SDG 9: Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure
“Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation”
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Support these regional organizations
Join a Massachusetts STEM Council meeting. This council was established to ensure all students in the Commonwealth have access to a high-quality STEM education.
Encourage STEM after-school programs. Boston After School & Beyond has a great BoSTEM program that engages middle schoolers that are typically under-represented in STEM fields with hands-on activities.
Support these national/international organizations
Become a member of the American Association for the Advancement, an organization that engages the public and policymakers with research that support access to science education for all.
Understand why women and girls are systemically pushed out of STEM by learning from the work of the AAUW (American Association of University Women).
Relevant Legislation
“An act establishing the Abigail Adams entrepreneurial program for women” https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/HD1177
“An act to expand access to computer science coursework” https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/SD1294
Support regional organizations
Support the Boston Public Library and you will support their hotspot lending program, giving anyone 18+ access to borrow a WiFi hotspot.
Take a course or volunteer with Tech Goes Home, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that works to supply everyone in the Greater Boston with technology, as well as trainings on how to use it.
Join the Massachusetts Broadband Institute in their work to ensure that every home, school, business, and more have access to reliable and affordable Internet.
Support these national/international organizations
Encourage a friend or neighbor without Internet to consider Comcast’s Internet Essentials, a low-cost WiFi option for qualifying households.
Read about the latest projects of the the United Nations’ International Telecommunications Union (ITU).
Check out the Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development, an initiative of UNESCO and the ITU.
Everyday actions you can take
Lobby for public investment in universal Internet access.
Support these regional organizations
Through their research, these Massachusetts-based organizations submit hundreds of patent applications each year.
Support these national/international organizations
“Demystify” the patent system by reviewing this toolkit from the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO)
Explore how the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) functions to support and protect innovation around the world.