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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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