One of the most dramatic changes since adoption of the MDGs has been the global spread of information and communication technologies (ICTs), especially mobile phones and the Internet. This phenomenon made increasing access to ICTs important in development thinking. However, whether the proposed SDGs adequately reflect and integrate the importance of ICTs in development activities is the subject of debate. Should the proposed SDGs, which will shape development efforts for years to come, make ICTs more prominent, or have ICTs already become so critical to development strategies that emphasis in the SDGs is not necessary?
Blog: The Push to Have Digital Technologies Included in the Sustainable Development Goals
Council on Foreign Relations,
19 March 2015, International
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