On August 13, Tan Seng Chuan, President-Elect of the World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO), visited the International Research Center of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals (CBAS), accompanied by Prof. Gretchen Kalonji, PIFI Expert and Special Advisor to CBAS.

Researchers at the Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, have developed a novel methodology approach for assessing urban sustainability using data from the SDGSAT-1 satellite.

A new study has revealed that tiny organisms called snow algae are significantly contributing to the surface melting on Antarctic ice shelves. The discovery could have far-reaching implications for global sea level rise.

"Chengdu Declaration on Digital Empowerment for Sustainable Development: A Decade of Action" (Chengdu Declaration), proposing leveraging digital technologies to empower the sustainable development of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) with the aim of providing a roadmap for building an inclusive, resilient future was unveiled on the 9th Digital Belt and Road Conference (DBAR 2025) concluded successfully in Chengdu.

On June 11, 2025, during the Second Belt and Road Conference on Science and Technology Exchange, the International Research Center of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals (CBAS) and the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on joint scientific efforts for digital sustainable development research.

Digital Sustainable Development Goals Programme (DSP)