La iniciativa paperless, innovación al servicio de la conservación del medio ambiente

Abstract

This research aimed to establish the relationships of innovation in communication and information technologies as well as the evolution of mobile formats with the creation of proposals that are presented as ecological alternatives to the use of paper, through the bibliographic review and experiences around the world that manage to support the paperless initiative as an alternative for sustainable development and environmental balance thanks to the reduction of paper consumption through migration to the use of digital files in offices and high-volume workplaces of paper consumption, cases such as Axtel in Mexico and MIT's proposals with the creation of digital inks, serve as a basis for innovations based on the environment. Among the results found is the need to go beyond the efforts that have been initiated in Latin America to create a recycling culture and encourage the population to use the technologies developed to replace paper as a method of reducing exploitation. environmental.