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Abstract. Since the concept of universal design is already extending the boundary of disabilities, it is significant to include different aspects of information technology where universal design enabled efforts can contribute towards better designed systems, products and services. Sustainability is an important and growing public concern in today's world. Nevertheless, attempts of designing IT system that can be called sustainable in nature are not so evident at present. In this paper we propose a framework originating from sustainable IT system design principles (also described in the paper). The universal design principles are used as a foundation upon which the resultant sustainable IT system design principles were derived. The concept of 'sustainable IT system' addressed in this research paper is beyond the common phenomenon of sustainability like green IT, CO 2 emission etc. Rather, the framework proposed in this paper incorporates more user inclusion and increased user satisfaction together towards higher usability. And an IT system designed in this manner is a sustainable IT system according to the argument of this paper which can therefore be designed by following the proposed design principles and framework.

Sustainable Human Computer Interaction (HCI) is a heterogeneous developing field of research, typically focusing on persuasive system design to influence users to behave and live more sustainably. So far this change of behavior towards sustainability has been limited more or less within the scope of environmental topics. This paper extends the notion of sustainable HCI beyond the ecological sphere of sustainability. This paper has followed a previous research work in which sustainable system design principles were formulated without explanation of how to practice them in a system development process. Design principles originating from HCI design principles are an approach to showing how they could influence the classical system development life cycle to produce a sustainable system. A theoretical framework is proposed to explain this. Then sustainable HCI is redefined from the perspective of different parameters associated within the universal design concept from HCI.

Abstract. Although sustainability is a key concern in today's world, more efforts towards achieving sustainability are needed. User inclusion in the information system design process could enhance the outcome of a system's action towards sustainability. It is, however, important to understand the design procedure of a system to achieve such goals. A framework denominating as the inclusive innovation framework presented in this paper incorporated analyses from open innovation, universal design, and sustainability to motivate the initiation of internal and external driving factors towards sustainability goals. The derived framework could promote the information system's enabled sustainable goals by combining the use of universal design principles and the concept of open innovation. A requirement engineering model was also proposed that was interoperable within the three subjects of interest discussed in the paper and was necessary for understanding the application of an inclusive innovation framework. Two use cases were then presented as an illustration for arguing the validation of the proposed inclusive innovation framework. The findings from the use cases indicated that the use of universal design principles along with an open innovation concept could increase information systems' enabled sustainability goals. This could be done by enhancing a system's successfulness along with the increased user satisfaction.Keywords: Sustainability, Open Innovation, Universal Design, Inclusive Innovation Framework. IntroductionDuring the recent decades the impact of human activities on the Earth's eco-systems has become a growing concern. Research connected to sustainability issues in the information system field has increased due to larger awareness of environmental issues, climate change, and the risk of global warming [32], [45]. Information systems are ubiquitous in our society and they play an important role in confronting some of the adverse effects on the environment [46]. It is important to acknowledge that the increased use of the information system has constituted a growing environmental concern in itself, e.g. increased power consumption for running an IT system and the need of scarce resources to build IT artifacts [11]. The information system artifact is a tool that mediates activities and is different from a simple IT artifact. This is because the information system artifact is considered to be an intricate socio-technical system defined as an "integrated and cooperating set of people, processes, software, and information technologies to support individual, organizational, or societal goals" [45]. Also there seems to be a strong public belief in the information system as an enabler of sustainability [46]. All larger systems are influenced by a variety of stakeholders that determines its future [17] and this is also implied for the information system. While no definite definition of the open innovation concept exists and the newness of open innovation itself was argued [42], the concept has usually proclaimed tha...

Abstract.The concept of open innovation is becoming an increasingly popular topic of interest and seems to promise a lot in organizational development. However, to date there are no certain design principles that can be followed by organizations on how to use open innovation successfully. In this paper seven design principles of open innovation concept have been proposed. The derived principles are the outcome which is based on the principles of universal design. The open innovation design, based on these principles could create better business values and new business strategies. Finally a theoretical framework is also proposed that shows how to use these principles for successful open innovation design.

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Abstract. Gaze interaction for many people is the only means of communication because of extremely limited conditions like traumatic brain injuries, cerebral palsy to multiple sclerosis. No doubt it holds great undertake of the disable people while the 'design for all slogans' is highly supported by this feature. However, on the other hand people those who do not need such special need are intentionally excluded from using gaze technology even though a lot of promising research is being done in this field. There are several limitations and at present there is no model which can guide towards the design of sustainable, stable, eye tracking system for majority people. This paper examines such limitations of gaze interactions and proposes an accessibility passport model to overcome the challenges, thereby opening opportunity better design of gaze interaction for achieving universal and inclusive design.

This is an accepted version of a paper published in Multimedia tools and applications. This paper has been peer-reviewed but does not include the final publisher proofcorrections or journal pagination. Computer games are now part of our modern culture. However, certain categories of people are excluded from this form of entertainment and social interaction because they are unable to interface with the games. The reason for this can be deficits in motor control, vision or hearing. By using automatic speech recognition systems (ASRS), voice driven commands can be used to control the game, thus opening the possibility for people with disabilities to be included in game communities. This paper aims to find a standard way of using voice commands for games which use a speech recognition system in the backend that can be universally applied for designing inclusive games.However, present speech recognition systems do not support emotions, attitudes, tones, etc., which is a drawback because such expressions can be vital for gaming.Taking multiple types of existing genres of games into account and analyzing their voice command requirements, a general ASRS module is proposed that can work as a common platform for designing inclusive games. A fuzzy logic controller is then proposed to enhance the system. The standard voice driven module can be based on algorithms or a fuzzy controller, which can be used to design software plug-ins or be included in a microchip. It then can be integrated into the game engines, thereby creating the possibility for voice driven universal access for controlling games.