D EGROWTH AND ICT: A TECHNICAL REPORT VERSION 1 Sergio España Utrecht University, the Netherlands Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain s.espana@uu.nl Willem Hulst Utrecht University, the Netherlands Nivard Jansen Utrecht University, the Netherlands nivardjansen@gmail.com Daniel Pargman KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden pargman@kth.se April 21, 2023 ABSTRACT Degrowth is a paradigm that aims to solve current ecological and social problems by prioritising well-being over wealth, which is mainly done by reducing global consumption and production. We have investigated the relation between degrowth and ICT, in an attempt to close the gap between those concepts within scientific research. This technical report is a companion to the paper produced by such project. It contains the protocols we have used for the focus groups, interviews with experts, and Reddit discussions. This technical report will be updated to a new version once there is additional protocols or data to be shared. 1 Introduction This technical report is a companion to the following paper [3]: • Sergio España, Willem Hulst, Nivard Jansen, Daniel Pargman: Untangling the relationship between degrowth and ICT. In 9th International Conference on ICT for Sustainability (ICT4S 2023) . Our society and the world are suffering from many problems, mainly caused by humanity itself. Climate change, increasing pollution, and increasing economic and social inequality might be some of the biggest and most complex problems that modern society has been trying to solve. These problems are the result of pursuing economic growth at all costs, which is incorporated in the ideologies underlying governments, organisations, and companies all over the world. To achieve this economic growth, the limited natural resources of the planet are consumed at an exponentially growing pace. However, it is not possible to infinitely pursue the idea of economic growth at all costs, since these natural resources will eventually run out and the demand will exceed the rate with which the Earth can regenerate them [1, 4, 6] Over the past few years, an alternative called degrowth gained increasingly more support. Degrowth is the idea that challenges the predominant global capitalist system that pursues growth at all costs, which causes social and environ- mental crises (Demaria et al., 2013). The degrowth community pursues a world where environmental sustainability, social justice, and well-being are prioritized, which will require radical redistribution, down-scaling of production and consumption, reduction of energy and material throughput, and a shift in common values towards care, solidarity, and autonomy. While the problems described above form an increasing pressure on society, the relevance of degrowth as an alternative is increasing as well [7] . Additionally, the influence of information and communication technology (ICT) on society is significantly expanding. From small start-ups to multinationals, organisations widely use ICT to define business models or increase their efficiency. The idea of ICT infinite growth at all costs finds good support on ICT. However, it might also be one of the