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We discuss various views and conceptual frameworks put forward in the discussion of ICT and sustainable development: An optimistic and a pessimistic view of ICT with regard to sustainability, the three-pillar approach to sustainable development, the three-level approach to ICT impacts, the claim of human, social and ecological compatibility of ICT and the plain use of ICT for development. We show that each of these approaches has its problems and limitations and conclude with formulating the challenges of finding an analytical approach which will effectively support decision-makers in using ICT in the service of sustainable development.
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Hilty, L.M., Hercheui, M.D. (2010). ICT and Sustainable Development. In: Berleur, J., Hercheui, M.D., Hilty, L.M. (eds) What Kind of Information Society? Governance, Virtuality, Surveillance, Sustainability, Resilience. HCC CIP 2010 2010. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, vol 328. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-15479-9_22
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