SDG 9: Industry, Innovation, Technology and Infrastructure
Goal 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization, and foster innovation
Innovation fuels progress, and a robust, resilient infrastructure is the foundation of a thriving community. Addressing future challenges by modernising industries and infrastructure is, therefore, essential. To achieve this, promotion of innovative sustainable technologies is required, as well as provision of equal, universal access to information and financial markets.
SDG 9 encourages sustainable industries and infrastructure, enabling global growth without harming the environment. Undertaking actions in accordance with this goal brings prosperity, generates employment and builds stable societies across the world.
SDG's targets
Target 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.
Target 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.
Target 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.
Target 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.
Target 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.
Target 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.
Target 9.b: Support domestic technology development, research and innovation in developing countries, including by ensuring a conducive policy environment for, inter alia, industrial diversification and value addition to commodities.
Target 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.
To achieve SDG 9, NTU contributes to implementation of the following projects: