Technology and infrastructure required by Latin-American universities for the achievement of the SDGs
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Lorena del Carmen Álvarez-C
Universidad de Guanajuato
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2512-8230
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María del Pilar Ester Arroyo-L
Tecnológico de Monterrey
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6160-871X
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María Eugenia De la Rosa-Leal
Universidad de Sonora
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2039-7263
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https://doi.org/10.33571/teuken.v14n22a8Keywords:
Latin-American University, Higher Education Institutions, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), university infrastructure and technologyAbstract
This paper aimed to analyze the new technologies and infrastructure of Latin-American universities to support the accomplishment of the SDGs. The methodological approach was qualitative which included a systematic review of the literature and a survey of 24 Latin-American universities from six countries recruited through a snowball sampling plan. The findings indicate that the institutional investment in new technologies and infrastructure for the achievement of the SDGs is limited and the pace of progress insufficient. The scarcity of the efforts from the university community to support the SDGs, directly and indirectly, was also evident. The main conclusion is that institutionalization and coordination of (physical and human) resources are required so that universities can become active promoters of the SDGs.
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