Role of ICT in sustainable development using big data

Abstract

The advanced information technology (IT) sector is a part of modern life and information in updated and reliable data has to improve the quality and access of data. With information and communication technologies (ICT), services and applications are rapidly growing with the need for big data. It can provide an opportunity to explore the use of highly emerging ICT data. The modern ICT industry is an enormously growing sector that covers big socio-economic data worldwide. With increasing mobile access, a large population of the world is involved in data access. The strongest growth of ICT in various sectors, including socio-economic, education, and other sectors, involves big data that holds great assurance for development. However, the challenge in collecting big data has an impact on sustainable development. The researcher studies the positive and negative impacts of ICT on sustainability with different approaches. The paper discusses the social and ecological compatibility of ICT with the increasing use of technology and explains the plain use of ICT for sustainable development. These approaches are discussed with issues identified with ICT uses and limitations of the technology. The use of big data in sustainable development is important for the effective use of services. Considering such challenges, digital technologies are used as a global source for internationally comparable ICT statistics that influence the sustainable growth of economies. The researcher studies the role of ICT in sustainable development in different approaches. The importance of big data in ICT is further discussed since it produces new and insightful information that is valuable for businesses, governments, and people. Big data is extensively used by the global statistical community to enhance efficiency and revenues.