Within the framework of its Statistical Capacity Building (StatCaB) Programme, SESRIC organised a Training Course on ‘SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure) Indicators’ in collaboration with the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), with the participation of 70 experts from the National Statistical Offices (NSOs) and relevant Ministries of 15 OIC countries on 1-3 November 2022 through an online video conferencing platform.

Ms. Syafawati Abdul Refai and Ms. Nur Atikah Binti Abdul Aziz, statisticians at the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM), and Mr. En. Mohammad Syazwan Mat Taib, Deputy Director at the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), conducted the course and covered the following topics:

• Increase Access to Financial Services and Markets
• 9.3.1 – Proportion of small-scale industries in total industry value added
• 9.3.2 – Proportion of small-scale industries with a loan or line of credit

• Develop Sustainable, Resilient and Inclusive Infrastructures
• 9.1.1 – Proportion of the rural population who live within 2 km of an all-season road
• 9.1.2 – Passenger and freight volumes, by mode of transport

• Facilitate Sustainable Infrastructure Development for Developing Countries
  • 9.a.1 – Total official international support
• Universal Access to Information and Communications Technology
  • 9.c.1 – Proportion of population covered by a mobile network, by technology
• Enhance Research and Upgrade Industrial Technologies
  • 9.5.1 – Research and development expenditure as a proportion of GDP
• Inclusive and Sustainable Industrialization
  • 9.2.1 – Manufacturing value added as a proportion of GDP and per capita
  • 9.2.2 – Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment

The presentations of the training course are available at this link.

For more information on SESRIC Statistical Capacity Building (StatCaB) Programme, please visit: http://www.oicstatcom.org/statcab.php