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March 2024

Advancing Sustainable Development Goals With AI

AI and data technologies’ ability to harness and interpret large and varied amounts of data shows the potential to overcome constraints that currently limit progress on achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including technological capability, funding, and human resources. AI and data technologies’ interpretive capabilities can aid both public and private organizations working toward the SDGs from local to international levels. However, their deployment must be approached with caution, ensuring their benefits are maximized responsibly.

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• Enhancing Sustainability in Resource-Limited Environments: Government, Culture, and AI by Alex Roig Albeda Posted in: Articles, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Case Studies, Commentary, Environment, Ethics, Health & Medical, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact - Spain’s Comunitat Valenciana (Valencian Community) (Figure 1) has a rich agricultural history, with long traditions of resilience and innovation. This tradition,… ...  Read More
• AI and Data Technologies in Advancing Sustainable Development Goals by Juste Rajaonson Posted in: Articles, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Editorial & Opinion, Environment, Ethics, Health & Medical, Magazine Articles, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact - The articles in this special issue focus on the connected nature of the SDGs and the need to address them… ...  Read More
• Edge Computing and IoT Data Breaches: Security, Privacy, Trust, and Regulation by David Kolevski Posted in: Articles, Commentary, Magazine Articles, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact - Edge computing security challenges the existing trust that end-users have when using device-level services. Studies identify that stakeholder accountability can… ...  Read More
• Sustainability in the Built Environment: The Galapagos Experience by Analia Lourdes Pastran Posted in: Articles, Case Studies, Commentary, Environment, Ethics, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact - The LLES Project promotes the transformation of the conventional construction paradigm, incorporating bioclimatic architecture strategies like passive measures to minimize… ...  Read More
• Climate Change News – AI and Climate Change by Elisabeth Gilmore Posted in: Articles, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Environment, Magazine Articles, News and Notes, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact - At the Recent international negotiations on climate change in Dubai in 2023, the potential for artificial intelligence (AI) to play… ...  Read More
• Introducing the Editorial Board—Part I by Ketra Schmitt Posted in: Articles, Magazine Articles, News and Notes, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact - Publications are only as strong as the people who make them work. As part of this new chapter in IEEE… ...  Read More
• A Social Technical Journey to SSIT by Ketra Schmitt Posted in: Articles, Editorial & Opinion, Ethics, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact - IEEE Technology and Society Magazine is a rare place where social and technological concerns come together in a way that… ...  Read More
• Connecting in Person and Networking by Luis Kun Posted in: Articles, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, President's Message, Social Implications of Technology - Dr. Kiani is a wonderful example of practicing what she preaches. First, she believes in talking with very young/K12 girls… ...  Read More

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