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ICT4D X SDG

Stipulated in one of the priorities in the Sustainable Development Goals adopted by the United Nations, the ICT4D or the Information and Communications Technology for Development is an initiative to achieve some of the goals that are planned out and adopted by the member states. ICT4D sector directly targets the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) One- “No Poverty, SDG Four- “Quality Education”, SDG Eight- “Decent Work and Economic Growth” and SDG Nine- “Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure.”

Sustainability has been a term used that is associated with addressing existing societal problems and alleviating through step-by-step measures. The United Nations' ambition to address each member states common problem involves multiple industries including Information Communications Technology. ICT is an acknowledged contributor to the development of organizations, corporations, and to countries which highly and heavily invested to it. The people recognizing that ICT is equivalent to development as it continuously improves through innovations and research. The usual developmental projects that involve promotion and integration of ICT4D in the lives of all people including the marginalized sectors. In doing so, involvements that invite the stakeholders and reputable skilled personnel in formulating a model such as the Stakeholder Communication Model to understand the patterns of communication in key areas and reach (Flor & Harris, 2012).

As an approach to realize the United Nations’ SDG, it was identified that the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) was chosen to reflect in the policy and practice of the ICT4D where gaps will be filled through series of activities that identify the structure, processes, and vision (Heeks, 2014). The Southeast Asian countries may not be as ICT developed regional groups in the world, unlike their East Asian counterparts; however, the ASEAN’s population contains and comprises most of the youth population- the population that is highly engaged in the usage of digital devices.