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Future Roadmap for the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals SDG9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure in Kuwait

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Sustainability, Volume: 17, Issue: 2, Start page: 477

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The Sustainable Development Goals 9 (known as the SDG9): Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure are crucial objectives for Kuwait since they are essential to the nation’s attempts to achieve sustainable development and economic diversification. Using the recently available literature, this researc...

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