Bridging the Silos of Digitalization and Sustainability by Twin
Transition: A Multivocal Literature Review
Abstract
Twin transition is the method of parallel digital and sustainability
transitions in a mutually supporting way or, in common terms, "greening of and
by IT and data." Twin transition reacts to the growing problem of unsustainable
digitalization, particularly in the ecological sense. Ignoring this problem
will eventually limit the digital adeptness of society and the problem-solving
capacity of humankind. Information systems engineering must find ways to
support twin transition journeys through its substantial body of knowledge,
methods, and techniques. To this end, we systematically survey the academic and
gray literature on twin transition, clarify key concepts, and derive leads for
researchers and practitioners to steer their innovation efforts.