Description
Harnessing technology for a better future
Lookinginto the future is always difficult and often problematic--but sometimes it'suseful to imagine what innovations might resolve today's problems and make tomorrowbetter. In this book, 15 distinguished international experts examine howtechnology will affect the human condition and natural world within the nextten years. Their stories reflect majorambitions for what the future could bring and offer a glimpse into thepossibilities for achieving the UN's ambitious Sustainable Development Goals.
Theauthors were asked to envision future success in their respective fields, giventhe current state of technology and potential progress over the next decade. Thecentral question driving their research: What are likely technological advancesthat could contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals at major scale, affecting the lives of hundreds of millionsof people or substantial geographies around the globe.
Oneoverall takeaway is that gradualist approaches will not achieve those goals by2030. Breakthroughs will be necessary in science, in the development of newproducts and services, and in institutional systems. Each of theexperts responded with stories that reflect big ambitions for what the futuremay bring. Their stories are not projections or forecasts as to what willhappen; they are reasoned and reasonable conjectures about what could happen.The editors' intent is to provide a glimpse into the possibilities for thefuture of sustainable development.
At a time when many people worryabout stalled progress on the economic, social, and environmental challenges ofsustainable development, Breakthrough is a reminder that the promise ofa better future is within our grasp, across a range of domains. It will interestanyone who wonders about the world's economic, social, and environmentalfuture.
Author: Homi Kharas
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Published: 01/25/2022
Pages: 254
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9780815739654
ISBN10: 0815739656
BISAC Categories:
- Business & Economics | Development | Economic Development
- Political Science | Public Policy | Social Policy
About the Author
Homi Kharas is a senior fellow in the Center for Sustainable Development at the Brookings Institution, where he specializes in analyzing policies and finance in support of sustainable development. His previous books include Leave No One Behind: Time for Specifics on the Sustainable Development Goals. John W. McArthur is a senior fellow in, and Director of, the Center for Sustainable Development at the Brookings Institution. He co-chairs the 17-Rooms initiative, a new approach to spurring action, insight, and community for the Sustainable Development Goals. His previous books include From Summits to Solutions: Innovations in Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals. Izumi Ohno is a Professor at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies in Japan, and a Senior Research Adviser to the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Ogata Sadako Research Institute for Peace and Development. She specializes in international development policy, industrial policy and Japanese development cooperation. Her previous books include Industrial Human Resource Development in Developing Countries: Knowledge and Skills in the Era of SDGs.