Role of Digital Innovation in Achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Abstract

Digital innovation has become a disruptive element that has enhanced the realization of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) faster. The Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, and big data analytics are technologies that are transforming development strategies through improving efficiency, transparency, and inclusiveness in industries. Digital solutions help to achieve such goals as poverty reduction, education of high quality, access to healthcare, gender equality, and climate action. This paper will discuss how digital innovation can advance towards the SDGs, its multidimensional nature and provide possible challenges such as the digital divide, privacy, and the necessity to provide equitable access to technology. The paper stresses the importance of the responsible use of digital innovation in developing the sustainable and inclusive societies in accordance with the global 2030 Agenda by closing the developmental divide.