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Green information technology systems (Green ITS) are proposed as a strategy to reduce greenhouse gases (GHGs) emissions and other environmental impacts while supporting ecological sustainable development. The Green ITS concept combines both Green information technology (IT) and Green information system (IS) applications

Subject Area: 1. Natural sciences, 2. Engineering and technology – Computer and information sciences, Electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering, Systems engineering

Education Level: Higher education

Education Use: Professional development

Language: EN

Publisher/Institution: MDPI

License type: Creative Commons-Attribution (CC BY)

Primary User: Teacher

Learning resource type (IEEE LOM): Narrative Text (theory)

Technical type (IEEE LOM): Text – Document

Time to read: 450min

Learning outcomes:

• Have a general understanding of Energy Efficiency
• Acquire data relating to the consumption of the equipment present
• Replace the real data with reference averages if they are not detectable;
• Evaluate the carbon footprint of devices’ production
• Recognize the processes that involve the use of digital services and equipment
• Analyze the data

DigComp competence area: 1. Information and data literacy – 1.3 Managing data, information and digital content

DigComp proficiency level: 4.Tasks, and well defined and non-routine problems

Link: http://10.3390/admsci9020043

Key words: Information and communication technology; green information technology; greenhouse gas emission; green information systems; carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions; people, planet and profit; legislation; ecology; green growth and sustainability