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==An introduction to persuasive systems design for sustainability (Invited Talk)==
https://ceur-ws.org/Vol-2286/invited_paper_3.pdf
An introduction to persuasive systems design for
sustainability
Harri Oinas-Kukkonen
Oulu Advanced Research on Service and Information Systems
University of Oulu
Oulu, Finland
harri.oinas-kukkonen@oulu.fi
Abstract—Persuasive systems design can be applied to all software business. Results from a variety of research
applications for green information systems and technology and projects utilizing the PSD model and the BCSS framework
sustainability. Beyond sustainability, we claim that the topics will be presented.
addressed in this presentation will play a centermost role in most
of software design in future and they will become relevant for all
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