Abstract:
Despite the benefits of green ICT use in education, its uptake by universities in Burundi to deliver its services has been low. The study sorts to assess green ICT adoption parameters and develop a green ICT adoption Framework for universities in Burundi. The study undertook a survey of public and private universities in Burundi targeting the ICT departments. Based on the findings from the field, the study established to be personnel capacity, green ICT status, power consumption management, and ICT governance as the key components of concern towards the adoption of green ICT by universities in Burundi. The study further developed a green ICT adoption framework for use by universities in Burundi towards adopting green ICT.