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A COURSE FOR STUDENTS OF PROFESSIONAL BACHELOR : ENGINEERING &

CONCEPTION OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS NATIONAL SCHOOL OF APPLIED SCIENCES –

SAFI/MOROCCOSCHOOL-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 everywhereGoal 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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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/application/policy/acacia-2003/Acacia/2.%20ICTs%20and%20Poverty%20full.doc)

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.

http://kambing.ui.ac.id/onnopurbo/library/library-ref-eng/ref-eng-2/application/policy/acacia-2003/Acacia/2.%20ICTs%20and%20Poverty%20full.doc



http://www.itu.int/

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