TI verde em uma instituição de ensino superior pública - um estudo de caso

Abstract

The Higher Education Institutions have the responsibility with the sustainable development, guiding and been example to society. However, the environment practices are still incipient. Considering the IT, the most of organizations and society are dependent of its products due the need of information availability. To enhance the information access, an equipment infrastructure is required and this equipment may cause damage to environment by the high-energy consume, greenhouse gas emissions and inappropriate disposal. In this context, the green IT practices emerges as information technology environment friendly practices. In the beginning, the green IT was focused on energy efficiency and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. The green IT scope has extended to include equipment-recycling, reuse and dispose practices, awareness and training practices. The green IT definition is in evolution process, starting from eco-efficiency to social responsibility, creating a new definition, the Sustainable IT. The present research is based in case study method that analyses the context of one public university, recognized by its performance in research on health segment. The university expanded its operating area in the last years. Its environmental management sector is in the beginning of operations, passes by difficulties of its growing structure. The IT sector passes by the same difficulties, finding solutions in the green IT practices, contributing with environmentally responsible attitude. This study analyses how the practices associated to Green IT, considering the drivers and the barriers in the adoption of a Green IT program integrates with the socioenvironmental management in higher education institution. With the analysis results, it is obtained how these practices can be applied in other higher education institutions, aiming its alignment with the socioenvironmental management. As contributions, it is obtained the Green IT facilitators and the recommendations of these practices application to help with the socioenvironmental management in higher education institutions.