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A Just Digital framework to ensure equitable achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals

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  • Katriona O’Sullivan

    (Maynooth University)

  • Serena Clark

    (Maynooth University)

  • Kevin Marshall

    (Microsoft Education Ireland)

  • Malcolm MacLachlan

    (Maynooth University)

Abstract

While the technological revolution is accelerating, digital poverty is undermining the Sustainable Development Goals. This article introduces a justice-oriented digital framework which considers how fair access to digital capabilities, commodities, infrastructure, and governance can reduce global inequality and advance the SDGs.

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  • Katriona O’Sullivan & Serena Clark & Kevin Marshall & Malcolm MacLachlan, 2021. "A Just Digital framework to ensure equitable achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 12(1), pages 1-4, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:12:y:2021:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-021-26217-8
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-26217-8
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    1. Hoque, Md. Rakibul, 2020. "The impact of the ICT4D project on sustainable rural development using a capability approach: Evidence from Bangladesh," Technology in Society, Elsevier, vol. 61(C).
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    1. Juan Bartolomé & Pablo Garaizar, 2022. "Design and Validation of a Novel Tool to Assess Citizens’ Netiquette and Information and Data Literacy Using Interactive Simulations," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(6), pages 1-28, March.
    2. Swapnil Singh & Uma Shankar Singh & Malgorzata Nermend, 2022. "Sustainability in a Digitized Era Analyzing the Moderation Effect of Social Strata and Digital Capital Dependence on Digital Divide," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(21), pages 1-22, November.
    3. Serena Clark & Malcolm MacLachlan & Kevin Marshall & Niall Morahan & Claire Carroll & Karen Hand & Neasa Boyle & Katriona O’Sullivan, 2022. "Including Digital Connection in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: A Systems Thinking Approach for Achieving the SDGs," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(3), pages 1-13, February.

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