The United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development covers 17 goals, the ninth of which is "Industry, innovation and infrastructure", namely: build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialization and foster innovation. 

Under this major goal, there are eight targets, the second of which is "promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and, by 2030, significantly raise industry’s share of employment and gross domestic product, in line with national circumstances, and double its share in least developed countries".

● Current Situation

About the World

Industrial Development Generates Income and Employment

Industrial development unleashes dynamic and competitive economic performance which generates income and employment, facilitates international trade and increases resource efficiency, and is thus a major driver of poverty alleviation and shared prosperity. 

Although industrialization contributes to the universal objective of economic growth, its impact differs depending on the country’s stage of development. In developed economies, industrial growth is reflected in achieving higher productivity, embracing new technologies, intelligent production processes and reducing the effects of industrial production on the environment and climate. For developing economies, industrialization implies structural transformation of the economy from traditional sectors such as agriculture and fishery to modern manufacturing industries fuelled by innovation and technology. Such an expansion of the manufacturing sector creates jobs, helps improve incomes and thus reduces poverty, introduces and promotes new technologies and produces essential goods and services for the market. 

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About China

Industrial Economy Continued to Recover 

The Report on Sustainable Development of China's Industry and Information Technology (2021) shows that China's industrial scale has increased steadily. The industrial structure has been continuously optimized, and the industrial economy has continued to recover steadily. 

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In 2020, the added value of all industries is 31307.11 billion RMB, an increase of 2.4% over the previous year. The added value of industries above designated size increased by 2.8%, of which the added value of manufacturing industry increased by 3.4% year-on-year. From 2012 to 2020, China's industrial added value increased from 20.9 trillion RMB to 31.3 trillion RMB, of which the manufacturing added value increased from 16.98 trillion RMB to 26.6 trillion RMB, accounting for nearly 30% of the world from 22.5%.

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●  Cases

About the World

Uganda Exploring Road to Industrialization

Ugandan government has been vigorously exploring industrialization as an important way to achieve sustainable economic development, and established industrial cooperation parks through government investment and attracting foreign investment.

The China Uganda Mbale Industrial Park, located in the border city of Mbale, Uganda, is an important place in the strategic planning of Uganda's industrial development. The park is an important area of strategy development for agricultural product processing, metallurgy and building materials, equipment manufacturing, daily necessities, clothing and textile, power electronics, medicine and chemical industry. Making use of local rich resources with export tax-free policies, the industrial park focused on the East African market of 200 million people, and furthered developed to the whole European and American region. It imported China's technology and management experience, and created a centralized processing centre with a comprehensive international new industrial park integrating manufacturing, import and export, overseas warehouse, investment service and management, and business consulting services.

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Zero-emission Textile Industrial Park in Ethiopia 

Africa remains the world's least industrialized region, whilst strong growth in the manufacturing industry is a key driver of sustainable development.Ethiopia is an example of how industrialization can create jobs and improve livelihoods without damaging the environment.the Government has invested around $1.3 billion in the construction of around a dozen industrial parks. The parks have attracted anchor companies from China, India, the Republic of Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan Province of China and the United States, and have created more than 50,000 permanent jobs, of which more than 85 per cent are held by women.

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One of the first public industrial parks built is located in Hawassa, a city in southern Ethiopia with around 300,000 inhabitants. The Hawassa Industrial Park, which opened in July 2016, is the Ethiopian Government’s flagship industrial park, one that is described as Africa’s first zero-emission textile industrial park, with state-of-the-art infrastructure and equipment. At Hawassa, 85 per cent of industrial effluent is recycled.

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About China

Haier Carbon Neutral Smart Park

Green manufacturing is of great significance for China to promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization. Haier Smart Park is a smart manufacturing "lighthouse base" winning the industry 4.0 award. It undertakes the production of central air conditioning, drum washing machine, specialized refrigerator and other products. With the COSMOPlat, the park has completed the transformation from an industrial smart park to a carbon neutral smart park this year, and became the world's first carbon neutral "lighthouse base".

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As the world's first comprehensive energy service model project on the COSMOTPlat, the park integrated energy, data and carbon tracing flow, as well as optimized the energy balance and controls through centralized and intuitive dynamic monitoring and digital management. COSMOTPlat smart energy integrates energy substitution with carbon asset management and operation, reshapes the energy service scenario, creates more than 1000 sets of customized energy solutions, solves the energy management problems of enterprises, and explores the standardized mode of carbon neutralization in parks and enterprises.

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Green and Low-carbon Industry in Shenzhen

Shenzhen continues to implement the green and low-carbon industry support policy, and promotes the integration and mutual promotion of industrial green and low-carbon industries by establishing two green and low-carbon industry support channels of industrial energy conservation and green development support. At present, Shenzhen is making every effort to "build a green manufacturing system", cultivate more dynamic green low-carbon industries and promote the green transformation and upgrading of manufacturing industry.

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TCL Huaxing T6 and T7 roof distributed photovoltaic power generation projects have been connected to the grid and put into operation. The annual average power generation of the main plant floor project is expected to be about 1995 million kwh, saving about 3 million yuan per year, about 6139 tons of standard coal and about 19871 tons of carbon dioxide emissions, and helping Shenzhen build a "green factory" with the highest power generation in the world.

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●  Background

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Initiated by the United Nations

On 1 January, 2016, the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including 169 targets, of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development — adopted by world leaders in September 2015 at an historic UN Summit — officially came into force. Countries will mobilize efforts to end all forms of poverty, fight inequalities and tackle climate change, while ensuring that no one is left behind.