How to strengthen inclusive and sustainable industrialization?

By applying industrial policies that trigger structural change! UNIDO advocates accelerated industrial development as an instrument to reduce poverty and increase sustainability and supports governments throughout the industrial policymaking cycle with advice, capacity building and facilitation. UNIDO regularly compiles statistics specific to industrial development, publishes knowledge products such as the Industrial Development Report, and provides applied training!


INDUSTRIAL POLICY

Industrial policy sets the foundation for a country’s industrialization. Policymaking is a multi-step approach that ranges from the preparation of the policy process to the strategy development and implementation of industrial policies. Discover the latest publications, platforms, collaborations of UNIDO that provide capacity building and policymaking support to Member States!

The most recent issues of the Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development Working Papers: read more!

Find out more about the role of industrial policies in the BRICS!

Discover the different types of deindustrialization.

Explore the potential value that various metrics can have in supporting industrial analysis

Read more about the economic sentiment and GDP growth based on business and consumer surveys in Russia

Find out about the changing dynamics of deindustrialization in developed countries

Get to know more about the impact of industrial energy efficiency

Read about the Chain Analysis Tool (CAT) for cost structure and profit margin analysis along value chains

How to provide reliable results for datasets: read more about Russia’s manufacturing sector

Learn about the Industrial growth of the manufacturing sector in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU)

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Industrial Strategy and Policy in Member States: Learn more about Oman’s Manufacturing Strategy 2040

The brochure about Oman’s Manufacturing Strategy is available both in English and Arabic!

Explore policies to enhance the Integration of Southeast Asian
SMEs in Global Value Chains

Discover the Global Value Chains and Industrial
Development in the Asian Region

Explore the platform ‘Enhancing the Quality of Industrial Policies’ (EQuIP)

The EQuIP project helps policymakers formulate evidence-based strategies for inclusive and sustainable industrial development

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EQuIP at a Glance: Discover the project!

Have a look at fact sheets to know more about the EQuIP support to governments! 

How EQuIP strengthens monitoring and evaluation of industrial policies in Western Balkans countries!

Learn about the support to the government of Viet Nam in the formulation Industrial Strategy

Have a look at the training on industrial policymaking in Georgia

Take a peek at the
support to Cambodia in its effective implementation of a major Development Strategy and Policy

Discover UNIDO’s collaborations on Industrial Policy development

The Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE) supports in reframing economic policies around sustainability!

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PAGE at a Glance: discover this joint UN collaboration!

Explore UNIDO’s interagency collaboration on Science Technology and Innovation (STI)

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UNIDO conducts applied economic research and disseminates its findings both within and outside of the organization to support governments in the design and implementation of policies. As such, Member States can expand and diversify their productive capacity with sustainable industrialization strategies at a global and regional level. Discover UNIDO’s research and diagnostics through publications, collaborations and opinion pieces!

Latest publication! Find out about the Industrial Development Report 2022 on the role of manufacturing during the COVID-19 pandemic and the prospects for future industrialization.

IDR 2022: The future of industrialization in a post-pandemic world

IDR 2022: Read the key findings!

The IDR is also available in all 6 UN languages

Explore the Industrial Development Report (IDR) 2020 on the future of industrialization in the context of new technologies!

Read the Industrial Development Report 2020: Industrializing in the digital age here!

IDR Brief: From new technologies to industrial development… and back

IDR Brief: Industrialization in the digital age: more important than ever

IDR Brief: A new technological wave shaping industrialization: advanced digital production (ADP) technologies

IDR Brief: The contribution of advanced digital production (ADP) technologies to ISID

IDR Brief: The diffusion of advanced digital production (ADP) technologies: a heterogeneous landscape

IDR Brief: Industrial structure and the diffusion of ADP technologies

IDR Brief: The contribution of ADP technologies to environmental sustainability

Read about new technologies redefining the future of manufacturing in developing countries!

Learn about the expert consultation for the IDR 2022: “The Future of Industrialization in a Post-Pandemic World”

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The IDR 2020 is also available in all other UN languages and in Japanese!

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Watch insights from UNIDO’s Industrial Development Report 2020

Explore past editions of the Industrial Development Report

Read more about structural changes, energy prices and inclusive and sustainable industrial development!

Learn about the progress made by countries towards achieving ISID!

Explore the impact of energy prices on firms’ economic performance in emerging countries

Read more about the effects of low fuel prices on firms

Find out how diversification of production leads to higher economic growth!

Discover UNIDO’s collaboration to measure performance in achieving SDG targets…

To learn more about the Green Growth Index measuring performance in achieving SDG targets, click here!

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Explore the technical report on the Green Growth Index 2020

Find out about the impact of renewable energy on green jobs for developing and emerging countries!

Read about the increasing demand for renewable energy employment!

… and get to know UNIDO’s Industrial Diagnostic Studies

Read about Rwanda’s Ministry validating UNIDO’s industrial diagnostic study!

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Possible field of action in the current policy
framework of Zambia: Industrial Diagnostic Study 2020

Building a competitive manufacturing: Kyrgyzstan’s Country Diagnostic

UNIDO identifies thematic areas, priority sectors and bottlenecks to businesses: Rwanda’s Industrial Diagnostic Study 2020

Read opinion pieces published by UNIDO’s Department of Policy Research and Statistics!

Why innovative manufacturing and circularity are key for a resilient manufacturing industry post-COVID-19

Rescue industries and firms now: How to minimize the long-term negative impacts on economies and populations

South Africa’s capacity to deploy Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies post-COVID-19

COVID-19 impacts on industry: policy recommendations for the Arab region

The COVID-19 pandemic and the call for innovation policies in the health sector

COVID-19 critical supplies: the manufacturing repurposing challenge

After COVID-19: “Net Zero” anxieties on Africa’s Copperbelt and Savannah

COVID-19 effects in sub-Saharan Africa and what local industry and governments can do

UNIDO’s Statistics Division holds the official UN mandate to collect and disseminate industrial statistics, and is, therefore, the custodian of several industry-related SDG-9 targets! UNIDO cooperates with other international organizations and National Statistical Offices across the globe to collect data and make industrial statistics count for informed decision and policy-making on the road towards sustainable and inclusive development. Take a stroll through the statistics section and discover some of UNIDO’s leading reports such as the SDG-9 Biennial Progress Report, the CIP Index Report and the statistical yearbook.

Explore the SDG-9 biennial progress report 2021 showcasing statistical indicators of ISID

Discover the index that measures the industrial competitiveness!

Get to know the extended CIP index that takes sustainability into account!

Explore the extended report 2021 for SDG-9

Find out about current growth trends in manufacturing production across countries and major sectors!

Read about how closely industrial development is linked to people’s living conditions and the quality of their lives

Click on the graphs to explore SDG-9 industry-related targets and world manufacturing production!

Here are key point of the world manufacturing production in 2021!

Are we on track to meet the SDG-9 industry-related targets by 2030? Find out by scanning the QR code!

Discover the analytical data tools of UNIDO’s Statistics Division!

Get to know UNIDO’s SDG-9 Industry Tracker!

Click here to discover what drives SDG-9 Industry performance in your country!

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Explore UNIDO’s Statistics Data portal!

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Find out about the Competitive Industrial Performance Index by country and year!

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Watch a short introduction of the SDG-9 Industry tracker on the Industrial Analytics Platform!

The Industrial Analytics Platform (IAP) is an innovative data-driven knowledge hub that combines academic rigor with journalistic flair, and provides intelligence and insights into the state of industrial development worldwide! Through a blend of reliable data, statistics and expert analysis, with state-of-the-art data visualization tools, the IAP is making data-driven content accessible to all, supporting evidence-based policy- and decision-making. Visit the platform to find out about country profiles, regional data or to browse interesting articles!

Access the Industrial Analytics Platform here…

The Industrial Analytics Platform

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…and watch a short introduction and the official launch of the IAP during the 18th Session of UNIDO’s General Conference!

Introducing the UNIDO Industrial Analytics Platform!

Take a sneak peek at the official launch of the IAP during UNIDO’s GC.18

Browse through the latest IAP opinion pieces to find out about sustainable development, new technologies and many other interesting topics!

Why industrial development matters now more than ever before

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The changing landscape of international business post-COVID-19

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What is the Circular Economy?

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The Circular Economy: A driver of inclusive and sustainable industrial development

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The Circular Economy: From waste to resource through international trade

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Trade, technology and a just circular transition

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What is the Fourth Industrial Revolution?

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Is Industry 4.0 driving the backshoring of manufacturing activity?

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Transforming production: how developing countries can digitalize

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The impact of frontier technologies on inequalities across countries

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Is near-shoring likely to increase after COVID-19?

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Global maritime supply chains in times of COVID-19

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GIncreasing resilience of medical supply chains during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Foreign Investment: How to make it work for developing countries

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How foreign investments can drive efforts towards a green recovery

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Adoption of investment facilitation measures for development

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Aligning business and finance with sustainable development

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Digitalization and product upgrading in Indian firms

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Leaders and laggards in the diffusion of industrial robots

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How can organizations ‘lay out the pipes’ for automation success?

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What is driving the adoption of robots in industry?

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How developing countries can take advantage of the Fourth Industrial Revolution

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Capturing the ‘digital dividend’ in developing economies

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Turning health challenges into industrialization opportunities for developing countries

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The impact of COVID-19 on manufacturing investments

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Risk, resilience and recalibration in global value chains

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How industrial policy can mitigate the impact of the pandemic

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How the pandemic disrupts global value chains

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Could the coronavirus spur automation and reverse globalization?

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Between policy and politics in Latin America and the Caribbean

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How to minimize the negative impact on industry

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Accounting for long-term climate impact and economic resilience after the pandemic

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Lessons from past disruptions to global value chains

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Foster recovery from COVID-19 through science, technology and innovation

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COVID-19 and the global contraction in FDI

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COVID-19: A wake up call for research and industrial capacity-building

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Tackling COVID-19 in Sub-Saharan Africa

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The role of the global supply chains in the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond

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Building technological capabilities for the 4IR: a novel framework

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Providing tailored indicators for industrial development: watch more!

Thailand: watch more on this innovative tool featuring data on select indicators of industrial development!

South Africa: watch more on this innovative tool featuring data on select indicators of industrial development!

Cambodia: watch more on this innovative tool featuring data on select indicators of industrial development!

Thailand: watch more on this innovative tool featuring data on select indicators of industrial development!

South Africa: watch more on this innovative tool featuring data on select indicators of industrial development!

UNIDO works with governments in building capacity for the identification, design implementation of industrial policies that aim at expanding and diversifying productive capacities, while addressing the needs of both women and men, for example through dedicated trainings, policy assessments, and supporting the development of industrialization strategies.

Read more stories and opinion pieces about a gender-responsive approach in industrial development!

Get to know a success story of women’s empowerment in Cambodia!

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Find out about the importance of gender-sensitive statistics to achieve ISID

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Industries post-COVID-19: A gender-responsive approach to global economic recovery

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Women in cleantech are key levers for an inclusive recovery

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Learn more about how policies can improve equal participation for inclusive and sustainable industrial development!

Discover how EQuIP contributes to gender equality in manufacturing!

Read about the impact of new digital technologies on gender equality in developing countries!

Learn more about the training programme for impact and mission-driven investors and entrepreneurs looking to operate in emerging markets to acquire knowledge on solid, practical pathways for investing with a gender lens!

Impact Gender Lens Investing Training Programme

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Watch a short introduction video to the training!

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