Attention across the SDGs is uneven, with focus on SDG 9 but limited engagement with SDG 4 and SDG 14¶

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q2 i? The review finds significant research focus on SDG 9 (industry, innovation, and infrastructure) but limited engagement with SDG 4 (quality education) and SDG 14 (life below water). → Ben Kei Daniel 2026

Evidence¶

Ben Kei Daniel 2026¶

Ben Kei Daniel, Nataliya Podgorodnichenko and Sarah Carr. (2026). A scoping review of AI for sustainability and sustainable AI in higher education. Discover Computing. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10791-025-09861-2

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A synthesis-stage finding of the scoping review comparing attention across SDGs in the reviewed literature. The review adds that unequal access to technology and disparities in digital infrastructure hinder equitable adoption of AI for sustainable development.

"However, the review reveals uneven attention across the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with significant focus on SDG 9 (industry, innovation, and infrastructure) but limited engagement with SDG 4 (quality education) and SDG 14 (life below water)"

Discussion¶

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Attention — outcome: instruction changes it

The review reports that AI positively contributes to 128 of the 169 SDG targets — related
Existing scholarship examines AI–SDG connections in a fragmented way without an integrative literacy framework — related
Most AI-for-sustainability initiatives in higher education remain limited in scope, exploratory, and not integrated into institutional strategies — related

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`title`	`Attention across the SDGs is uneven, with focus on SDG 9 but limited engagement with SDG 4 and SDG 14`
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