Integrating services and tools in an ICT platform to support eco-innovation in SMEs

Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 211-221

  Buttol, Patrizia ^a   Buonamici, Roberto ^a   Naldesi, Luciano ^a   Rinaldi, Caterina ^a   Zamagni, Alessandra ^a   Masoni, Paolo ^a  

^a ENEA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Eco design; ICT; LCA; Product (re)design; Web services

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; ECODESIGN; WEB SERVICES; WEBSITES;

ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTS; INCREMENTAL INNOVATION; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; ON-LINE SERVICE; SIMPLIFIED TOOLS; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE; WEB BASED PLATFORM;

PRODUCT DESIGN;

EID: 84862115017     PISSN: 1618954X     EISSN: 16189558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10098-011-0388-7     Document Type: Article

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