Write an essay that responds to the following question:

How can information practitioners/professionals contribute to the progress of sustainable development goals in the contemporary information society?

As a starting point, you can review the content of:

Ziemba, E. (2019). The contribution of ICT adoption to the sustainable information society, Journal of Computer Information Systems, 59(2), 116-126.

Also have a look at additional resources such as:

The Division for Sustainable Development Goals (DSDG) in the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/
IFLA International Advocacy Programme (IAP) https://www.ifla.org/libraries-development
ALIA and the Sustainable Development Goals https://www.alia.org.au/advocacy-and-campaigns/think-global-act-local
CILIP and the Sustainable Development Goals https://www.cilip.org.uk/page/SustainableDevelopmentGoals

Also other sites as applicable to have a general idea about sustainable development and its links to other concepts such as diversity, social inclusion, social justice and digital divide. You will also need to search additional external literature for supporting evidence and resources for your argument. References are not included in word count.
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This assessment task will assess the following learning outcome/s:

be able to analyse and synthesise issues and concepts relating to the information society and knowledge economy.
be able to critically apply their understanding of the social, legal, cultural and ethical issues relating to information in society.
be able to evaluate the role of the information professional in the information society.
be able to demonstrate the significance and impact of diversity to work constructively and respectfully in the information society.