May 03, 2018 at the wtdc2017 in buenos aires and in celebration of the 25 th anniversary of the itud in october 2017, the itu published ict centric economic growth, innovation and jobcreation, prepared by an international team of scholars documenting current thinking about how icts can contribute to realization of the strategic development goals sdgs. For each indicator alone the degree of effect has been identified. Dec 06, 2010 how does ict help advance sustainable development. We discuss various views and conceptual frameworks put forward in the discussion of ict and sustainable development. One should readily agree that, as with most things in this world, apply ing ict to propel any development will have its benefits and pitfalls. An optimistic and a pessimistic view of ict with regard to sustainability, the.
Ict can play an enabling role in the implementation of the sdgs. What is the role of ict in sustainable development. Analysis of the impact of ict on sustainable development using. A very common idea is the socalled threepillar or threedimensional approach. The role of ict in the proposed urban sustainable development goal and the new urban agenda technologies in particular ict. The aim of sustainable development is to balance our economic, environmental and social needs, allowing prosperity for now and future generations. The sustainable development goals sdgs represent a global, multistakeholder, actionoriented commitment and an opportunity for collaboration on driving economic, social and environmental development for all. The sustainable development goals sdgs are a wide range of global sustainable development targets for the environment, society and economy and they were launched by the united nations in 2015. John daly, in a series of articles,4 discusses point by point how ict can work to meet the eight goals identified with the 18 targets set by the mdgs. Both have impacts at global, national and local levels. Abstract the global economy is increasingly becoming. Introduction in 2015, two important international frameworks regarding the sustainability of the global environment and society were adopted.
Whereas one group staunchly defends employing ict for guiding and implementing sustainable development, others fight vigorously to highlight its many negatives. As jeffrey sachs pointed out in his address, one main cause of poverty is isolation from the. The purpose of this paper is to provide a brief overview. How artificial intelligence can boost sustainable development itu news magazine working group on the digital gender divide, recommendations for action. Ict strategy, sustainable development, tourism sector, zimbabwe 1.
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Icts and the internet are widely seen as opportunities to bypass historic development constraints. Expectations are high that progressive innovation in information and communication technologies icts can be harnessed to sustainable development and, specifically, to environmental sustainability, goals. Jun 20, 2017 united nations sustainable development goals time for global action for people and planet. This paper provides a novel ict framework for addressing sustainable development goals. Making ict and e development strategies an integral part of policy planning is now essential in order to support the necessary human and physical infrastructure and to introduce and adopt measures to ensure. Ict, policy and sustainable economic development 2017 icc. Pdf we discuss various views and conceptual frameworks put forward in the discussion of ict and sustainable development. Information and communication technologies icts have enormous potential to fast forward progress on the united. The united nations sustainable development goals sdgs call for several advances by the year 2030. Sustainable information and communications technology. Icts are critical to achieve the sustainable development goals. Information and communications technology for sustainable. Gender equality 57% correlation with ict the united nations sustainable development agenda shows that the number of girls enrolled in schools has increased significantly compared to 2000, indicating that investing in ict construction in this area can also bring huge benefits.
This new framework for international cooperation to promote sustainable development between 2015 and 2030 is composed of 17 new sustainable development goals sdgs and 169 targets. Pdf the sustainable development goals and information and. Achieving sustainable development goals sdgs through ict services takayuki ono kenichi iida seiya yamazaki 1. Pdf ict innovation and sustainable development robin e. This paper is aiming at illustrating the potential of ict for achieving the sustainable development goals which were declared by the united nations in 2015 as binding for all nations of our planet. Strengthening the electronic communications capacities of womens organizations in africa abstract abantu for development was established in 1991. Sustainable development consists of a longterm, integrated approach to developing and achieving a healthy community by jointly addressing economic, environmental, and social issues, whilst avoiding. One should readily agree that, as with most things in this world, applying ict to propel any development will have its benefits and pitfalls.
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How ict can deliver the sdgs support and investment in information communication technology ict directly affects an individual countrys performance, against the united nations sustainable development goals sdgs, according to new research, commissioned by huawei and carried out by sustainability. The widespread hope within the international development community that icts could be a powerful tool of development and poverty reduction, and of achieving the millennium development goals, led to a proliferation of donorfunded ict for development pilot projects in several sectors in a wide range of countries in the past decade. Achieving sustainable development goals sdgs through ict. The use of ict to drive sustainable development is a constant debate. Achieving sustainable development and promoting development cooperation dialogues at the ecosoc iii desa the department of economic and social affairs of the united nations secretariat is. In general, it can be concluded that ict development will promote most indicators of sustainability. In 1999, it began an information and communication technology ict component of its work, funded in part by infodev. Whereas one group staunchly defends emp loying ict for guiding and implementing sustainable development, others fight vigorously to highlight its many negatives. Information and communication technology ict, and its challenges and opportunities in promoting womens empowerment the sustainable development goals related to achieving womens empowerment the module has three main sections, where key concepts are explained with the support of numerous real world examples and case studies. Usa supported by national science foundation, world bank, and the united nations. Although access to and deployment of information communication technology ict are cited as specific targets in only four of the sdgs 4, 5, 9 and 17, ict plays a role in the realization of all of the sdgs. Pdf ict and sustainable development in south asian countries.