Big Data and 17 SDGs: The role play in India’s GEM Governance Revolution

Abstract

This paper presents a study of the implications of big data analytics towards realization of sustainable development goals (SDGs). The paper begins with a brief overview of the concept big data and its potentials followed by a discussion of the role of big data in the realization of SDGs. In 2015, world leaders agreed to 17 goals for a better world by 2030. These goals have the power to end poverty, fight inequality and stop climate change and so on. Guided by the goals, it is now up to all of us, governments, businesses, civil society and the general public to work together to build a better future for everyone.