Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation
Sri Lanka's industrial sector has demonstrated some success, with policies in place to support export-oriented industries and for Small and Medium Enterprise Development. However, the growth of the sector over the past decade is largely owed to construction, mining and quarrying activities; the contribution of manufacturing to GDP has remained relatively low and stagnant relative to Asian industrialized countries. Sri Lanka faces key challenges with respect to a lack of entrepreneurship, innovations, technology and management skills; low investor confidence; poor diversification of products; issues with gaining access to international markets; and low priority to investments in research and development.
9.1Develop 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
9.2Promote 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
9.3Increase 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
9.4By 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
9.5Enhance 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
9.aFacilitate 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
9.bSupport 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
9.cSignificantly increase access to information and communications technology and strive to provide universal and affordable access to the Internet in least developed countries by 2020
