T-ISO: A Standard Proposal for Green IT Indicators Oriented to Higher Education Institutions

Abstract

This article shows the degree of maturity in relation to the implantation of Green Information Technologies (IT) in the higher level institutions of the São Francisco Valley, Brazil. From a standardization of indicators, it proposes policies of actions and good practices that allow these organizations to achieve excellence in IT sustainability. For this, we realized that it is necessary to adopt strategies of motivation and awareness for some managers who still have resistance in implementing Green IT and applaud others for the initiatives and sustainable thoughts already adopted. This research has an exploratory character through a bibliographical survey and interviews with the IT managers of the studied institutions. It is also qualitative-quantitative, for measuring and fostering the level of Green IT present in these institutions. Some results were collected immediately because some actions are already present and successfully adopted by some universities.