Global Civil Society & the UN Sustainable Development Goals

Goal 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialization and foster innovation

Industries, Innovation & Infrastructure


Investments in infrastructure – transport, irrigation, energy and information and communication technology – are crucial to achieving sustainable development and empowering communities in many countries. It has long been recognized that growth in productivity and incomes, and improvements in health and education outcomes require investment in infrastructure

Manufacturing is an important driver of economic development and employment. At the current time, however, manufacturing value added per capita is only US$100 in the least developed countries compared to over US$4,500 in Europe and Northern America. Another important factor to consider is the emission of Carbon Dioxide during manufacturing processes. Emissions have decreased over the past decade in many countries but the pace of decline has not been even around the world.

Technological progress is the foundation of efforts to achieve environmental objectives, such as increased resource and energy-efficiency. Without technology and innovation, industrialization will not happen, and without industrialization, development will not happen. There needs to be more investments in high-tech products that dominate the manufacturing productions to increase efficiency and a focus on mobile cellular services that increase connections between people.

Name Acronym Founded City HQ Country/Territory HQ Type I Type II

ASEAN Membrane Science and Technology Society

AMSTS 2002 Johor Bahru Malaysia D

ASEAN Music Industry Association

AMIA Wan Chai Hong Kong E t

ASEAN Pharmaceutical Industry Club

Jakarta Indonesia E t

ASEAN Power Grid

Nonthaburi Thailand E g

ASEAN Tourism Research Association

ATRA 2013 Subang Jaya Malaysia D

ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office

AMRO 2011 Singapore Singapore F g

ASEED International Institute of Development Management Technology

AIDMAT Delhi India G j

Ashoka - Innovators for the Public

1980 Arlington VA USA F

Asia and Pacific Commission on Agricultural Statistics

APCAS 1963 Bangkok Thailand E g

Asia and Pacific Internet Association

APIA 1997 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia D

Asia and Pacific Plant Protection Commission

APPPC 1955 Bangkok Thailand E g

Asia Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists

AAMLS 1997 Bangkok Thailand D

Asia Cooperation Dialogue

ACD 2002 Kuwait Kuwait F g

Asia Cruise Terminal Association

ACTA 2011 Singapore Singapore D

Asia Development Dialogue

Bangkok Thailand E

Asia eHealth Information Network

AeHIN 2011 Manila Philippines F

Asia Foundation

1954 San Francisco CA USA G

Asia Industrial Gases Association

AIGA 2002 Singapore Singapore D t

Asia Maritime & Fisheries Universities Forum

AMFUF 2002 Busan Korea Rep F c

Asia Network for Sustainable Agriculture and Bioresources

ANSAB 1992 Kathmandu Nepal F

Asia Oceania Agricultural Proteomics Organization

AOAPO Karaj Iran Islamic Rep D

Asia Oceania Geosciences Society

AOGS 2003 Singapore Singapore D

Asia Pacific Association of Robotic Surgeons

APARS Seoul Korea Rep D

Asia Pacific Association of Technology and Society

APATAS J

Asia Pacific Grouping of Consulting Engineers

ASPAC 1979 Seoul Korea Rep E

Asia Pacific Industrial Engineering and Management Society

APIEMS 1999 D t

Asia Pacific Innovation Network

AP-IN 2010 F v

Asia Pacific Medical Technology Association

APACMed 2014 Singapore Singapore D

Asia Pacific Network of Science and Technology Centres

ASPAC 1997 Hong Kong Hong Kong F

Asia Pacific Network Operators Group

APNOG Milton QLD Australia F c

Asia Pacific Pathways to Progress Foundation

APPFI Quezon City Philippines G

Asia Pacific Tele-Ophthalmology Society

APTOS 2016 Melbourne VIC Australia D

Asia Pacific Top Level Domain Association

APTLD 1998 Beijing China D

Asia Pacific Trade Seminars

APTS 2008 Tokyo Japan F ct

Asia Partnership Conference of Pharmaceutical Associations

APAC 2012 Tokyo Japan J c

Asia Petrochemical Industry Conference

APIC 1979 S ct

Asia Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association

ASIFMA Hong Kong Hong Kong D t

Asia Society for Social Improvement and Sustainable Transformation

ASSIST 2003 Makati Philippines F

Asia Video Industry Association

AVIA 1991 Causeway Bay Hong Kong D t

Asia Water Council

AWC 2016 Daejeon Korea Rep D y

Asia Wind Energy Association

2016 Singapore Singapore D

Asia-Middle East Dialogue

AMED S c

Asia-Pacific Advanced Network

APAN 1997 Peradeniya Sri Lanka F

Asia-Pacific Association of Theoretical & Computational Chemists

APATCC 2004 D

Asia-Pacific Centre for Women and Technology

APCWT Ballarat VIC Australia E

Asia-Pacific Conference on Engineering Applied Sciences

APCEAS 2014 S c

Asia-Pacific Cultural Creative Industry Association

CCIA 2007 G t

Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission

APFIC 1948 Bangkok Thailand E g

Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission

APFC 1949 Bangkok Thailand E g

Asia-Pacific Heads of Maritime Safety Agencies

APHoMSA 1996 F

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