Emerging Technologies: Value Creation for Sustainable Development

This book investigates how emerging technologies can be used to enhance progress toward the seventeen United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and guarantee economic growth, using case studies of companies worldwide.

Format: Hardback
Length: 512 pages
Publication date: 12 July 2022
Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG

This comprehensive monograph delves into a diverse range of emerging technologies, including 3D printing, 5G, blockchain, and many more, with the aim of assessing their potential for contributing to humanity's shared goal of sustainable development. Author Sinan Küfeoğlu conducts in-depth case studies showcasing how these technologies are already being implemented by companies across the globe, exploring how they can be leveraged to enhance progress toward each of the seventeen United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Furthermore, the author examines how emerging technologies can ensure economic growth, even in the face of challenges such as climate change. To compile this book, the author conducted a thorough analysis of the business models of 650 companies, highlighting how innovations can be transformed into valuable assets that support sustainable development.

To ensure practicality, the research focused solely on technologies that are currently available on the market and in use by actual companies. This volume is of immense value to academics, policymakers, innovators at the forefront of green business, and anyone else interested in exploring novel and innovative business models that can contribute to achieving the SDGs.

This book is published under an open access policy, allowing widespread access and dissemination of its content.

Weight: 1194g
Dimension: 254 x 178 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783031071263
Edition number: 1st ed. 2022