Tech for Good Faculty

The Tech for Good Faculty represents a prestigious group of international experts leading the SDG Academy's course on ICT and sustainable development. This distinguished collective includes Dorothy Gordon, Chair of UNESCO Information For All Programme; Guilherme Canela Godoi, Chief of UNESCO's Freedom of Expression section; José Clastornik, Chief Executive of AGESIC; Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Director at the International Telecommunication Union; Chief Nathaniel Ebo Nsarko, Country Director for Millennium Promise Alliance in Ghana; Eduardo Diniz, Professor at Fundação Getulio Vargas; Luis Gonzalez Morales from the UN Statistics Division; Jessica Espey, Senior Adviser at UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network; Sara Rendtorff-Smith, expert in Data-Driven Governance; Katina Michael, Professor at University of Wollongong; and Jeffrey D. Sachs, Professor at Columbia University. Together, they lead the "Tech for Good: The Role of ICT in Achieving the SDGs" course, which explores how digital technologies empower billions through access to education, healthcare, banking, and government services, while also addressing challenges like cybersecurity, privacy, and digital divides. The course, developed by UNESCO and Cetic.br/NIC.br, offers a comprehensive 10-week curriculum requiring 3-5 hours of weekly engagement, examining both the opportunities and challenges of ICT in sustainable development.