Examining the link between information and communication technologies and the UN Sustainable Development Goals

Q3 Social Sciences

International Journal of Technology Management and Sustainable Development Pub Date : 2021-03-01 DOI:10.1386/tmsd_00033_1

Ibrahim Osman Adam, Muftawu Dzang Alhassan

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Abstract

This study examines the empirical link between information and communication technologies (ICTs) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 143 countries for 2016. The adoption of the 2030 agenda of the SDGs has prompted the creation of research streams across disciplines, including the information systems discipline. Despite these, extant literature since the adoption of the SDGs has sought to highlight the importance of ICTs in achieving the 2030 milestones. Whilst many of these studies proffer the ICT‐SDG linkage, there is no empirical evidence that examines this linkage. This study draws on archival data and structural equation modelling to empirically show the relationship between ICTs and the SDGs, on one hand, and the mediating role of human development, on the other. Our findings show that there is a direct significant relationship between ICTs and the SDGs and that investment in ICTs will significantly accelerate the achievement of the 2030 targets of the SDGs. Further, human development plays a significant mediating role in this relationship. The policy implications are discussed.

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审查信息和通信技术与联合国可持续发展目标之间的联系

本研究考察了143个国家2016年信息通信技术(ict)与可持续发展目标(sdg)之间的实证联系。2030年可持续发展目标议程的通过促进了跨学科研究流的创建，包括信息系统学科。尽管如此，自可持续发展目标通过以来，现有文献一直试图强调信息通信技术对实现2030年里程碑的重要性。虽然其中许多研究都提出了信息通信技术与可持续发展目标之间的联系，但没有实证证据来检验这种联系。本研究利用档案数据和结构方程模型，实证地展示了信息通信技术与可持续发展目标之间的关系，以及人类发展的中介作用。我们的研究结果表明，信息通信技术与可持续发展目标之间存在着直接的显著关系，对信息通信技术的投资将显著加速实现2030年可持续发展目标。此外，人类发展在这种关系中起着重要的中介作用。讨论了政策影响。

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International Journal of Technology Management and Sustainable Development Social Sciences-Geography, Planning and Development

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期刊介绍： The International Journal of Technology Management and Sustainable Development (TMSD) supports new philosophies on technology and development, their relationship to globalization, and the problems of world poverty and environmental degradation. The double-blind peer-reviewed journal explores global, social, economic and environmental conditions in relation to shifts in technology and market paradigms.