The annual ICT4D Conferences have proven to be an invaluable opportunity for NGOs, private sector organizations, universities, governmental agencies and foundations to share their experience in using ICT to increase the impact of development programs and to learn from each other. In 2016, 715 individuals from 76 countries and 301 private sector and public sector and civil society explored the ways to harness the full power of digital solutions to achieve the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. Our thanks to Accenture, Catholic Relief Services, Esri, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, iMerit Technology Services, Inmarsat, IS Solutions, Making All Voices Count, Mercy Corps, Microsoft, NetHope, Oxfam, Pandexio, Qualcom Wireless Reach, RTI International, SimbaNet and World Vision for making that possible.
During this session we will reflect on what we learned this week, what approaches and commitments we can make to aligning our work so that it contributes to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, on leveraging the full potential of technology to accelerate progress towards those goals, and specifically meeting the challenge of engaging those living in extreme poverty in tracking and reporting on our progress towards goals, telling us what is working, what is not working, where we are succeeding and where we need to strengthen our efforts to meet our commitments.
