Sustainable Development Goals and Digital Divide
Sustainable Development Goals
and Digital Divide
What are the State and private sector responsibilities in ensuring that no groups are left behind in their right to enjoy human rights online and through digital technologies? How should States and companies ensure that digital technologies do not have a discriminatory impact on particular groups? How should States ensure that digital technologies do not aggravate existing inequalities? What are some of the measures that should be put in place to eliminate existing digital divides, based on age, gender, disabilities, socio-economic status, and place of residence?
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SDGs - Digital divide; Discrimination and equality;
Special Rapporteurs
Persons with disabilities and assistive devices and technologies
Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities - 2017 - Report presented to the 34th session of the HRC in 2017 on the provision of different forms of rights-based support and assistance for persons with disabilities, which includes assistive devices and technologies
2017
SDGs - Digital divide
Special Rapporteurs
Impact of assistive and robotics technology
Report presented to the 36th session of the HRC in 2017 on the Special Rapporteur's country visit to Singapore from 21 to 29 September 2019 making findings on, among other things, assistive and robotics technology in relation to the human rights of older persons
2017