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Digital Transformation for Sustainability

ICT-supported Environmental Socio-economic Development

  • Features case studies from Europe and, especially, Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Assesses the practical and research-oriented aspects of using ICT to support sustainability efforts
  • Highlights the impact of interactions between academia and industry

Part of the book series: Progress in IS (PROIS)

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Table of contents (28 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxii
  2. Innovative ICT Solutions for Sustainable Citizenship

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Addressing Sustainability Challenges of the South African Wine Industry Through Blockchain-Related Traceability

      • Robyn Blake-Rath, Anne Christin Dyck, Gerrit Schumann, Nils Wenninghoff
      Pages 3-14
    3. A Model for Smart Banking in Mauritius

      • Brijesh Ramphull, Soulakshmee D. Nagowah
      Pages 43-60
    4. MoPo sane: Mobility Portal for Health Care Centers

      • Aina Andriamananony, Benjamin Wagner vom Berg
      Pages 61-77
  3. Sustainable Entrepreneurship in the Framework of ICT

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 79-79
    2. Computer Technologies for Promoting Women Entrepreneurship Skills Capability and Improved Employability

      • Abiodun Alao, Roelien Brink, Wallace Chigona, Edda Tandi Lwoga
      Pages 81-117
    3. Independent Power Supply Through Off-Grid Microgrids in South Africa: Potentials of AI Enhanced Business Models

      • Robyn Blake-Rath, Anne Christin Dyck, Gerrit Schumann, Nils Wenninghoff
      Pages 119-137
    4. Sustainable Digital Entrepreneurship: Examining IT4Sustainability as Business Development Path

      • Carmen Isensee, Frank Teuteberg, Kai-Michael Griese
      Pages 139-153
  4. Digital Transformation for Sustainability in Smart Cities

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 155-155
    2. ECOSense and Sniffer Bike: European Bike Sensor Applications and Its Potential to Support the Decision-Making Process in Cycling Promotion

      • Johannes Schering, Christian Janßen, René Kessler, Viktor Dmitriyev, Jan Stüven, Jorge Marx Gómez et al.
      Pages 157-182
    3. A Framework for Social Urban Water Management

      • Fani Duduetsang, Jafta Ntembeko, Kunjuzwa Dumani, Malibongwe Twani
      Pages 233-250
    4. Leakage Detection and Automatic Billing in Water Distribution Systems Using Smart Sensors

      • Kofi Sarpong Adu-Manu, Charles Adjetey, Nana Yaw Ofosu Apea
      Pages 251-270
    5. The Socio-Technological Value to Stakeholders of Smart City Initiatives That Address Urbanization Challenges

      • Anthea van der Hoogen, Brenda Scholtz, Ifeoluwapo Fashoro, André P. Calitz
      Pages 301-318
  5. Data Analytics for Sustainability

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 319-319

About this book

This book presents case studies to analyse the relationship between sustainability – environmental, social, institutional and economic – and digital innovation. 

The respective contributions offer a contextualisation of the main present and future trends concerning these two elements, and present analyses from economic, technical, managerial, and social perspectives alike. The individual sections of the book focus on interactions between sustainability and digital innovation in existing organisations and highlight the new opportunities, challenges and threats that may emerge as a result. The contributions are mainly based on case studies and research conducted in Europe and Africa, with a few focusing on Southeast Asia and Central America, and were prepared by experts in the fields of Information Systems, Computer Science, Social Development, and Economics.



Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Computing Science, University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany

    Jorge Marx Gómez

  • School of Business and Management, Royal Holloway, University of London, London, UK

    Maria Rosa Lorini

About the editors

Prof. Dr. Jorge Marx Gómez is full Professor and Chair of Business Information Systems at Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg, Germany. His research interests include very large business applications, business information systems, federated ERP-systems, business intelligence, data warehousing, interoperability and environmental management information systems.

Dr. Maria Rosa Lorini is a research assistant at Royal Holloway, University of London, United Kingdom and project manager with extensive experience in the use of information and communication technology for the purpose of community empowerment. She has driven numerous hands-on programmes in underserved areas in Sub-Saharan Africa while working with international organisations and while pursuing her Ph.D in Information and Communication Technologies for Development.

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