Annalisa Baldissera – University of Brescia, Department of Law, via San Faustino, 41, 25122 Brescia (BS), Italy
Keywords:
Technological progress;
Social sustainability;
Sustainable development
goals;
Sustainable development
indicators;
R&D investments
Abstract: This study aims to analyze the relationships between two variΒables associated with the growth of modern economies: technological progΒress and social development. The research intends to test these relations withΒin the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals set by the UN in 2015 in order to achieve the preservation of the planet, the welfare of the populaΒtion, peace and prosperity. To this end, the research analyzes the correlations, within the European Union, between technological progress and social develΒopment in the period 2015-2021, that is from the year in which the 2030 AgenΒda for Sustainable Development was adopted by the United Nations MemΒber States to today. The variables representative of technological progress are drawn from the indicators belonging to Goal 9 – Industry, Innovation and InΒfrastructure, while for social development the study referred to the indicaΒtors of Goal 8 – Decent Work and Economic Growth. The results show that, alΒthough the two phenomena are positively correlated, not all connections are equally strong.
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