Research in Management Information Systems and the Sustai-nable Development Goals: Review and Research Proposals

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Abstract

Although gender equality is a fundamental human right enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, our societies are still far from achieving this equality. For example, in France, women earn on average 22% less than men[1], and globally, they shoulder about three times as much unpaid domestic and care work as men[2]. Despite some progress, it would still take several decades, if not centuries, to achieve gender equality. To accelerate and promote more just, equal, inclusive, and sustainable societies, in September 2015, the 193 member states of the United Nations adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development—a universal framework for action based on 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 169 targets to be achieved by 2030. These SDGs constitute a global call to action to eradicate, among other things, poverty and gender inequality, protect the planet, and improve the living conditions of all people, while opening up new economic, social, and environmental opportunities.

 

[1] Insee, « Écart de salaire entre femmes et hommes en 2023 », publié le 3 mars 2025

[2] Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF). (2025). Étude sur la contribution des femmes dans l’espace francophone : Pistes d’actions pour mesurer, valoriser et mieux prendre en compte le travail invisible des femmes – Termes de référence. OIF.

 

Author Biographies

Claudio Vitari, Aix Marseille Univ, CERGAM, FEG, Aix-en-Provence

I am Full Professor at Aix-Marseille University (France). My research interests include Information Systems, Strategic Management, Ecological Economics. My publications encompass several articles in journals including European Journal of Information Systems, Journal of Travel Research and Ecological Economics. I have over 15 years’ experience in teaching, research, management and consulting. I got my Ph.D. from Montpellier University (Montpellier, France) and the Carlo Cattaneo University (Castellanza, Italy). I received my French accreditation to supervise research (HDR) from Montpellier University (Montpellier, France).

Sylvie Michel, Université de Bordeaux, IRGO (UR 4190), Bordeaux, France

Sylvie MICHEL est agrégée du secondaire, maîtresse de conférences HDR en sciences de gestion, en poste à l’Université de Bordeaux (IRGO). Ses recherches portent sur les grandes questions éthiques soulevées par les systèmes d’information, l’IA, la robotique. Elle travaille aussi sur la logistique humanitaire et le rôle du SI dans la recherche de résilience, voire de plasticité. Elle adopte une approche critique en puisant dans l’interdisciplinarité pour appréhender ces questions.

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2026-09-11

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Vitari, C., & Michel, S. (2026). Research in Management Information Systems and the Sustai-nable Development Goals: Review and Research Proposals. Systèmes d’Information Et Management (French Journal of Management Information Systems). https://doi.org/10.66450/sim.v30i4.ed

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