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#SystemTransformationHow Digital Solutions Will Drive Progress Towards
The Sustainable Development Goals
GeSI Session at the WSIS Forum 2016
2nd May 2016
Every country has achievement gaps in over 50% of the SDGs
Digital solutions indispensable to achieve all 17 SDGs and >50% of the 169 targets
720,000 lives saved and 30 million injuries prevented on the world’s roads (target 3.4)
US$ 9 trillion enabled additional revenues and cost savings (target 8.1)
12% GDP protected in developing countries (target 8.1)
Decoupling growth from oil consumption, -70%, and CO2 emissions, -20% (target
8.4, SDG 13)
Source: GeSI and Accenture Strategy Analysis, 2016
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GeSI has analyzed how digital solutions contribute to all SDGs and can help people living dignified lives
ICT sector
MobilityWork &
Business
Participation & Security
Infrastructure & Environment
Health & Learning
Connected private transportation
E-banking
Smart agriculture
Smart building
Smart energy
Smart logisticsSmart
manufacturing
Traffic control & optimization
E-commerce
E-healthE-learning
E-work
Food & Housing
8.5 Bn people in 2030 –living diginified lives
E-government
Real-time disaster warnings
Smart conservation
Smart police
Smart WaterManagement
Connectivity
Digital solutions contribute to achieving each of the 17 SDGs and to over 50% of the 169 targets
Source: GeSI and Accenture Strategy Analysis, 2016
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The transformative power of digital solutions for SDGs
There is a triple advantage of digital solutions for SDG achievement
Enables the scale of transformation needed for SDG achievement
Delivers on important SDG outcome and means of implementation targets in three impact dimensions: people, growth, environment
Motivates industry for long-term commitment
Source: GeSI and Accenture Strategy Analysis, 2016
Disruption potential Positive impact Business case
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We will inform our priorities until 2030 based on SDG achievement
We will support our members to best inform their activities accordingly
We will monitor and transparently report ICT industry progress towards SDG achievement
GeSI has made the SDG agenda its central framework for action up to 2030
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GeSI looks forward to jointly making SDGs a reality.
Please join us!
Full report will be released on 14th June 2016
#systemtransformation