Adoption of Green Information Technology for Sustainable Development in Context of UAE

Green Information Technology (GIT) is emerging as an increasingly important issue as organizations come under pressure to address environmental sustainability concerns. Despite increased attention from business, government and more recently, Information Systems (IS) researchers, a measure to determine the capability of organizations to Green their IT remains elusive. The ultimate aim is to utilize IT and physical base productively and adequately to perform all the processes of organizations with zero or negligible effect on the nature's domain. The researcher contend in this paper that there is an earnest requirement for organizations to consider the factors that motivate them to adopt green IT as one practical response to the threat of global warming and climate change. The purpose of this study is to use Molla's GITAM model in context of UAE and identify the factors that motivates the organization to adopt Green IT. The results of this study help the organization to make strategies related to green computing for their economic and environmental sustainability. In this regard, this study fills the gap between the principles of green information technology and sustainability of organizations.