The growing role that computing will play in addressing the world's pressing global issues has begun to move to center state, as
Big Data for the SDGs
(Sustainable Development Goals) is now included among the United Nations' Global Issues. The UN summarizes this Big Data issue as "The volume of data in the world is increasing exponentially. New sources of data, new technologies, and new analytical approaches, if applied responsibly, can allow to better monitor progress toward achievement of the SDGs in a way that is both inclusive and fair" [2], Elsewhere, we have applauded and argued for computing initiatives, including computer science education, that specifically focus on such "pressing social, environment, and economic problems" [1] and we acknowledge our SIGs commitment to directly tackling such issues.
Fair weather forecasting? The shortcomings of big data for sustainable development, a case study from
Hubballi‐Dharwad
, India