Are mobile blood donation applications green?

Sofia Ouhbi, José Luis Fernández-Alemán, Ali Idri, José Rivera Pozo

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6 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

On a global scale, software sustainability is attracting more and more attention. The term green software often refers to environmental sustainability applied to software systems, however, it is impacted by the different dimensions of sustainability. Green software can be divided into green by software and green in software. Blood donation mobile applications are more and more used by smartphone users. They represent an alternative way to attract volunteers and increase awareness about the importance of blood donation acts. The aim of this paper is to assess the greenability of seventy-two free blood donation applications using individual, social, environmental and technical dimensions of sustainability. The type, functionality and energy consumption of each app are identified and analyzed. Results have shown that the type of the BD app has a great impact on its level of greenability.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2015 10th International Conference on Intelligent Systems
Subtitle of host publicationTheories and Applications, SITA 2015
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781509002207
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 15 2015
Externally publishedYes
Event10th International Conference on Intelligent Systems: Theories and Applications, SITA 2015 - Rabat, Morocco
Duration: Oct 20 2015Oct 21 2015

Publication series

Name2015 10th International Conference on Intelligent Systems: Theories and Applications, SITA 2015

Conference

Conference10th International Conference on Intelligent Systems: Theories and Applications, SITA 2015
Country/TerritoryMorocco
CityRabat
Period10/20/1510/21/15

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Science Applications
  • Computational Theory and Mathematics
  • Artificial Intelligence

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