SDG GOAL 9 — INDUSTRY, INNOVATION, INFRASTRUCTURE
Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation
The Targets
9.1
Develop quality, reliable, sustainable and resilient infrastructure, including regional and transborder infrastructure, to support economic development and human well-being, with a focus on affordable and equitable access for all
9.2
Promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and, by 2030, significantly raise industry’s share of employment and gross domestic product, in line with national circumstances, and double its share in least developed countries
9.3
Increase the access of small-scale industrial and other enterprises, in particular in developing countries, to financial services, including affordable credit, and their integration into value chains and markets
9.4
By 2030, upgrade infrastructure and retrofit industries to make them sustainable, with increased resource-use efficiency and greater adoption of clean and environmentally sound technologies and industrial processes, with all countries taking action in accordance with their respective capabilities
9.5
Enhance scientific research, upgrade the technological capabilities of industrial sectors in all countries, in particular developing countries, including, by 2030, encouraging innovation and substantially increasing the number of research and development workers per 1 million people and public and private research and development spending
9.a
Facilitate sustainable and resilient infrastructure development in developing countries through enhanced financial, technological and technical support to African countries, least developed countries, landlocked developing countries and small island developing States
9.b
Support domestic technology development, research and innovation in developing countries, including by ensuring a conducive policy environment for, inter alias, industrial diversification and value addition to commodities
9.c
Significantly increase access to information and communications technology and strive to provide universal and affordable access to the Internet in least developed countries by 2020
Resources
- Metadata compilation for Goal 9- as of March 29, 2016.
2. Presentation on Goal 9 Indicators at the 3rd Meeting of the IAEG-SDG
3. United Nations Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform, from the Department of Economic and Social Affairs
4. The Sustainable Development Goals Fund
5. The United Nations Development Programme
- The UNDP focuses on the environmental and economic needs of development and spans multiple SDGs, including innovation for Goal 9.
6. The United Nations Environment Programme
- UN arm dedicated to environmental innovation, data, and climate change.
7. United Nations Habitat- for a better urban future
- the UN arm for urban issues. “Promotes socially and environmentally sustainable human settlements development.” Directly responsible for multiple Goal 9 targets.
8. United Nations Industrial Development Organization
- The UN’s primary organization for sustainable industrial development, a priority of Goal 9.
9. United Nations Office for Project Services- Infrastructure
- The operations arm of the UN, facilitating sustainable design and construction in various countries and capacities.
10. Universal Postal Union
- A specialized agency of the UN, the primary forum for cooperation between postal sector players. One of the organizations whose data will inform Goal 9.
11. United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
- UNCTAD deals with development issues related to international trade, directly related to Goal 9.
12. International Telecommunication Union
- the ITU is a UN specialized agency for “information and communication technologies.”
