9. Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Goal 9. Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation.

9.1  Develop quality, reliable, sustainable and resilient infrastructure, including regional and cross-border infrastructure, to support economic development and human well-being, with a focus on equitable access and affordability for all.

9.2  Promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and, by 2030, significantly increase the share of industry in employment and GDP, in accordance with national circumstances, and double its share in least developed countries.

9.3  Increase access for small industries and other enterprises, particularly in developing countries, to financial services, including affordable credit, and their integration into value chains and markets.

9.4  By 2030, modernize infrastructure and rehabilitate industries to make them sustainable, with increased resource efficiency and greater adoption of clean and environmentally sound industrial technologies and processes, with all countries acting according to their respective capabilities.

9.5  Strengthen scientific research, improve the technological capabilities of industrial sectors in all countries, particularly developing countries, including by 2030, encouraging innovation and substantially increasing the number of research and development workers per million people and public and private spending on research and development.

9.a  Facilitate the development of sustainable and resilient infrastructure in developing countries through increased financial, technological and technical support to African countries, least developed countries, landlocked developing countries and small island developing States.

9.b  Support national technological development, research and innovation in developing countries, including by ensuring an enabling policy environment for, inter alia, industrial diversification and adding value to commodities.

9.c  Significantly increase access to information and communication technologies and strive to provide universal and affordable access to the Internet in least developed countries by 2020.