The information society and the environment. A survey of european activities

This paper sketches some representative activities promoting the application of information and communication technology in the service of environmental or more general sustainability issues in Europe: The EU projects ASIS (Alliance for a Sustainable Information Society) and EPSILON (Environmental Planning and Control System for Industrial Logistical Networks), the work of the ISF (Information Society Forum) in sustainability issues, and some activities in the Gerrnan-speaking part of Europe.