General Theme |
Related SDG |
Sample Research Themes |
Poverty Alleviation and Economic Growth
|
• Goal 1: No poverty
• Goal 8: Decent Work and economic growth |
• Technologies for small communities
• Sustainable tourism
• Improved productivity |
Food and Water Security |
• Goal 2: Zero hunger
• Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation |
• Technologies for smart agriculture
• Wastewater treatment
• Technologies for Better Nutrition |
Health |
• Goal 3: Good health and well-being for people |
• Portable biomedical devices
• Access to medical services
• Natural products for health |
Teaching and Learning |
• Goal 4: Quality education |
• Technologies for improving access to education
• Improving learning environments
• Innovative delivery |
Equality and Empowerment |
• Goal 5: Gender Equality
• Goal 10: Reducing inequalities |
• Empowerment of women and girls through technology
• Combating descrimination
• Assistive technologies for differently-abled persons |
Energy |
• Goal 7: Affordable and clean energy |
• Renewable energy
• Energy harvesting
• Energy storage technologies |
Built Environment and Communities |
• Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities |
• Green buildings
• Block chain for smart cities
• Disaster mitigation technologies
• Traffic management |
Innovation and Commercialization |
• Goal 9: Industry, Innovation, and In-frastructure |
• Automation, IOT, and Big Data in Industry
• New materials and pro-cesses for manufacturing (e.g., additive manufacturing)
• Innovative construction |
Preservation of the Natural Environment |
• Goal 13: Climate action
• Goal 14: Life below water
• Goal 15: Life on land |
• Reduction of single-use packaging
• Emission and pollution control
• Consumer behavior |