The objectives of this paper are to investigate the effect of ICT on sustainable development and the mechanisms through which the effect is modulated. The focus is on a sample of 140 countries around the globe for the period 2000–2019. The methodology involves the: (i) Fixed Effects estimator to control for individual heterogeneity, (ii) Driscoll and Kraay estimator to control for cross-section dependence between panels, (iii) the Mean Group estimator to take into account the averages between panel groups, (iv) the system GMM to correct for unobserved heterogeneity and simultaneity bias and (v) the instrumental variable Fixed Effects Tobit to take in to account the limited range in our dependent variable. The results show that ICT has a positive and significant effect on sustainable development. Whereas overall net effects are positive, the findings are contingent on the choice of the ICT measurement, the geographical location of the economy and the income group category. The study recommends policy makers to take into account ICT and the advantages it offers in the elaboration of measures for the sustainable development agenda.

本文的目的是研究信息通信技术对可持续发展的影响以及调节影响的机制。重点是 2000-2019 年期间全球 140 个国家的样本。该方法涉及：（i）固定效应估计量以控制个体异质性，（ii）Driscoll 和 Kraay 估计量以控制面板之间的横截面依赖性，（iii）平均组估计量以考虑面板组之间的平均值, (iv) 系统 GMM 校正未观察到的异质性和同时性偏差，以及 (v) 工具变量 Fixed Effects Tobit 以考虑我们因变量的有限范围。结果表明，信息通信技术对可持续发展具有积极而显着的影响。虽然整体净效应是积极的，调查结果取决于 ICT 衡量标准的选择、经济的地理位置和收入组别。该研究建议政策制定者在制定可持续发展议程措施时考虑到信息通信技术及其提供的优势。