Abstract:
Green Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is the study and practice of using
computing resources efficiently to achieve economic viability and improved system performance and use while
abiding by ethical and social responsibilities. Green ICT frameworks are useful in measuring and evaluating
different organizations’ Green ICT efforts. Some frameworks make it easier to interpret and measure green ICT
than others, while some do not offer guidance on which metrics to use. Features of Green ICT frameworks have
not been studied and documented adequately. Furthermore, existing green ICT frameworks are all static, and
have one major limitation, that is the inability to specify realistic components for evaluating the implementation
of green ICT. Equipment life cycle, end user computing and enterprise and data center are the maincomponents.
The purpose of this study istospecify realistic components for evaluating the implementation of green ICT.A
cross sectional study involving 19 ICT directors and 145 ICT technical staff drawn from 19 universities with an
established ICT directorate were contacted. Interview schedule and questionnaires were used to collect
information on use of ICT equipment and technology. Print media and electronic media were used to collect
literature on Green ICT and green ICT frameworks. Questionnaires were used to collect quantitative data while
interviews were used to collect qualitative data. Standard statistical software was used to examine any crosstabulation, associations or groupings which emerged from the quantitative data. Thematic technique was used
to categorize and analyze qualitative data. The test re-test method was used to compute reliability coefficient by
correlating the results. Validity of the tools used in the research was enforced by the use of multiple sources of
data and auditing of the data. The benefits of this research is that it will enable institutions and organizations to
implement Green ICT in relatively more adaptive and effective way and it should enable organizations to
measure, evaluate and interpret their Green ICT efforts objectively.
