“Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure”, that is Sustainable Development Goal No. 9. This “sustainable development goal” or “SDG” aims to “build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialization and foster innovation“.
As the UN points out on its website, “inclusive and sustainable industrialization, together with innovation
and infrastructure, can unleash the dynamic and competitive economic forces that generate employment and income. These play a key role in introducing and promoting new technologies, facilitating international trade and enabling the efficient use of resources.” Contributing to digitization is one of the key pillars for fostering innovation and one in which telecommunications infrastructures are major players.
ASTEO Red Neutra ‘s work is framed within this objective. Not only because fiber is the most sustainable telecommunications infrastructure technology, but also because our purpose as a company is to connect rural populations and provide them with access to connections of equal or even better quality than in urban environments. To this end, we deploy state-of-the-art FTTH networks (XG-PON) in rural areas.
What are the targets of SDG 9? In order to monitor progress, SDG 9 has 8 well-defined targets for 2030, which we will quickly mention:
SDG 9.1: “Develop reliable, sustainable, resilient and quality infrastructure”.
SDG 9.2: “Promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and, by 2030, significantly increase the contribution of industry to employment and gross domestic product.”
SDG 9.3: Increase access of small industries and other businesses to financial services
SDG 9.4: “Modernize infrastructure and convert industries to make them sustainable, using resources more efficiently and promoting the adoption of clean and environmentally sound technologies and industrial processes.”
SDG 9.5: “Enhance scientific research and technological capacity in industrial sectors”.
SDG 9.a: “Facilitate the development of sustainable and resilient infrastructure in developing countries through enhanced financial, technological and technical support.”
SDG 9.b: “Support the development of domestic technologies, research and innovation in developing countries”.
SDG 9.c: “Significantly increase access to information and communications technology and strive to provide universal and affordable access to the Internet”.
These are ambitious goals, as are all the targets set by the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). 17 Sustainable Development Goalsbut which will contribute to transforming our world into a better place by 2030, the deadline set for achieving them, and for which governments, institutions and companies have been working since 2015.
