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Effects of ICT on the Environment and Indicators for Their Measurement

Published:2023-09-08 Issue: Volume:1 Page:119-126
ISSN:2945-1159
Container-title:International Journal of Environmental Engineering and Development
language:en
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Author:

Yoshinov Radoslav¹,Trifonov Rumen²,Pavlova Galya²,Borissova Daniela³

Affiliation:

1. Laboratory of Telematics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev Str. Bl. 8, Sofia 1113, BULGARIA

2. Faculty of Computer Systems and Technology, Technical University, Kliment Ohridski Bul, 8, Sofia 1000, BULGARIA

3. Institute of Information and Communication Technologies, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev Str. Bl. 2, Sofia 1113 BULGARIA

Abstract

The relationship between ICTs and the environment is complex and multifaceted, as ICTs can play positive and negative roles. The article's main idea is how the ICT sector can help tackle climate change, from measurement, monitoring, and automation of processes to self-organizing the sector to refurbish and ecologically scrape ICT hardware. The life cycle of services must be managed to minimize their impact on the environment – management of production, use, and end of life. Based on the analysis, the current article identified some groups of indicators used in the proposed model to estimate the ICT footprint. This information contributes to a more accurate measurement of any company the effect on the environment.

Publisher

World Scientific and Engineering Academy and Society (WSEAS)

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