Course: Advancing Social Impact with Digital Technologies

Welcome to week 4! This week we will examine the role of ICT in addressing environmental challenges. Watch this video for an understanding of what we can expect from week …

This week you examine how digital technologies can contribute to a cleaner and more sustainable relationship with the environment. You delve into the following SDGs: Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption …

Congratulations on completing week 3 of the course! In this video, Associate Professor Shelley Marshall summarises what we have covered this week. Before you move on to next week, be …

SDG 16 aims to ensure responsive, inclusive, participatory and representative decision-making at all levels. One way of achieving this is through the concept of crowdsourcing. Crowdsourcing is a method of …

SDG 16 focuses on the importance of reducing all forms of violence and work with governments and communities to end conflict and insecurity, and the projected goals. Watch as Associate …

The United Nations estimated that, in 2007, more people lived in cities than outside them for the first time in human history (United Nations, 2018). It is projected that, by …

SDG 11 introduces the current situation, the importance of making cities and communities sustainable and the projected goals. Watch as Associate Professor Shelley Marshall provides an overview of the goal …

United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 9 aims to “build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation.” The post-World War 2 era saw a significant increase in the …

SDG 9 introduces the importance of improving infrastructures and technology and developing clean energy, and the projected goals. Watch as Associate Professor Shelley Marshall provides an overview of the goal …

United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 7 aims to “ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all.” Economic growth in the industrial and technological eras has relied on …

Sustainable Development Goal 7 focuses on affordable and clean energy. We will examine the current situation, look at the importance of expanding infrastructure and upgrading technology to provide clean and …

This week you will continue to examine digital technology case studies. Strong and efficient institutions, infrastructure, and communities underpin sustainability, as well as social and economic development. Conflict and corruption …

Welcome to week 3! This week we will examine the role of ICT in building sustainable institutions. Watch this video for an understanding of what we can expect from week …

Congratulations on completing week 2 of the course! In this video, Associate Professor Shelley Marshall summarises what we have covered this week. Before you move on to next week, be …

United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 8 aims to “promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all.” Economic growth in the industrial and …