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15. Life on Land accelerate the three pillars
Satellite-based monitoring of sustainable development:
and “Big Data” ar e the economic growth, social
indispensable to advance inclusion, and, environmental
in a better preservation of sustainability, better if realized
the terrestrial ecosystem, under strategic alliances, as
as expressed by the ITU. expressed by the ITU.
Likewise, the use of drones
Success stories
ACCORDING TO have a significant repercussion
ITU, THE USE OF in life and ecosystems, as well Experts rescue the following
“OPEN DATA”, BY as on the extinction of fires, cases that showcase the
GOVERNMENTS according to 2030-Vision. direct impact of the SDGs
INCREASES concerning the social-
16. Peace, Justice, and
TRANSPARENCY, economic development of the
Strong Institutions
EMPOWERS most vulnerable population.
Technology plays an essential
CITIZENS, AND For example, at rural
role in crisis management,
CONTRIBUTES TO communities in India, there
humanitarian assistance, and,
DRIVE ECONOMIC are financial institutions that
peace-building. According to
GROWTH. have made it easier to make
ITU, the use of “Open data”,
deposits into digital accounts,
by governments increases
and, have been able to
transparency, empowers
increase household savings by
citizens, and contributes to
131%. Similarly, in African and
drive economic growth.
South Asian countries, digital
17. Partnerships for the payments play an essential
Goals role so that low-income
For all of the above, the ICTs people can access services
are crucial to reach the SDG, such as water and education.
in view they are catalysts that
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