new focuses for research in the field of Information Systems and Ecology. In the first part, we will present, through a review of the literature, the rather negative role played by ICT on the environment: paper, transportation, consumption, waste... The aim of the second part is to discuss the rather positive role played by ICT with regard to knowledge of the environment: simulation, traceability, information... Many questions about research are then liable to be developed, and this will be the subject of the third part: in favour of research into the principle of Responsibility, users, businesses and those who govern.

Mots clés: Information Systems; Ecology; ICT

Domaines: Gestion et management

Florence Rodhain, Bernard Fallery. ICT and Ecology: In favour of research based on the Responsibility principle. Mediterranean Conference of Information Systems, 2009, Athènes, Greece. pp.173-186. ⟨hal-00777858⟩