Adopting Green ICT at Egyptian HEI: A Step towards Sustainable Future

Abstract

One way to sustaining future and environment protection is the use of Green ICT. This paper investigates the practices of Egyptian HEI regarding Green ICT. Moreover, it highlights the benefits as well as the barriers to Green ICT adoption, also the good and ill impact of ICTis illustrated via the green theory. Practices of Egyptian HEI regarding Green ICTcollected through the survey of HEI websites, also, the paper takes an interdisciplinary approach drawing together literatures from a variety of fields, including green theory, information systems, green economics, energy, waste management, and transport research. The paper reveals that GICT is major component at Egyptian HEI for sustaining future. Also, it concluded that the most important issue that may influence the success of the adoption of GICT is motivation and support exerted by HEI management.