aspg-28-2502-1793997659 20261106204059 American Scientific Publishing Group admin@americaspg.com American Scientific Publishing Group Journal of Artificial Intelligence and Metaheuristics JAIM 2833-5597 2024 7 1 Amira Hassan Abed Department of Information Systems, High Institution for Marketing, Commerce & Information Systems, Egypt Faris H. Rizk Computer Science and Intelligent Systems Research Center, Blacksburg 24060, Virginia, USA Ahmed Mohamed Zaki Computer Science and Intelligent Systems Research Center, Blacksburg 24060, Virginia, USA Ahmed M. Elshewey Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Computers and Information, Suez University, Suez 43533, Egypt Digital transformation is steadily changing states and organizations, making them more competitive while creating opportunities for economic growth and prosperity. It enables expanded educational opportunities, universal Internet access, and a supportive environment for development. This paper highlights the role of the Communication and Information Technology industry in achieving sustainable development. It reviews the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and explains how information technology affects each goal. It also tracks progress toward the SDGs and existing e-governance and big-data initiatives in four countries, before examining digital transformation in Egypt and its contribution to sustainable development. 2024 30 38 2502 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ 10.54216/JAIM.070104 https://americaspg.com/journal/28/article/2502 https://americaspg.com/storage/articles/manuscripts/01M5J2RNTNJF6Q91VJ6W2WVNBK.pdf