Tech for Good: The Role of ICT in Achieving the SDGs

Tech for Good was developed by UNESCO and Cetic.br/NIC.br, the Brazilian Network Information Center’s Regional Center for Studies on the Development of the Information Society. It brings together thought leaders and changemakers in the fields of information and communication technologies (ICT) and sustainable development to show how digital technologies are empowering billions of people around the world by providing access to education, healthcare, banking, and government services; and how “big data” is being used to inform smarter, evidence-based policies to improve people’s lives in fundamental ways.

It also addresses the new challenges that technology can introduce, such as privacy, data management, risks to cybersecurity, e-waste, and the widening of social divides. Ultimately, Tech for Good looks at the ways in which stakeholders are coming together to answer big questions about what our future will look like in a hyper-digitized world.

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Target Audience

Technology specialists who want to understand more about how ICT is being used to improve people’s lives around the world

Sustainable development practitioners who need to understand the opportunities and limitations of technology in a development context

Advanced undergraduates and graduate students interested in the key concepts and practices of this exciting and ever-changing field

Learning Objectives

To understand the effects of ICT and how its negative impacts should be dealt with, how data should be used and managed, the biased nature of technology and the importance of inclusivity, and contextualization in the development and implementation of ICT projects.