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dc.titleGreen IT Strategies: Innovating for a Sustainable Digital Future
dc.contributor.authorLatorre, Lucia
dc.contributor.authorRivera Picado, Carlo Magno
dc.contributor.authorOzcoidi, Emeli Florencia
dc.contributor.orgunitTechnology and Transformation Department
dc.date.available2025-07-14T00:07:00
dc.date.issue2025-07-01T00:07:00
dc.description.abstractThis report explores the main areas of intervention of Green IT, such as the mapping of carbon emissions throughout the value chain, the virtualization of physical resources, the adoption of cloud computing services, and the design of green data centers that include sustainability criteria. Risks and consequences associated with greater digitalization are also identified, such as the rebound effect and the growth in the volume of data stored, even those without real use (“dark data”), as well as the ambivalent role of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and blockchain, whose potential to generate greater efficiency and lower environmental impact coexists with a high demand for energy and resources.
dc.format.extent36
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0013611
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Green-IT-Strategies-Innovating-for-a-Sustainable-Digital-Future.pdf
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/spanish/document/Estrategias-de-tecnologia-verde-innovacion-para-un-future-digital-sostenible.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectSustainability
dc.subjectDisruptive Innovation
dc.subjectInformation and Communication Technology
dc.subjectDigital Technology
dc.subjectEnergy
dc.subjectInternet
dc.subjectArtificial Intelligence
dc.subjectBlockchain
dc.subjectScience and Technology
dc.subjectBig Data
dc.subjectComputer Software
dc.subjectCloud Computing
dc.subjectExponential Technology
dc.subject.jelcodeO32 - Management of Technological Innovation and R&D
dc.subject.jelcodeO33 - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences • Diffusion Processes
dc.subject.jelcodeO35 - Social Innovation
dc.subject.jelcodeO38 - Government Policy
dc.typeLearning Materials
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-LM-00742
idb.operationBK-C2016
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