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5.13 Evaluate if a digital product or service is necessary

Business Strategy And Product Management

Assess alignment with sustainability goals, validate product need, and reduce barriers to access, usability, and fairness.

Success Criteria

  • Sustainable Development Goals:
    Identify whether the product or service aligns with any relevant UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and, where applicable, include corresponding targets within a sustainability statement.
  • Creation evaluation:
    Evaluate whether a product or service is needed based on desirability, feasibility, and viability.
  • Obstacle consideration:
    Remove or reduce barriers that prevent people from using a product or service, including accessibility, technical, geographic, and fairness-related barriers.

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