*Ariful Islam, Kamna Anum, Diena Dwidienawati, Sazali Abd Wahab & Ahmad Shaharudin Abdul Latiff
*Ariful Islam
Putra Business School (AACSB-Accredited), Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
E-mail: farhan_ctg2012@yahoo.com
Kamna Anum
Putra Business School (AACSB-Accredited), Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
E-mail: kamna.anam1@gmail.com
Diena Dwidienawati
BINUS Business School, Bina Nusantara University, Indonesia
E-mail: diena.tjiptadi@gmail.com
Sazali Abd Wahab
Putra Business School (AACSB-Accredited), Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
E-mail:sazali@putrabs.edu.my
Ahmad Shaharudin Abdul Latiff
Putra Business School (AACSB-Accredited), Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
E-mail: shaharudin@putrabs.edu.my
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant havoc to personal and professional activities. Digital technologies as the Internet of things (IoT) are being harnessed to support the public-health response to COVID-19 worldwide that can make a significant impact to achieve SDGs in developing regions. Thus, the study targets to analyze the underlying configuration between IoT and SDGs through the lens on the COVID-19 emergency. The study has been conducted over the last 10 years through a systematic selection, in-depth review, and synthesis of relevant literature. The analysis confirms that the COVID-19 emergency can be one of the most important drivers, influencing the accomplishment of SDGs through the implementation of IoT. This pandemic sets the perfect platform for digitalization in a sustainable development outline to obtain specific goals avoiding high infrastructure expenses and policy-related limitations.Research limitation illustrates that prior analytical or empirical attempts from multiple viewpoints are consequently needed to inquire about the proposed conceptualization. The direction of the paper provides recommendations for new business models, policies, private investments, and incentives to collaborate in achieving the SDGs. In addition, this article is the first to discuss IoT focused achievement of SDGs in developing regions to harness the hidden potential of the pandemic.
Key word: Big-data, COVID-19, Digitalization policy, IoT, SDGs.
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