Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization, and foster innovation
SDG 9 includes targets aimed at making infrastructure, industrialization and innovations more resource-efficient. To this end, resources are to be used more efficiently and clean, environmentally compatible technologies and industrial processes are to be promoted. Technology development, research and innovation are to be supported, especially in developing countries. Depending on which indicators are used to measure progress, the achievement of the goal of a more sustainable Germany by 2030 is assessed differently. The progress calculation of the official German Sustainable Development Strategy consists of one indicator. 2030Watches adds four indicators to draw a more comprehensive picture.
Where does Germany stand in the implementation of SDG 9?
Percentage of SDG implementation:
Progress is calculated using the mean values of the indicators.
Official SDG monitoring
The German Sustainable Development Strategy currently measures only one indicator, which deals with the assessment of the country's innovative strength. On this basis, the calculated progress is 87.4 percent.
Civil society SDG monitoring
2030Watch proposes an extended list of indicators. This includes the official indicator as well as 4 new indicators to point out the urgency of technology transfer and the expansion of indigenous information and communication technology. Based on this complementary set of indicators, the calculated progress is 58.1 percent.
