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

• ICT can improve access to knowledge and services, promote transparency, and encourage collaboration
• Responsible collection and use of data requires governance, security, and trust
• ICT projects should be contextualized and inclusive
• Technology is not neutral! Be aware of bias in design and implementation

Module 1: Welcome to the Digital Age

• Introduction to the Course
• Bridging the Digital Divide
• Three Approaches to ICT for the SDGs

Module 2: Technology for Governmentsand Citizens

• Equity and Access to Services
• User-Driven Public Administration
• It's All About the Data
• TheOpen Government Approach
• Case Study: Aadhaar in India
• The Challenges of Digital Government

Module 3: ICT Infrastructure

• Enabling ICT: The Role of Infrastructure
• Promoting Digital Inclusivity
• Innovations in Infrastructure
• Building Smart Sustainable Cities
• ICT as Infrastructure: A Look at Societal Platforms

Module 4: ICT Innovations in Health

• Achieving Universal Health Coverage
• Improving Healthcare Delivery
• Involving the Community
• Evidence in Action: Success Stories of ICT and Health
• Emerging Challengesand Opportunities

Module 5: Learning in Knowledge Societies

• The Ecosystem of ICT for Education
• Education for a Connected World
• Sharing Knowledge: ICT, Openness, and Inclusion
• Measuring ICT and Education: Frameworks
• Measuring ICT and Education: Dataand Indicators
• Rethinking ICT for Education Policies

Module 6: Promoting Financial Inclusion

• An Introduction to Financial Services
• The Potential of Digital Platforms
• Mobile Payments for Marginalized Communities
• ICT for Enabling Access to Credit
• Replacing the Cash Economy
• The Challenges of ICT-enabled Financial Inclusion

Module 7: Measurement and Metrics

• Managing Data for the SDGs
• ICT Innovation for Statistical Development
• Engaging with Data: Communications and Citizen Empowerment
• Case Study: Brazil’s Cetic.br
• Measuring ICT
• ICT for Monitoring the SDGs
• Limitationsof ICT for Monitoring the SDGs

Module 8: Artificial Intelligence

• An Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
• Who Drives the Agenda on “AI for Good”?
• Implications for Discrimination and Exclusion
• The Human Side of AI: Risks and Ethics

Module 9: Concerns for our Digital Future

• Privacyandthe Importance of Trust
• Knowing your Data Rights
• Cybersecurity
• Combatting Disinformation
• The Downsides of Digital

Module 10: The Way Forward

• The New Workforce:Six Points about the Future of Work
• The Meaning of Work in the Digital Era
• The Open Movement
• Closing Thoughts on ICT for the SDGs