Achieving sustainable development goals for people with disabilities through digital technologies

Abstract

© 2019 PICMET. The world is moving towards an aging society, which causes a rise in the population of people with disabilities. A lot of attention is given to the use of digital technologies that can facilitate activities and solve issues in the daily life of a disabled person. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) initiative launched by the United Nations focuses on the development of a blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all. In this view, digital technologies are promising to support the development and to help achieve the SDGs. This paper outlines a systematic literature review with bibliometric analysis of scientific publications to provide a connection between digital technologies for persons with disabilities and the SDGs. The results show the clusters of digital technologies and their research collaboration networks. The review intends to provide a knowledge base and evaluation of applications for these technologies. It is the intention of this paper to facilitate the understanding of scientists and policy makers in how digital technologies can address the SDGs and which ones will be most relevant in 2030.