SDG 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
Build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialization and foster innovation
Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure SDG: investment in infrastructure and innovation are crucial drivers of economic growth and development. With over half the world's population now living in cities, mass transport and renewable energy are becoming ever more important, as are the growth of new industries and information and communication technologies. More than 4 billion people still do not have access to the Internet, and 90 percent are from the developing world. Bridging this digital divide is crucial to ensure equal access to information and knowledge, as well as foster innovation and entrepreneurship.
Example Opportunities
- Skybreathe: Software to help airline pilots improve their flying technique to save fuel and reduce C02 emissions
- Business solutions that enhance growth and innovation
- Practical Action
- How does this SDG impact the achievement of other SDGs (e.g. Job Creation, Better Health, Job Creation)
- Supporting Rural Markets and Services
- Smart Cities
Problem Statements from the Subject Matter Experts for consideration
- Small Medium Businesses (SMEs) have greater access to finance and trade finance, particularly in developing countries. | Maurice Sayinzoga
- Small Medium Businesses (SMEs) have better understanding of foreign markets' regulatory framework. | Maurice Sayinzoga
- Small Medium Businesses (SMEs) have greater integration in the Global Value Chain. | Maurice Sayinzoga
- Women who are new to the internet access and use it safely and responsibly. | Samhir Vasdev
- Open Data for government transparency and economic opportunity in public procurement. | Glenn Maail
UN Resources
These datasets are official statistics generated by the UN and its affiliated organizations and programs:
- UNESCO - Data for SDGs: Reports on progress for the indicators
- Global SDG Indicators Database: 17 years of data on the sub-indicators/metrics for each SDG
- SDG API Highways: New project from Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data to provide central repository for partner SDG data
- Worldbank World Development Indicators: The primary World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially-recognized international sources
- Sustainable Development Goals database: World Bank visualization tool that contains collections of time series data on a variety of topics directly relating to the SDGs
Additional data resources
These datasets were independently created/aggregated by non-UN related parties. These can serve as additional references, and are not endorsed by Facebook.
- Facebook Electrical Distribution Grid Maps: Model of global medium voltage (MV) grid infrastructure for six select African countries: Malawi, Nigeria, Uganda, DRC, Cote D’Ivoire, and Zambia
- SDG.DATA.GOV: US Government effort to share data on the SDGs
- OECD Stats: Economic information from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
- World Economic Forum: Global competitiveness rankings of countries
- GeoNames Data Sources: Geographical database that covers all countries and contains over eleven million location names
- Data.world Datasets: An open data platform that relies on open sharing and analysis of diverse datasets