As member of the Scientific Commitee of the research project “The Role of ICT for the Achievement of SDGs in Countries with Low Digital Infrastructure. From barriers to breakthroughs: unveiling the complexities and opportunities of ICTs for sustainable development”, I will discuss on the 28th of September 2023 the results during a joint meeting between UniTo and the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
The research, conducted by Ron Salaj, focused on the following topic and research questions:
“There is a conspicuous absence of comprehensive studies that scrutinise the effectiveness, challenges, and best practices associated with ICT4D, and specifically ICT4SDGs. Specifically, research is limited regarding Italy’s role in leveraging these technologies in its development and cooperation programs in priority countries. This study aims to fill this void by offering a nuanced examination of ICT4SDGs in this context, responding the following questions:
- Can ICT play a crucial and enabling role in facilitating the achievement of SDGs? If yes, in what way and under what conditions?
- Which digital technologies (hardware and software) – GIS, AI, IoT, Blockchain, etc. – are more efficient in relation to achievement of SDGs 1, 2, 3, 5, 10 in contexts of low infrastructure, and why?
- What are the main challenges, tensions and dilemmas of the role of ICT in achieving SDGs?
- How are ICTs being used, both quantitatively and qualitatively, in relation to SDGs 1, 2, 3, 5, 10 by the Italian development cooperation programmes carried out in the 22 priority countries, and what is their societal impact? “
Results are discussed in the meeting, detailed in the program below:
The research results can be downloaded here: https://impactskills.it/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/ICT_SGDs_2023_REPORT_260923.pdf
Chiara Certoma' 
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