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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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    4. Cordella, Antonio & Gualdi, Francesco & van de Laar, Mindel, 2024. "Digital skills within the public sector: a missing link to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 122256, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
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