Corso Dottorato - Green Information Systems and Sustainability

Green Information Systems and Sustainability

CFU: 3 / Hours: 15 
Date: 27-30 March 2017
Where: Meeting Room 6th floor - p.le Tecchio 80 Neaples - Industrial Engineering Department 
by prof. Babita Gupta (California State University - Monterey Bay).

Overview
Green Information Systems (IS) applies the transformative power of information systems to support sustainability endeavors. Green IS can contribute to sustainability through automating, informating and transforming products, processes, behaviors, and relationships to support environmental sustainability. Thus, in the same way information systems have transformed modern business to provide significant productivity improvements, IS has the potential to enable sustainable ecological, economic and social practices. Researchers are therefore presented with opportunities to investigate and provide solutions to transform the impact of individuals, organizations and society in sustainability.

Objectives
After the workshop, the participants should

• be able to impart training on Green Information Systems and Sustainability
• be a key researcher in the area of Green IS and Sustainability
• be an engine for environmental concerns and their solutions.

Course details

• The use of IS to change human behaviors towards sustainable business practices
• Intra-organisational and cross-organisational Green IS and sustainability initiatives
• Collaboration among a wide-spectrum of sustainability stakeholders enabled by IS
• IS in support of environmental sustainability
• The ecological value of virtualisation, cloud computing, and software as a service
• The design, implementation, and use of IS to reduce organizations’ environmental impact
• Issues surrounding the assessment and measurement of information systems sustainability
• Cross-cultural, social, and global aspect of Green IS.

Course info

• Spoken language: English
• Assessment: written exam at the end, attendance is mandatory
• Textbook: Reading material and share the lectures provided by the instructor
• Pedagogy: Classroom lecture and interactive discussions
• Contact info: Pierluigi Rippa, DII, pierluigi.rippa@unina.it, 0817682934

Course Schedule

Day 1 - March 27

9.00-12.00

• Introduction
• Introduction to Green IS and Sustainability
• IS in support of environmental sustainability
  • Energy Informatics
  • Data centers
  • Smart Grid
  • Agricultural Biotechnology
  • Renewable energy sources
• E-Waste and recycling

Day 2 - March 29

9.00-12.00

• Organisational strategies and implementation issues
• Business Process Reengineering for sustainability
• Role of IS to change human behaviours towards sustainable business practices
• Green supply chain
• Potential Group Project for students: research and critically assess the sustainability of an organization and identify business process changes that will improve the IT sustainability of an organization

13.00-16.00

• Ecological value of virtualization
• Cloud computing
• Software as a service
• Green supply chain management
• Telecommuting

Day 4 - March 30

9.00-12.00

• Role of Big Data, Web 3.0, and analytics in green IS and sustainability
• Security Issues
• Emerging technologies in Green IS and Sustainability

13.00-16.00

• Lifecycle assessment of Green IS
• Social and economic sustainability
• Regulatory and governance issues surrounding Green IS
• Assessment, feedback