Goal 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation
Infrastructure and innovation are key factors driving economic growth and social development. Good infrastructure, such as transportation and logistics, facilitates travel and trade. New innovations, such as energy-saving technology and digital technology, help improve people’s quality of life. Development in both areas must consider equal distribution of opportunities so that all groups can access quality services equally. Thailand’s infrastructure progress in transportation and logistics is reflected in the development of road networks that have expanded and increased road density. Additionally, Thailand plays a role in providing infrastructure assistance to neighboring countries. Thailand’s sustainable industrial development focuses on digital transformation through Industrial Transformation Centers (ITC), promoting eco-industrial cities by emphasizing efficient resource use, clean technology, and environmentally friendly operations. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions is a significant achievement in the country’s sustainable industrial development. Promoting research and development of innovation in the industrial sector, Thailand emphasizes enhancing the potential of the industrial sector through investment in research and development. The country’s research personnel continue to increase, demonstrating progress in the innovation ecosystem.
Sub-goal 9.1
Develop quality, reliable, sustainable and resilient infrastructure, including regional and cross-border infrastructure, to support economic development and human well-being
Sub-goal 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
Sub-goal 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
Sub-goal 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
Sub-goal 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
Sub-goal 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
Sub-goal 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
Sub-goal 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
