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The ICT4SD summit brings together academia, leading researchers in ICT for government and industry representatives, including decision-makers with an interest in using ICT for researchers focusing on ICT effects on Information & Communication Technology Sector.

ICT4SD Summit provides an opportunity for global professionals at every level to participate, learn, and network. Featuring a variety of tracks that allow attendees to explore what’s next in the worlds of entertainment, culture, and technology.

ICT4SD gather all public, private and civil society organizations from across the humanitarian and international development community. Participants share how they've used innovations in technology to increase the impact of their work.

ICT4SD Summit also is about networking for business development opportunities, and creates platforms to strategist and discuss new topical ICT issues, trends, innovative ideas, and online communications.

ICT4SD Summit are designed to not only promote fellowship and create networking opportunities among like-minded peers, but they also provide access to the newest ideas and concepts.

ICT4SD Academic

Original contributions from researchers describing their original, unpublished, research contribution which is not currently under review by another conference or journal and addressing state-of-the-art research are invited to share their work in all areas of Smart and Innovative trends. Accepted papers will be published. At least one author of each accepted paper is required to register and present their work at the conference; otherwise, the paper will not be included in the proceedings. Best Paper/Demo Awards will be presented to high-quality papers/demos.

ICT4SD Industry

The concern about sustainability has arisen due to the overuse of natural resources and the increased use of energy consumption over the last decades. Information communication technologies (ICT) has the potential to address the three main aspects of sustainability (people, planet, profit) and therefore, organizations have initiated a sustainable development by integrating ICT within their business activities.

The ICT4SD Summit Industry & Enterprise Track focuses on the forward-thinking innovation of today and what we project to be trending tomorrow. Join executives and leaders from a variety of industries to discuss the evolving landscape of technology driven services. Awards will be presented to sustainable ICT Industry who sustain effectively inspite of this pandemic situation.

ICT4SD The Local Government

Information and communication technologies (ICTs) and related telecommunication and other digital networks are considered to be a major driving force of building information societies and economies and are increasingly recognized as a new factor in improving existing governance practices. For those transition countries that have managed to develop relatively stable democracies, notably the EU accession countries, the main benefit of technology-based e-governance systems is seen in the building of a full-fledged open information society by providing a wide range of on-line public services, in fostering mutually effective public-private partnerships, in gaining visible economic gains, in enhancing representative democracy by overcoming low levels of electoral participation, and – most importantly – in fundamentally changing present governance practices and models.

At the local level, e-governance and the appropriate use of ICT can enhance and support economic and social development, particularly in empowering officials and municipal representatives, ensuring linkages, networking, timely, efficient, transparent and accountable services. E-local governance means exploiting the power of ICT to help transform the accessibility, quality and cost-effectiveness of public service and to help revitalize the relationship between customers and citizens and the public bodies who work on their benefit. Awards will be presented to the selected state who work effectively in e-governance and ICT.