Parvez Iftikhar ICT Consultant An ICT engineer with over 40 years experience, works as an ICT Policy and Regulation consultant in the emerging markets of Asia and Africa, for global organizations like ITU, World Bank, USAID, GSMA, CTO, ADB, and other private international consulting firms. He was the founding CEO of Universal Service Fund Pakistan, where he built a vibrant organisation from scratch while simultaneously executing ICT projects in remote areas to bridge the digital divide. Before USF, he was Pakistan telecom country-head of the multinational Siemens. He received extensive technical and managerial training, and successfully managed several multi-million dollar ICT projects there. He also involves himself in voluntary work related to ICTs, like arranging/conducting ICT related events, advising the government and the regulator, mentoring tech startups, and running a small think tank, ‘ICT Forum Pakistan’. For more on him visit Piftikhar.com or http://pk.linkedin.com/in/parveziftikhar

I C T s & Sustainable Development Goals PAKISTAN SCHOOL ON INTERNET GOVERNANCE 2018 - Parvez Iftikhar

Goals for 15 years: 2016 to 2030 Goals further subdivided into 169 Targets No specific ICT (or Internet) goal! ICT is only mentioned in 4 of the 169 Targets However, Internet’s catalytic role in facilitating SDGs is critical Let us see how … one by one …

End poverty in all its forms everywhere financial inclusion thru Dig Fin Svcs access to banking to over 400 mln ppl via mobile phones micro-credits, info. to rural citizens - timely & accurate

End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture info to farmers (weather, pests, health of crops) assists agricultural extension workers, collects / shares vast amounts of data (drones!)

Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages timely analsys of trends of epidemics like dengue etc. assists health workers, remote diagnostics of patients,

Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all wealth of learning resources on the net online tuitions MOOCs social media

Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls increases access to opportunities in health, education, employment & entrepreneurship, work@home, social

Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all smart water management measuring & monitoring water supplies helps conserve, use more optimally, …

Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable & modern energy for all thru ICTs smart grids /buildings less travel of ICTs low power renewables

Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all pre-requisite for all employments - even to apply for jobs! freelancing, BPO, etc transform businesses new work thru Social Media

Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation controls/manages infrastructure, computerises industrial production processes innovation thru open access to research & online collaboration

Reduce inequality within & among countries brings information & knowledge to the disadvantaged persons with disabilities to women to remote inhabitants

Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable smart management of cities and buildings waste management energy management.

Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns smart-production/ transportation/ distribution of goods cloud-computing, smart metering, …

Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts disaster early-warning monitoring of climate change forecasting less travel …

Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development real-time global monitoring thru satellites & local sensors analyses trends using big data

Protect, restore & promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, & halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss same as previous + provides relevant info to people thru internet – to take more active role, etc.

Promote peaceful & inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all & build effective, accountable & inclusive institutions at all levels eGovt services brings timely info on aid in crises empowers citizens thru transparency vast on-line data,

Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize Global Partnership for Sustainable Development enables/improves monitoring & accountability, enhances international collaboration, capacity building, …

THANK YOU Parvez Iftikhar parvez@piftikhar.com @Parvez_Iftikhar