[1] SDG 9 aims to build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialization and foster innovation.

[7] The aim of attaining inclusive and sustainable industrialization is to "unleash dynamic and competitive economic forces that generate employment and income".

SDG 9 recognizes that humanity's ability to connect and communicate effectively, move people and things efficiently, and develop new skills, industries and technology, is crucial in overcoming the many interlinked economic, social and environmental challenges in the 21st century.

[9] In order to have a successful community, a functioning and strong infrastructure has to be in place as its basic requirement.

[10] SDG 9 is all about promoting innovative and sustainable technologies and ensuring equal and universal access to information and financial markets.

[14] It has two indicators: Target 9.2 is "Promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization, and by 2030, to raise significantly the industry's share of employment and GDP in line with national circumstances as well as to double its share in least developed countries"[14] It has two indicators: Manufacturing is a major source of employment.

[13] Target 9.3 is: "Increase the access of small-scale industrial and other enterprises, particularly in developing countries, to financial services including affordable credit and their integration into value chains and markets".

[14] It has two indicators: According to a UN progress report from 2020, "only 22% of small-scale industries in sub-Saharan Africa received loans or lines of credit, compared with 48% in Latin America and the Caribbean".

[5] Target 9.4 is: "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".

[16] By 2018, research and development constituted an average 1.79% of the global GDP according to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

[14] It has one indicator: "Proportion of medium and high-tech industry value added in total value added" Target 9.c is: "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".

[18] Estimates suggest that by the end of 2020, the world will have reached just 57% global internet use and 23% in least developed countries, missing target 9.c by a wide margin.

[20] The pandemic hit industries hard and caused disruptions in value chains of goods and their supply, and has affected the digitization of business and services such as video conferencing, healthcare, teleworking etc.