SDG 9.C: Universal Access to Information and Communications Technology | ICCROM | Our Collections Matter

Significantly increase access to information and communications technology and strive to provide universal and affordable access to the Internet in least developed countries by 2020.
Our collections matter indicators
- Number of collections facilities that provide access to ICT.
- Number of collections facilities that use digital programmes to connect people with heritage and sustainable development agendas.
- Number of programmes that support access to the Internet in least developed countries.

Toward Environmentally Sustainable Digital Preservation
Digital preservation relies on technological infrastructure (information and communication technology, ICT) that has considerable negative environmental impacts, which in turn threaten the very organizations tasked with preserving digital content. While altering technology use can reduce the impact...
5Ps
Planet
Prosperity
Actions
Protect and safeguard cultural and natural heritage
Support research
Energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions
Waste management and reduction
Security, disaster preparedness, risk reduction
Towards Our Common Digital Future
“In the report “Towards our common digital future”, the WBGU makes it clear that sustainability strategies and concepts need to be fundamentally further developed in the age of digitalization. Only if digital change and the Transformation towards Sustainability are synchronized can we succeed in...
5Ps
People
Planet
Prosperity
Peace
Partnership
Actions
Protect and safeguard cultural and natural heritage
Learning and educational opportunities
Cultural participation/social inclusion
Support research
Energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions
Governance and management
External partnerships and collaborations