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Examples of local organizations/companies who have worked on achieving goal 9:

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  Saudi Energy Efficiency Center  The initiative replacement of the old air conditioners:  The Saudi Energy Efficiency Center, in cooperation with government agencies, launched an initiative to replace window air conditioners with new air conditioners. With high efficiency and lower energy consumption, they support citizens with a thousand riyals for each citizen under the age of 21 to encourage them to replace them and keep the Saudi industry.  (Estbdal initiative, n.d.)¹. This initiative contributes to a significant reduction in home energy consumption to conserve the Kingdom's energy and reduce pressure on it.  (Saudi Energy Efficiency Center, n.d.)² . Initiative to raise energy efficiency in the light vehicle fleet: The center has improved fuel economy in the industry to increase energy efficiency in light vehicles. It used to consume 18% of what the Kingdom consumes, equivalent to 180,000 barrels daily. The Saudi standard aims to improve the fuel economy ra...
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The world progress on goal 9:

• Participation in the Permanent Mission of Argentina to the United Nations, the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, UNCTAD, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), the International Trade Center, the International Labor Organization, and the International Council for Small Business (ICSB) in the workshop entitled "Strengthening National Capacity to Strengthen Capacity of Small, Micro and Micro-Medium Enterprises (MSME)" to achieve Goal 9.  (United Nations, 2015)¹. • ICTs are now at the forefront thanks to the COVID-19 virus. Many businesses and services now rely on remote work and video conferencing technology. As a result, governments must make more infrastructure investments to hasten the economic recovery. According to communication infrastructure, nearly half of the world's population lives in a mobile network area, and over 50% of the world's population is already online. According to reports, a 2G network covered at least 96.5 per...
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Goal Number 9: Industry, innovation, and infrastructure

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Infrastructure, industrialization, and innovation are three key facets of sustainable development. First, infrastructure provides the fundamental physical infrastructure needed by industry and society. Industrialization promotes economic growth and job creation, which helps to reduce income inequality. Finally, innovation boosts the technological prowess of industrial sectors and results in the acquisition of new skills. (SDG Compass, 2015)¹. Why is infrastructure essential? Aging, degraded or non-existent infrastructure makes conducting suitable business challenging. The capacity to conveniently access these resources is essential for opening up new markets because the business relies on labor, materials, and other available resources everywhere in the world. Nowadays, most companies place a high value on computing and technology-based abilities, and consumers of everyday goods and services are accessible on every continent. Howeve...
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