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SDG 9.1 focuses on physical infrastructure, measured by road access and transport volumes.

The Claim

United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 9 target 9.1 includes protecting digital and information and communications technology (ICT) networks from cyberattacks and disruptions.

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The Short Version

The claim is not supported by the official UN SDG framework. Target 9.1 is defined around physical and transport infrastructure, with indicators on road access and transport volumes. ICT appears under Target 9.c, focused on connectivity coverage, and none of the authoritative UN texts for 9.1 include protecting digital networks from cyberattacks or disruptions.

Caveats

  • Do not treat the word 'resilient' in Target 9.1 as an unstated cybersecurity mandate; the official text and indicators do not support that reading.
  • ICT is addressed separately under SDG Target 9.c, and even there the focus is access and coverage rather than cyberattack protection.
  • Advocacy articles can argue that cybersecurity helps achieve SDG 9, but they do not redefine what Target 9.1 formally includes.

The Receipts

  1. Goal 9

    United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs

  2. SDG Indicators - Goal 9

    UN Statistics Division

  3. SDG indicator 9.1.1 metadata

    UN Statistics Division

  4. SDG Indicators - Global indicator framework for the Sustainable Development Goals

    UN Statistics Division

  5. Indicator 9.c.1 - Proportion of population covered by a mobile network, by technology

    World Bank / ITU (SDG Metadata Translation Project)

  6. Global indicator framework for the Sustainable Development Goals and targets of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (as refined in 2023)

    UN General Assembly / UN Statistics Division

  7. Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable ...

    Our World in Data

  8. Digital technologies to achieve the UN SDGs

    International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

  9. SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

    Pacific Data Hub (Pacific Community SPC)

  10. Global indicator framework for the Sustainable Development Goals

    Agenda 2030 - América Latina y el Caribe (ECLAC/UN)

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Filed Under

Sustainable Development Goal 9United Nations

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