The Role of ICT to Achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
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 addressing both developing and developed countries. ICT mu
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Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria [email protected] St. P¨ olten University of Applied Sciences, St. P¨ olten, Austria [email protected] http://www.tuwien.ac.at, http://www.fhstp.ac.at
Abstract. 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 addressing both developing and developed countries. ICT must play a significant role if the SDGs should be achieved as projected in 2030. The paper gives an overview of some of the existing efforts in this area and is written as an appeal to all professionals, scientists and IT-professional and their organization to take a holistic approach for all ICT-activities and projects to always include and monitor the effects of their work on the SDGs. The impacts of ICT on sustainability are twofold: On the one hand there might be negative effects on sustainability such as the generation of electronic waste, on the other hand ICT is definitely an enabler to more efficient resource usage, education and business operations which is critical success factor for achieving the SDGs. Keywords: Sustainable development goals · Millennium development goals · WSIS · Code of ethics · Impact of IT-work on sustainability · Karlskrona manifesto
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Introduction
On 25th to 27th of September 2015, the heads of state and high-representatives of United Nation’s member nations agreed on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which supersede the Millennium Development Goals. The Millennium Development Goals (2000–2015) can be regarded as one of the most important and successful initiatives to eradicate poverty in modern history. The eight crystallized goals of the MDGs have been further translated into practical steps which have deliberated over one billion people from an extreme level of poverty and have achieved a better standard of life in many parts of the world. [19] Without any doubt one cannot neglect the eminent role of science, technology c IFIP International Federation for Information Processing 2016 Published by Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016. All Rights Reserved F.J. Mata and A. Pont (Eds.): WITFOR 2016, IFIP AICT 481, pp. 3–13, 2016. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-44447-5 1
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A.M. Tjoa and S. Tjoa
and innovation as well as the dissemination of these new technologies in most of the practical steps leading to a society where no one should be left behind. The aim of the SDGs is to set the objectives for driving forces all over the world to tackle the world’s largest challenges such as fighting poverty, eliminating inequalities and achieving sustainable economic growth. The agenda comprises 17 SDGs which are further refined to 169 targets addressing economic, social and environmental aspects [20]. A key aspect of the agenda is that the defined goals address all countries. All countries of our planet are obliged to perform their level best to consider and enforce all their efforts to achieve within one generation
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