Innovation for the Global Goals
Innovation can play a role in all 17 SDGs - with different level of impact and across different challenges. However, it is often not properly understood what innovation really mean.
Innovation is not the same as new ideas, R&D or patents – although all of these are integral components of the innovation process. Innovation is defined by the OECD and seminar scholars as both the process from going from an idea to a solution and as the result of a process of value creation. It is often explained as new or significantly new products and services, processes, marketing and organisational tools developed, used or adopted by individuals organisations.
This section contains information and resources about the role of innovation in achieving the Global Challenges faced by humanity, as expressed by the 2030 Global Goals and Targets of the Sustainable Development Goals Agenda.
Click on any specific Goal below to learn more about how innovation contributes to solutions for each issue.