Whereas the worldwide neighborhood is falling wanting our shared and common dedication to ship on 17 bold objectives for folks, planet and prosperity by 2030, rising digital adoption presents as an ally in remodeling high quality of life globally, offering entry to data, revolutionising numerous sectors of trade and unlocking new avenues for sustainable improvement.
ICC firmly believes on this distinctive potential of ICTs and digital applied sciences to foster sustainable improvement. Because the world’s largest enterprise group, ICC attracts on the expertise and proof of companies of all sizes and sectors to evaluate how digitalisation efforts pushed by the non-public sector contribute to advancing the Sustainable Improvement Targets.
Primarily based on enterprise case research, this paper explores how funding, innovation, and capacity-building tasks by non-public firms to ship digital infrastructure, providers and expertise allow:
- Digitalisation for folks by increasing significant connectivity, offering entry to important purposes, content material in native languages and providers from well being and schooling to social providers and monetary inclusion, and equipping populations with expertise, with particular give attention to gender inclusion to make use of the Web safely and productively.
- Digitalisation for the planet by driving inexperienced transition by modern digital providers, aiming to cut back carbon emissions and protect biodiversity and local weather.
- Digitalisation for prosperity by bridging digital divides to allow inclusive progress, incentivise job creation and entrepreneurship and fuelling innovation.
The paper identifies boundaries that may stand in the way in which of attaining these goals and gives concrete suggestions on the right way to tackle them, in addition to a complete mannequin for holistic policymaking.
With a view to drive sustainable improvement by the catalytic energy of ICTs and digital applied sciences, ICC encourages policymakers to:
- Mainstream digitalisation as a part of the broader improvement agenda
- Facilitate funding throughout your entire digital worth chain
- Enhance broadband and telecommunication infrastructure and successfully handle spectrum
- Allow, and foster belief in, the cross-border move of knowledge and digital applied sciences
- Floor insurance policies in proof and knowledge
- Embrace multistakeholder policymaking
- Promote worldwide cooperation
Solely by combining the dynamism of trade innovation with enabling coverage and regulatory measures can we unleash the boundless potential of ICTs and digital applied sciences, and realise the complete array of the SDGs, leaving nobody behind.
For extra profitable examples of enterprise driving sustainable improvement by digitalisation, please check with the ICC Digitalisation for Individuals, Planet and Prosperity case examine repository.
Digitalisation for folks
FTCCI and Amazon have partnered to digitize and empower 10 million micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and create 2 million jobs by 2025 in India. Presently, they’ve already digitised 4 million MSMEs and created 1.5 million jobs. The platform has additionally grown from having 100 sellers in 2013 to 11 lakhs at present, with 50% of sellers coming from tier-2 and three cities.
Regional Focus : Asia
Case examine lead & companions : Federation of Telangana Chambers of Commerce and Trade (FTCC) ⎪Amazon
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By way of over 200 private and non-private partnerships in Spain and Latin America, Conecta Empleo is concentrated on enhancing residents’ digital employability in a quickly evolving labour market. The challenge, led by Fundacion Telefonica, gives coaching in numerous digital and gentle expertise, and real-time data on digital labor calls for at regional, nationwide, and native ranges. In 2022, over 305,000 distinctive customers enrolled in programs , with a complete of 1,036,000 registered customers on the platform. Notably, 55% of customers in 2022 have been ladies.
Regional Focus : Europe;Latin America and the Caribbean;
Case examine lead & companions : Fundacion Telefonica ⎪Fundacion Telefonica
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Orange Digital Facilities is a community of help constructions for younger folks and entrepreneurs throughout 17 international locations in Africa and the Center East, in addition to 8 international locations in Europe. The initiative entails partnerships with governments, NGOs, academia, and organizations like GIZ and Digital Africa, making important affect, benefiting 749,000 folks in Africa and the Center East, with 42,000 youth skilled (40% of whom are ladies), and over 6,800 folks skilled in Europe.
Regional Focus : Africa;Europe;Center East and North Africa;
Case examine lead & companions : Orange ⎪German Federal Ministry for Financial Cooperation and Improvement (BMZ)
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Digitalisation for planet
Developed by Microsoft, Planet Labs, and The Nature Conservancy, the World Renewables Watch utilises AI and satellite tv for pc imagery to map and measure utility-scale photo voltaic and wind installations worldwide, enabling customers to guage clear vitality transition progress, monitor developments, and perceive land use patterns. As of June 2023, the mapping is full for the USA, Germany, India, Kenya, Brazil, and Egypt.
Regional Focus : Africa;Asia;Europe;Latin America and the Caribbean;Center East and North Africa;Northern America;Oceania;
Case examine lead & companions : Microsoft ⎪Planet Labs PBC and the Nature Conservancy
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Constructing on Ericsson’s award-winning Linked Mangrove challenge, this initiative companions with Aga Khan Company for Habitat India and focuses on enhancing the resilience of susceptible coastal communities in Gujarat, India towards local weather change and pure hazards by ecosystem-based options. The challenge consists of community-led efforts to plant 20,000 fruit-bearing timber throughout 10 villages, supporting environmental conservation however whereas creating different earnings alternatives for over 2,000 native households.
Regional Focus : Asia;
Case examine lead & companions : Aga Khan Company for Habitat India (AKAH India) ⎪Ericsson India World Providers Non-public Restricted Aga Khan Company for Habitat India (AKAH India) Division of Local weather Change, Authorities of Gujarat Forest Division, Porbandar, Authorities of Gujarat
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Soiltech makes use of AT&T Web of Issues connectivity to optimize meals from soil to storage, serving to enhance yield, cut back waste and decrease emissions. With applied options in applied this resolution in Canada, Denmark, Germany, Japan, Mexico, the USA and the UK, the challenge reduces the consumption of irrigation water, reduces spoilage of crops, and reduces emissions from farm automobiles. Utilizing the Soiltech Sensor, a potato farm overlaying 10,000 acres might, amongst others, save 500 million gallons of water a 12 months and cut back carbon emissions equal to over 250,000 gallons of gasoline.
Regional Focus : Africa;Asia;Europe;Latin America and the Caribbean;Northern America;
Case examine lead & companions : AT&T ⎪Soiltech Wi-fi Inc
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Digitalisation for prosperity
By partnering with State Departments of Training in Brazil, the “Knowledge Science in Faculties” program ran by Vivo Telefônica Basis, goals to equip highschool college students with the instruments and data wanted to achieve a data-centric world. This system not solely focuses on technical expertise but additionally emphasizes the significance of moral concerns and accountable knowledge utilization. As of 2023, the challenge is in its second 12 months of implementation, participating three state schooling departments and working in over 24 colleges with an enrollment of 700 college students within the course.
Regional Focus : Latin America and the Caribbean;
Case examine lead & companions : Vivo Telefônica Basis ⎪Mato Grosso State Training Division, Santa Catarina State Training Division, Espírito Santo State Training Division
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To incubate digital skills, whereas serving to revitalise Mexico’s rural economic system, Alibaba and native companions have established eight digital villages in six Mexican states, benefiting over 1500 native firms. The “Mexican Digital Village Mission” nurtures native expertise and helps the digital transformation of Mexican micro, small, and medium-sized companies, with over 8,000 Mexican college college students having acquired coaching, and practically 1,500 native companies having undergone digital transformation.
Regional Focus : Latin America and the Caribbean;
Case examine lead & companions : Alibaba Group
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Microsoft’s Cybersecurity Abilities Initiative addresses the worldwide cybersecurity risk by partnering with nonprofits and academic establishments to coach the following era of cybersecurity professionals in 28 international locations internationally. With a give attention to empowering ladies in cybersecurity, Microsoft launched a collection of latest partnerships WOMCY, Women4Cyber, ITU’s Ladies in Cyber Mentorship Program, and WiCyS, centered on skilling ladies in cybersecurity. Total, this system has skilled over 400,000 folks worldwide by a wide range of channels, together with the Microsoft Be taught platform.
Regional Focus : Africa;Asia;Europe;Latin America and the Caribbean;Center East and North Africa;Oceania;
Case examine lead & companions : Microsoft ⎪’WOMCY (LATAM Ladies in cybersecurity), Women4Cyber, ITU Ladies in Cyber Mentorship Program, WiCyS (Ladies in Cybersecurity), OECD
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Timea Suto ⎪World Digital Coverage Lead ⎪ tel: 33 (0) 1 49 53 28 07 ⎪ Contact by electronic mail