Sustainable digitalization implies that societies should have an interest in the long-term value effects of Information Systems. One such value effect is related to the global climate change and natural resource scarcity, which are arguably some of the most critical societal challenges of today. One other effect might be to understand the role of information systems in creating positive values for users and society as well as mitigate the more harmful values. If negative value effects are not considered in the design and use of IS, they can for instance undermine people’s health (through addiction, lack of control, perceptions of helplessness, etc.), dignity (through anonymous work conditions, technology paternalism, etc.) and general wellbeing. At the same time, Information Systems have the power to enhance human lives and create positive value. They can inform a healthy life-style, foster co-operation, make people more knowledgeable, etc.. The IS community is uniquely positioned to address these wide ranges of sustainability issues given its encompassing knowledge of both technical and social dimensions, along with a solution-oriented inclination that has been developed over five decades.
Information systems, whether they revolve around social, ethical, economic, or environmental issues, have the potential to contribute positively to the improvement of the natural environment and of society globally. This track welcomes theoretical, empirical, and interventionist perspectives on the (positive or negative) ecological sustainability of information systems (IS) as well as on the normative underpinnings of IS as an academic discipline and a practice.
Track Chairs
Saonee Sarker
Sarah Spiekermann
Anjana Susarla
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A Review of Subjective Values and Their Implications for Green IS Research Andreas Paulsson, Stockholm University, Department of Computer and Systems Sciences |
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A Trade-off Analysis Between the Spot and Real-time Electricity Markets for Batteries Nastaran Naseri, Cologne Institute for Information Systems (CIIS) |
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Back to the Future: De-sequencing Time with Video Assistant Referee Technology Arisa Shollo, Copenhagen Business School |
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Does Home Sharing Impact Crime Rate? A Tale of Two Cities Wencui Han, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign |
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Elevating Social Sustainability in Business Processes: A Pattern-Based Approach Thorsten Schoormann, University of Hildesheim |
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Enabling Sustainable Public Transport in Smart Cities through Real-time Decision Support Ayman Abdelwahed, Erasmus University Rotterdam |
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Multiple Vickrey Auctions for Sustainable Electric Vehicle Charging Konstantina Valogianni, IE University |
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Abdullah Alhauli, University of Maryland |
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Anselma Wörner, ETH Zurich |
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Stephan Diederich, University of Goettingen |
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Supporting Green IS through a Framework Predicting Consumption Sustainability Levels of Individuals Arielle Moro, Faculty of Economics and Business |
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Nakyung Kyung, KAIST College of Business |
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The Role of ICT for Sustainable Development: A Cross Country Analysis Parvathi Jayaprakash, Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode |
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The Social Mark of Specialized Information Systems for People with Disabilities Julia Krönung, University of Mannheim |