The United Kingdom, followed by Australia and the Republic of Korea, lead the world in providing government services and information through the Internet, e-government, according to a new survey released by the United Nations showing the progress of nations in promoting e-government.
The 2016 UN E-Government Survey provides new evidence that e-government has the potential to help support the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and its 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs).
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The information and communication technology (ICT) sector can help countries achieve the objectives of the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, according to a new analysis prepared for the Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GeSI) by Accenture.
The GeSI report, “#SystemTransformation: How digital solutions will drive progress towards the sustainable development goals,” finds that every country has achievement gaps in more than half of the 17 SDGs, and many fall short on all.
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With the curtain closed on the two-day review by the United Nations General Assembly of the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), Member States have adopted an outcome document which aims at bridging the digital divide, ensure freedom of speech, and address Internet governance to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
"ICT [Information and Communications Technologies] has played an increasingly important role in promoting economic and social development, such as enhancing productivity, facilitating trade, creating quality jobs, providing ICT-based services such as e-health and e-learning, and improving governance," said Mogens Lykketoft, UN General Assembly President, who convened the conference, known as the WSIS10 High-Level Meeting, which began Tuesday and wrapped up last evening.
The information and communication technologies (ICT) sector can play a vital role in helping achieve the objectives of the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, according to new analysis prepared for the Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GeSI) by Accenture.
This would involve deploying innovative digital solutions to improve the quality of people’s lives, achieve equitable growth and protect the environment.
“For the first time in human history, all 193 [UN] member states are presenting themselves online to their citizens,” enthuses Jonas Rabinovitch, a United Nations expert on e-government.
Rabinovitch works in the division responsible for the bi-yearly United Nations’ E-Government Survey, which assesses and ranks country performance across the world.
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