Setting Goals in a Digital Transformation of Environmental Assessment: A Case Study

Ashna Mahmood Zada; Peter Axel Nielsen; John Stouby Persson

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Setting Goals in a Digital Transformation of Environmental Assessment: A Case Study

Ashna Mahmood Zada, Peter Axel Nielsen, John Stouby Persson

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Since The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) emerged in 2015, they have become a guide for managing present sustainability challenges. However, we have limited knowledge about inter-organizational goal setting for digital transformations towards sustainable development. Recognizing this shortcoming, we report an in-depth case study of an inter-organizational digital transformation and the challenges of setting goals towards promoting progress on SDGs in environmental assessments. An environmental assessment is an obligatory procedure securing environmental concerns are considered before a decision is made, either for individual projects or public plans and programs. From analyzing the activities in environmental assessments, we outline their distinct digitalization goals and the stakeholders’ associated experiences. These findings extend preliminary research on what drives digital transformation in environmental assessment and highlight environmentally responsible activities where information systems can make a difference. The paper discusses how these findings show a further need for research on the digital transformation of environmental assessment.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Co-Creating for Context in Prospective Transfer & Diffusion of IT : Proceedings of IFIP WG 8.6 Conference
Editors	Amany Elbanna, Shane McLoughlin, Yogesh K. Dwivedi, Brian Donnellan, David Wastell
Number of pages	18
Publisher	Springer
Publication date	2022
Pages	145-162
ISBN (Print)	978-3-031-17967-9
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-031-17968-6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-17968-6_12
Publication status	Published - 2022
Event	International Working Conference on Transfer and Diffusion of IT - Maynooth, Ireland Duration: 15 Jun 2022 → 16 Jun 2022

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Conference	International Working Conference on Transfer and Diffusion of IT
Country/Territory	Ireland
City	Maynooth
Period	15/06/2022 → 16/06/2022

Series	Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing
ISSN	1865-1348

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Case-study
Digital transformation
Environmental assessment
Inter-organization

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Zada, A. M., Nielsen, P. A., & Persson, J. S. (2022). Setting Goals in a Digital Transformation of Environmental Assessment: A Case Study. In A. Elbanna, S. McLoughlin, Y. K. Dwivedi, B. Donnellan, & D. Wastell (Eds.), Co-Creating for Context in Prospective Transfer & Diffusion of IT: Proceedings of IFIP WG 8.6 Conference (pp. 145-162). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-17968-6_12

Zada, Ashna Mahmood ; Nielsen, Peter Axel ; Persson, John Stouby. / Setting Goals in a Digital Transformation of Environmental Assessment: A Case Study. Co-Creating for Context in Prospective Transfer & Diffusion of IT: Proceedings of IFIP WG 8.6 Conference. editor / Amany Elbanna ; Shane McLoughlin ; Yogesh K. Dwivedi ; Brian Donnellan ; David Wastell. Springer, 2022. pp. 145-162 (Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing).

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Zada, AM , Nielsen, PA & Persson, JS 2022, Setting Goals in a Digital Transformation of Environmental Assessment: A Case Study. in A Elbanna, S McLoughlin, YK Dwivedi, B Donnellan & D Wastell (eds), Co-Creating for Context in Prospective Transfer & Diffusion of IT: Proceedings of IFIP WG 8.6 Conference. Springer, Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, pp. 145-162, International Working Conference on Transfer and Diffusion of IT, Maynooth, Ireland, 15/06/2022. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-17968-6_12

Setting Goals in a Digital Transformation of Environmental Assessment: A Case Study. / Zada, Ashna Mahmood ; Nielsen, Peter Axel ; Persson, John Stouby.
Co-Creating for Context in Prospective Transfer & Diffusion of IT: Proceedings of IFIP WG 8.6 Conference. ed. / Amany Elbanna; Shane McLoughlin; Yogesh K. Dwivedi; Brian Donnellan; David Wastell. Springer, 2022. p. 145-162 (Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing).

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