Accelerating SDG Action, Innovation and Impact through ICT Enterprise Application Development - New Delhi/Vienna/New York Chand Kaushil Head – Technology and Solutions

Structure of the Presentation : UN OICT ICT Opportunities for accelerating action on SDGs ICT and the Urban Agenda How can OICT help Capacity and skill building Technology and tools System strengthening Good practices

Is technology important? The slower the technology adoption for any given nation, the lower the per capita income.

UN OICT – Responsible for overall direction and performance of information and communications activities in the United Nations.

Strategy Shift the approach to technology in the UN to one that fosters innovative solutions in support of the substantive work, programmes and mandates of the Organization 2. Policies 3. Laws 1. Technology Approach Innovations linked to mandates approved by Member States Evidence based-approach: quality data, the right technology Member State driven Be brief

ICT Opportunities for accelerating action on SDGs SDGS Adopted in September of 2015 by 193 Member States set of goals designed to achieve sustainable development by 2030 The ‘2030 Agenda’ contains 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Perhaps insufficient or lack of innovation and application of relevant technology contributed to the failure to meet the MDGs?

ICT and the Urban Agenda SDG 11: Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable

Capacity and skill building Portal on eLearning for Urban Management eLearning on Prefabricated Building Technologies for Housing….

Technology and tools In traditional approaches to urban development all the infrastructure systems are managed in silos, with limited communication and information sharing among and across government departments and civil society. Integration can be achieved with ICT tools acting as the “glue” between the different physical infrastructures. For example, using smartphone applications ICT could disseminate information on the locations of electric vehicle charging stations in order to optimize traffic flows and energy usage of electric vehicles. By 2020, 30 billion things will be inter-connected, with each item having a unique IP address

System strengthening City-wide Dashboard Integrated Command and Control Centers (ICCC) City-wide Dashboard

Each goal is important in itself …

Each goal is important in itself … And they are all connected

Our goal is to achieve a sustainable urban environment without sacrificing comfort and convenience / quality of life of citizens through the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) Thank you!