MDGs and Global Issues

ICT can be used to raise awareness, for example, Nigeria is rich in oil but it is not being used efficiently to develop and sustain the country due to government corruption. Bill Clinton made a good point when he said if citizens of a county have a right to vote government leader in office, they also have the right to vote them out. Citizen may not be aware of what’s going on due to lack of media attention on the subject or lack commercial advertisements which would subsequently allow citizen to be knowledgeable as to some of the reasons why development is not being sustained and would encourage them to vote. I also believe that if systems were in place in each country, the developmental goals can be accomplished in a reasonable time frame. Imposing taxes on air flights, and having the tax used to aid in each sector of the developmental goals can also aid countries. Even if travelers do not fly to certain countries, if they fly into near by countries, the taxed funds should be used for the purpose of the development goals where most needed. With the use of advanced technology, each country could have a team of dedicated leaders to maintain these systems in aiding in the developmental goals.





Reference(s):
[1] http://www.ted.com/index.php/speakers/view/id/82
[2] http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/