RE: Linking what we do to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Great example Bob.

From: Bob Wyman <bob@wyman.us>
Sent: Tuesday, May 9, 2023 6:11 PM
To: Michael Herman (Trusted Digital Web) <mwherman@parallelspace.net>
Cc: public-credentials (public-credentials@w3.org) <public-credentials@w3.org>
Subject: Re: Linking what we do to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

How does XYZ Internet technology contribute to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? ...and if so, which ones and how?
That's a very broad question. The reality is that, for many Internet technologies, the more difficult challenge would be to figure out which of the 17 goals<https://www.globalgoals.org/goals/> they don't or can't contribute to.

Sometimes, the contribution is indirect. For instance, Goal 4 is
"Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all."
While Verifiable Credentials won't teach you anything, they can make what you've learned, or how you learned it, much more valuable by enabling you to make believable assertions about your education or skills. A credential can make the difference between mere knowledge and marketable knowledge. The ability to accumulate marketable credentials over time would also tend to increase the value of opportunities for lifelong learning.

bob wyman

On Tue, May 9, 2023 at 4:15 PM Michael Herman (Trusted Digital Web) <mwherman@parallelspace.net<mailto:mwherman@parallelspace.net>> wrote:
I was asked this question this morning:


  *   How does XYZ Internet technology contribute to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? ...and if so, which ones and how?

In CCG, we work on a lot of different things ...how would you answer the above question?  ...have you seen any previous (good) answers to these questions?

Best regards,
Michael Herman
Web 7.0 Foundation