The Contribution of ICT in EU Development Policy: A Multicriteria Approach

Koliouska, Christiana; Andreopoulou, Zacharoula; Golumbeanu, Mariana

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-21990-1_7

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“…The framework in which the EU was set deals with the innovation/industrialization challenge (Jacobsson et al, 2009). The exploitation of ICT for international sustainable development is moving forward into the next phase (Heeks, 2008;Koliouska et al, 2020). The last decades, sustainability attracts a great attention worldwide because of the increasing number of pressing environmental problems (Andreopoulou and Koliouska, 2018;Segura-Salazar and Tavares, 2018).…”

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Assessing the ICT exploitation in EU energy policy: a multicriteria evaluation

Andreopoulou

Koliouska

Zopounidis

2020

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PurposeThis paper aims to present and assess the EU energy policies regarding their dependence on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) implications and the level of complexity of the applied ICT implications using the Technique for Order Preference by Similarity of Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) method. The used criteria have been retrieved from the official “ICT Implication Assessment method of EU Legislation”.Design/methodology/approachThe methodology approach deals with the ranking representation of EU energy policies according to the ICT exploitation. The data for the study were collected from the official website of the European Union (EU) (www.europa.eu). According to these data, the subtopics of the EU energy policies regard the internal energy market, the European energy policy, the energy efficiency, the nuclear energy, the security of energy supply, the external dimension, the enlargement and the renewable energy sources. The EU energy policies were assessed using the TOPSIS multicriteria analysis. The TOPSIS is widely used to solve real-world decision-making problems due to its characteristic to deal with different information types.FindingsAccording to the results of the research, the EU energy policies achieve a good level of dependence on ICT implications and of complexity of the applied ICT implications but not the optimum. However, EU policy-makers should take into account the ICT factors while updating an existing one or while designing a new energy policy. The results of this research can provide an overview of the current situation regarding the current legislation while moving toward a sustainable eEurope. There is a need for stronger incubation efforts for a wide range of innovations to be ready in due time.Originality/valueThis is the first time that EU energy policies are presented and assessed regarding their dependence on ICT implications and the level of complexity of the applied ICT implications using the TOPSIS method.

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Assessing the ICT exploitation in EU energy policy: a multicriteria evaluation

Andreopoulou

Koliouska

Zopounidis

2020

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ICT Penetration and Human Development: Empirical Evidence from the EU Transition Economies

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A Multicriteria Approach for Assessing the Impact of ICT on EU Sustainable Regional Policy

Koliouska

Andreopoulou

2020

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As a global actor, the European Union (EU) plays a leading role in international efforts to promote sustainable development globally. All sustainable objectives and targets need Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) as key catalysts, since ICTs constitute tools of unprecedented power which help people to face the growing challenges of rising population, poverty, epidemics and climate change. Policy makers in the EU are increasingly putting ICTs into relations with sustainable regional development. This paper aims to study and assess the impact of ICT on the EU regional policy in terms of sustainable development by applying the multicriteria approach, PROMETHEE II, using the software Visual PROMETHEE. The criteria that were used in this research are the criteria that both the European Commission and member states define to assess the ICT implications of new EU legislation since 2010. The results revealed that the impact of ICT on EU sustainable regional policy has gotten stronger in the last two decades.

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The Contribution of ICT in EU Development Policy: A Multicriteria Approach

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Assessing the ICT exploitation in EU energy policy: a multicriteria evaluation

Assessing the ICT exploitation in EU energy policy: a multicriteria evaluation

ICT Penetration and Human Development: Empirical Evidence from the EU Transition Economies

A Multicriteria Approach for Assessing the Impact of ICT on EU Sustainable Regional Policy

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