Goal 9 · 8 targets

Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Reliable infrastructure, cleaner industry, research and wider access to technology.

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Target 9.1

Reliable and accessible infrastructure

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

Make industry inclusive and sustainable

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...

Target 9.3

Finance for small enterprises

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

Cleaner industry and infrastructure

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...

Target 9.5

Invest in research and innovation

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...

Target 9.a

Support infrastructure in developing countries

Facilitate sustainable and resilient infrastructure development in developing countries through enhanced financial, technological and technical support to African countries, least developed countries, landlocked developing...

Target 9.b

Support local technology development

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

Affordable internet access

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.