A future for digital public goods for monitoring SDG indicators

Digital public goods (DPGs), if implemented with effective policies, can facilitate the realization of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). However, there are ongoing deliberations on how to define DPGs and assure that society can extract the maximum benefit from the growing numb...

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Veröffentlicht in:Scientific data 2023-12, Vol.10 (1), p.875-875, Article 875
Hauptverfasser: Liang, Dong, Guo, Huadong, Nativi, Stefano, Kulmala, Markku, Shirazi, Zeeshan, Chen, Fang, Kalonji, Gretchen, Yan, Dongmei, Li, Jianhui, Duerler, Robert, Luo, Lei, Han, Qunli, Deng, Siming, Wang, Yuanyuan, Kong, Lingyi, Jelinek, Thorsten
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Zusammenfassung:Digital public goods (DPGs), if implemented with effective policies, can facilitate the realization of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). However, there are ongoing deliberations on how to define DPGs and assure that society can extract the maximum benefit from the growing number of digital resources. The International Research Center of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals (CBAS) sees DPGs as an important mechanism to facilitate information-driven policy and decision-making processes for the SDGs. This article presents the results of a CBAS survey of 51 respondents from around the world spanning multiple scientific fields, who shared their expert opinions on DPGs and their thoughts about challenges related to their practical implementation in supporting the SDGs. Based on the survey results, the paper presents core principles in a proposed strategy, including establishment of international standards, adherence to open science and open data principles, and scalability in monitoring SDG indicators. A community-driven strategy to develop DPGs is proposed to accelerate DPG production in service of the SDGs while adhering to the core principles identified in the survey.
ISSN:2052-4463
2052-4463
DOI:10.1038/s41597-023-02803-x