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= Sustainable Development Goals =

Importance of technology and connectivity[edit]
Several years after the launch of the SDGs, growing voices called for more emphasis on the need for technology and internet connectivity within the goals. In September 2020, the UN Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development called for digital connectivity to be established as a "foundational pillar" for achieving all the SDGs. In a document titled "Global Goal of Universal Connectivity Manifesto", the Broadband Commission said: "As we define the 'new normal' for our post-COVID world, leaving no one behind means leaving no one offline."

''' Furthermore, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) can guide the discussion on the priority investments in digitalization. All digital tools and services could be evaluated based on their   : '''


 *  accessibility and potential for leaving no one behind; 
 *  ability to lead to jobs and provide equal opportunities for girls and boys to find jobs and have a career in ICT, and for more girls to enter science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM); and 
 *  ability to close the digital gender gap between men and women, rural and urban users. 

''' Making the services affordable and building the needed capacity, including financial literacy, will be an important stepping stone for closing the gender gap. '''