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Executive summary

Research has demonstrated the effects of innovation, particularly in technology, on economic growth, industrial optimization, improved social welfare and environmental protection. Innovation is linked to all three pillars of sustainable development: economy, society and environment. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, launched by the United Nations in 2015, gives high significance to innovation vertically and horizontally. Horizontally, innovation is mentioned in several Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and targets explicitly and implicitly. Vertically, innovation is important for implementation modalities, creative solutions and new financing schemes for development. Innovation and technology have also been the subject of think pieces and analytical studies by the United Nations in connection with the SDGs.

Related Subject(s): Economic and Social Development
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