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Purpose: The primary goal of this article is to compare the role of green energy portals/applications in shaping sustainable societies in selected countries: the People's Republic of China, Spain, Poland, and Türkiye. Design/methodology/approach: The comparisons were made for data collected at the turn of 2022/2023, in the PRC, Spain, Poland and Türkiye. The data was collected using a CAWI survey distributed in the academic environment of the countries analyzed in the study, supplemented by statements obtained through mailing lists and social media platforms. The study included 1209 people, of which a total of 608 individuals completed the entire survey questionnaire. Differences in the obtained results were evaluated using Euclidean distance. The hypothesis was made about the existing differences between the average ratings of attributes of individual green energy portals/applications and it was proven to be true for the Poland-Türkiye, Poland-PRC, and Poland-Spain relationships, but not for the pairs of other countries. Portal/application ratings were made using a scoring method and the proprietary conversion method. Findings: Respondents in all analyzed countries use information technology infrastructure on a daily basis to communicate with the Internet (by smartphones and PCs): in the PRC, Türkiye, Poland and Spain, 53% of the surveyed people are very familiar with and well-versed in issues related to green energy, and they have the greatest knowledge about it. Research limitations/implications: The limitation of the study was that it was mainly conducted in the academic environment of selected countries. Its most important achievement is the comparison of opinions on the use of green energy portals for countries that are so different culturally, economically, and demographically. Practical implications: Practical implications of the study may be useful for business practitioners in selected countries to indicate possible strategies for designing green energy portals/applications that support the creation and development of a sustainable society as well as showing the method of using these results. Originality/value: The value of the research was achieved by creating a pattern to follow, pre-design analyses, as a guideline for analysts and designers of portals, for establishing functionality and HCI techniques and for comparing methods used to evaluate modern ICT. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
