Information & communication technologies for sustainable human development 15 16 ensa safi redouane boulguid

A COURSE FOR STUDENTS OF
PROFESSIONAL BACHELOR : ENGINEERING & CONCEPTION
OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS
NATIONAL SCHOOL OF APPLIED SCIENCES – SAFI/MOROCCO
SCHOOL-YEAR 2015/2016
- BY REDOUANE BOULGUID
Information and
communications Technologies
for Sustainable Development

ICTs For Development
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Years ago, a broad international
consensus has emerged that
information and communications
technologies offer a potentially
powerful mechanism for promoting
social and economic growth.

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Virtually every facet of modern
life – in business, culture or
entertainment, at work and at
home – depends on
information and
communication technologies
(ICTs).

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The global international
telecommunications network
is the largest and most
sophisticated engineering
achievement ever created.

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You use it every time you log on to
the web, send an e-mail or SMS,
consult online navigation systems,
listen to the radio, watch television,
order something online, travel by
plane or ship – and of course every
time you use a mobile phone,
smartphone or tablet computer.

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Generally, ICTs promote development
across many dimensions.
ICTs enable organizations to be more
productive.
thereby spurring economic growth and
helping firms be more competitive.

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ICTs can also expand the reach
and effectiveness of social
development projects and have
already yielded important
benefits in such areas as
healthcare, education, and
environmental preservation.

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Public-sector uptake of ICTs
is also making governments
more efficient and their
decision-making more
transparent.

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Several recent studies have
described remarkable success in
using ICTs to help underserved
communities and to create new
opportunities in developing
countries.

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As an example, Microsoft, is
dedicated to working closely with
underserved peoples, developing
countries, and the broader
international development community
to realize the full potential of ICTs for
human development.

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Because ICTs can be applied to a tremendously
diverse range of human experience, they are
transforming virtually every sector of society and
the economy. Digital breakthroughs are creating
new possibilities for improving health and
nutrition, expanding knowledge, stimulating
economic growth and empowering people to
participate in their communities.

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As many developing nations
have recognized, ICTs have the
potential to spur local economic
growth and to expand the reach
and effectiveness of
development initiatives.

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The information age: the rich get
their information almost free,
while the poor have to pay dearly
for it, (in the case for instance of
the price poor people have to pay to
make a simple telephone call).

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The system has a concurrent
capacity to include and exclude
people based upon a capacity to
network,
and this is where the poor in
developing countries suffer from
exclusion. (Digital Divide)

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Human Development is the process of
expanding human capabilities and
access to opportunities in social,
economic and political arenas and
therefore the overall improvement in
the quality of life. (UNDP 2002: Kenya
Human Development Report: 2001:2)

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There is a connection
between ICTs and the human
development dimensions of
agriculture, culture,
governance, education,
health and gender.

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Poverty is widely recognised as
multidimensional,
encompassing food security,
health, education, rights,
security and dignity, among
other elements.

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By definition, ICTs include
electronic networks – embodying
complex hardware and software -
linked by a vast array of technical
protocols (Mansell and Silverstone,
1996).

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ICTs are embedded in
networks and services that
affect the local and global
accumulation and flows of
public and private
knowledge.

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According to the United Nations Economic
Commission for Africa, ICTs cover Internet
service provision, telecommunications
equipment and services, information
technology equipment and services, media
and broadcasting, libraries and
documentation centres, commercial
information providers, network-based
information services, and other related
information and communication activities.
(ECA, 1999).

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Most arguments related to poverty
focus on insufficient nutrition,
inadequate shelter and so on. It is only
recently that some have started to argue
that lack of access to information and
communications technologies (ICTs) is
an element of poverty. (Kenny, 2001).

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Therefore, if properly
deployed, ICTs have
enormous potential as tools
for increasing information
flows and for empowering
poor people.

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ICTs are a means or mechanism that
can make a significant contribution to
the fight for poverty reduction.
ICTs cannot solve poverty on their
own, but they can make a contribution
to the processes that lead to achieving
the Millennium Development Goals
(MDGs).

What are the MDGs
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The Millennium Development
Goals are 8 International
development goals that were
established following the
Millennium Summit of the United
Nations in 2000.(Adoption of the
UN Millennium Declaration).

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All 189 UN member states at that
time (there are currently 193) & at
least 23 International
Organizations committed to help
achieve these Goals by 2015:

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1. To eradicate extreme poverty &
hunger;
2. To achieve universal primary
education;
3. To promote gender equality &
empowering women;
4. To reduce child mortality rates;

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5. To improve maternal health;
6. To combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria & other
Diseases;
7. To ensure environmental
sustainability;
8. To develop a global partnership for
development.

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In September 2015, the UN
Sustainable Development Summit
adopted the 2030 Agenda for
Sustainable Development,
composed of 17 new Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs), to
succeed the MDGs.

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These are (17):

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Goal 1. End poverty in all its forms everywhere
Goal 2. End hunger, achieve food security and
improved nutrition, and promote sustainable
agriculture
Goal 3. Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being
for all at all ages
Goal 4. Ensure inclusive and equitable quality
education and promote life-long learning
opportunities for all
Goal 5. Achieve gender equality and empower all
women and girls

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Goal 6. Ensure availability and sustainable
management of water and sanitation for all
Goal 7. Ensure access to affordable, reliable,
sustainable, and modern energy for all
Goal 8. Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable
economic growth, full and productive employment
and decent work for all
Goal 9. Build resilient infrastructure, promote
inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster
innovation

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Goal 10. Reduce inequality within and among
countries
Goal 11. Make cities and human settlements
inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
Goal 12. Ensure sustainable consumption and
production patterns
Goal 13. Take urgent action to combat climate
change and its impacts

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Goal 14. Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas
and marine resources for sustainable development
Goal 15. Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of
terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests,
combat desertification, and halt and reverse land
degradation and halt biodiversity loss
Goal 16. Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for
sustainable development, provide access to justice for all
and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions
at all levels
Goal 17. Strengthen the means of implementation and
revitalize the global partnership for sustainable
development.

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The Connect 2020 Agenda
sets out a series of goals and
targets for improvements in
global ICT access, use and
sustainability, and in the
contribution of innovation and
partnerships.

References Used
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 ICTs and Poverty: A Literature Review, by C. Nyaki Adeya, PhD. (
http://kambing.ui.ac.id/onnopurbo/library/library-ref-eng/ref-eng-2/appli
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 GOOD PRACTICE PAPER ON ICTs FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH AND
POVERTY REDUCTION – OECD 2005.
 http://www.itu.int/ (International Telecommunications Union)
 Derek Osborn, Amy Cutter and Farooq Ullah, UNIVERSAL
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS Understanding the
Transformational Challenge for Developed Countries REPORT OF A
STUDY BY STAKEHOLDER FORUM MAY 2015.

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