A theory of digital technology advancement to address the grand challenges of sustainable development

2021 ◽  
pp. 101831
Author(s):  
Elena G. Popkova ◽  
Paola De Bernardi ◽  
Yulia G. Tyurina ◽  
Bruno S. Sergi
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Digital Technology ◽  
Grand Challenges ◽  
Technology Advancement

scholarly journals The Leading Digital Technology Companies and Their Approach to Sustainable Development

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 6612
Author(s):  
Peter Jones ◽  
Martin Wynn
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Digital Technology ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Sustainable Future

The increasingly stellar attraction of the digital technologies and the growing, though not universal, consensus of the need to build a sustainable future, are two powerful trends within society. The aim of this article is to offer an exploratory review of how the leading companies within the digital transformation market have addressed sustainable development. As such, the article’s originality and value lie in offering a review of current corporate thinking within that market. The study adopts an inductive, qualitative approach based on an examination of published company reports, and identifies six major sustainability themes being actively promoted and supported. The article concludes that the current sustainability objectives of the technology companies are driven as much by commercial reality as any altruistic motives, and that support and promotion of the circular economy may offer the best opportunity for digital technologies to meaningfully impact sustainable development.

scholarly journals Financial inclusion in China: an overview

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Weidong Chen ◽  
Xiaohui Yuan
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Digital Technology ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Financial Inclusion ◽  
Significant Progress ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Related Research ◽  
Development Path ◽  
Important Development

AbstractFinancial inclusion has become an important development strategy in many countries, and related research is increasing. Financial inclusion in China has had significant progress recently. It has gradually formed a unique and sustainable development path with supporting policies and regulations as well as rapid development and application of digital technology. While challenges remain, the experience of Chinese financial inclusion provides valuable lessons and research directions for policymakers and researchers.

scholarly journals Social Work Grand Challenges and the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals: Linking Social Work and Women’s Health

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 71
Author(s):  
Annalise John ◽  
Elizabeth Gamarra ◽  
Melissa Bird ◽  
Rachel L. Wright ◽  
Caren J. Frost
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Women’S Health ◽  
Women's Health ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Call To Action ◽  
Grand Challenges ◽  
Crucial Component ◽  
The Social ◽  
Development Goals

The health of women is a crucial component to family and community wellbeing. However, social work scholars have not been very engaged in research pertaining to the health needs of women. With the Grand Challenges of Social Work becoming a major element for national discussion and with the revision of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SGD) in 2015, we wondered how connected the 12 Grand Challenges and the 17 SDGs were. We searched the social work literature from 2005 to present to identify what salient publications were available about women’s health and then connected them to the current themes of the Grand Challenges and SDGs. There are no more articles to review in the social work literature. Using a feminist social work framework, we summarize the topics covered in these articles and define a call to action for more scholarly work on women’s health in the context of current national and global conversations about this social justice issue.

scholarly journals Opinion: Gigacity – a source of problems or the new way to sustainable development

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Markku Kulmala ◽  
Tom V. Kokkonen ◽  
Juha Pekkanen ◽  
Sami Paatero ◽  
Tuukka Petäjä ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Air Quality ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Global Climate ◽  
Grand Challenges ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
Regional Air Quality

Abstract. The eastern part of China as a whole is practically a gigacity, a conglomeration of megacities with ca 650 000 000 inhabitants. The gigacity, with its emissions, processes in pollution cocktail, numerous feedbacks and interactions, has a crucial and big impact on regional air quality within itself as well as on global climate. A large-scale research and innovation program is needed to meet the interlinked grand challenges in this gigacity and to serve as a platform for finding pathways for sustainable development of the whole Globe.

scholarly journals A HOLISTIC SOLUTION INTEGRATING MULTIPLE INTERPRETATION TECHNOLOGIES TO ENHANCE SUSTAINABILITY OF POORLY ACCESSIBLE WORLD CULTURAL HERITAGE: THE EXAMPLE OF HAILONGTUN

2021 ◽  
Vol XLVI-M-1-2021 ◽  
pp. 617-624
Author(s):  
W. Ren ◽  
Y. Zhu ◽  
M. Du ◽  
J. Lai
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Digital Technology ◽  
Emerging Technology ◽  
Guizhou Province ◽  
Heritage Sites ◽  
World Cultural Heritage ◽  
Multiple Interpretation ◽  
Simple Technology

Abstract. Cultural Heritage sites with poor accessibility preventing tourists visiting, and there are few studies that specifically explore the practical problems and measures faced by poorly accessible world cultural heritage sites in terms of sustainable development. This research suggested a holistic solution that integrates six emerging technology methods and implements them with the case study Hailongtun Tusi, in Guizhou Province, China. This research provides a new idea for promoting sustainable development of world heritage based on 3D digital technology. Due to its simple technology and controllable cost, it also provides a model for other countries faced with similar issues in managing their world cultural heritage sites.

An economic analysis of the impact of "grand challenges" on sustainability and business continuity of economic entities

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (12) ◽  
pp. 2253-2275
Author(s):  
N.P. Lyubushin ◽  
N.E. Babicheva ◽  
A.I. Lylov ◽  
E.I. Pulyakhin
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Analysis ◽  
Business Continuity ◽  
Continuity Of Operations ◽  
Grand Challenges ◽  
Stage Of Development ◽  
Hierarchical Levels ◽  
The Face ◽  
Business Entities ◽  
The Impact

Subject. "Grand challenges", creating risks and threats to economic development, are an important factor to assess new opportunities and reserves for business entities' development, which provide for business continuity. To manage business entities in the face of "grand challenges", it is necessary to devise accounting and analytical support and a system of indicators to ensure the sustainability of development and the continuity of operations. Objectives. The aim is to substantiate a model characterizing "grand challenges" and to determine quantitative and qualitative indicators that describe the sustainability of development and business continuity of economic entities at various hierarchical levels. Methods. The methodology of the study rests on the resource-oriented approach. We developed and tested it through the economic analysis of sustainable development of economic entities. Results. We present a model, describing "grand challenges", identify prerequisites for their emergence, on the basis of which a system of indicators is developed. We also identify indicators, characterizing the sustainable development and ensuring the business continuity at various hierarchical levels, and threshold levels of indicators of sustainable development in the face of "grand challenges". Conclusions. The developed model will enable to expand the methodology for economic analysis and build a system of indicators that help determine the reserves and new conditions for the functioning of business entities during the transition to a new stage of development.

WISDOM LOCAL EMPOWERMENT IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PERSPECTIVE

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ichwanudin Mawardi
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Advanced Technology ◽  
Environment Management ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Positive Law ◽  
Modern Age ◽  
The People ◽  
Technology Advancement ◽  
Development Technology ◽  
Development Perspective

Local wisdom is the people knowledge which comes from long evolved period between the people and their environment. Local wisdom by the some people is made as a basis in environment management based on sustainable development. Technology advancement in globalization era has impact to the development and existence of local wisdom, are values or the customs are considered have been outdated compared to the modern age advancement. On the other side, in fact the if reviewed the principles and concept of local wisdoms can live side bi side with this globalization era, even they can be made as a reference for the sustainable development, certainly after they going through empowerment of values and the local wisdom. Empowerment of local wisdomcan be conducted through various aspect such as : enhancing local values through application and utilization of advanced technology, strengthening people institutional of those who manage natural resources, enforcing implementation through establish of regulations (positive law) and so on.keywords : local wisdom, sustainable development, management based on people

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