Green IT-Outsourcing Assurance Model

CONTEXT - Green IT or green computing has emerged as a fast growing business paradigm in recent years in order to develop energy-efficient softwares and peripheral devices. OBJECTIVE - The objective of this research project is to develop Green IT-Outsourcing Assurance Model to assist outsourcing vendor organisations to ensure greenness of the organisations and to develop energy-efficient softwares. METHOD - Our research design for the proposed model is based on systematic literature review, empirical study and case study. EXPECTED OUTCOME - The outcome of this project will be Green IT-Outsourcing Assurance Model (GITAM) that will assist outsourcing vendor organisations to engineer energy-efficient softwares at low cost.