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SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

SDG 9 promotes building resilient infrastructure and inclusive and sustainable industrialization.
Nearly three billion people still do not have internet, and 90% of them live in developing countries.
Finding a solution for this digital divide is necessary for equal access to information and
knowledge, which in turn encourages innovation and entrepreneurship. This goal is one of the

most tangible for the business sector as industry and innovation is usually associated with firms.
It strives to reduce the negative impact of firms on the environment, as well as to promote creating
new business models, products, and services in a sustainable way. This subchapter is focused
on eight targets related to the industry, innovation, and infrastructure, as well as current
challenges in this area.

● Targets, means of implementation and data
The ninth goal reads: “Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable
industrialization and foster innovation“, and is supported by 8 targets as follows:

9.1 Develop quality, reliable, sustainable, and resilient infrastructure, including regional and trans
border 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

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