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Industrial Development Report

The Industrial Development Report (IDR) is an annual flagship publication issued by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). The Report covers the latest developments and trends in the area of industrial development in a global context while each issue also focuses on different relevant aspects of industrial development, different regions, etc.

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Economic and Social Development
INDUSTRIAL DEV RPT 2022

Industrial Development Report 2022

The Future of Industrialization in a Post-Pandemic World

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Industrial Development Report
31 Dec 2021
The global economy cannot fully recover from the COVID-19 pandemic unless internationally coordinated actions are taken, and the industrial sector must be central to these efforts. The COVID-19 crisis has demonstrated that manufacturing remains the backbone of our economies. Yet, it also shows th...
INDUSTRIAL DEV RPT 2020

Industrial Development Report 2020

Industrializing in the Digital Age

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Industrial Development Report
16 Dec 2019
The emergence and diffusion of advanced digital production (ADP) technologies clustered around the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) is radically altering the nature of manufacturing production, increasingly blurring the boundaries between physical and digital production systems. The significant...
INDUSTRIAL DEV RPT 2018

Industrial Development Report 2018

Demand for Manufacturing - Driving Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development

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Industrial Development Report
22 Mar 2018
Too often, demand is not condidered when discussing industrial development. But the fact that manufacturing consumption is the most visible result of industrial development, and one of its most important drivers, calls for attention. This report argues that under the right set of conditions the c...
INDUSTRIAL DEV RPT 2016

Industrial Development Report 2016

The Role of Technology and Innovation in Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development

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Industrial Development Report
14 Jan 2016
This report looks at how technology and innovation achieves inclusive and sustainable industrial development (ISID). Its main finding is that ISID is feasible and technology can simultaneously serve all three dimensions of sustainability, including economic, social and environmental. Rapid inclus...
INDUSTRIAL DEV RPT 2013

Industrial Development Report 2013 - Sustaining Employment Growth: The Role of Manufacturing and Structural Change

Sustaining Employment Growth - The Role of Manufacturing and Structural Change

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Industrial Development Report
28 May 2014
The Industrial Development Report 2013 examines the role of structural change and employment and explores the underlying drivers of structural change in manufacturing. While manufacturing employment is growing in developing countries, its decrease in developed countries is being mitigated by the ...
INDUSTRIAL DEV RPT 2011

Industrial Development Report 2011

Industrial Energy Efficiency for Sustainable Wealth Creation - Capturing Environmental, Economic and Social Dividends

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Industrial Development Report
27 Mar 2012
This Report demonstrates that a more sustainable energy future is within our reach, and that industrial energy efficiency is key. It shows how industrial energy efficiency can make a difference by providing a detailed comprehensive global assessment of potentials, technologies, economic benefits,...
INDUSTRIAL DEV RPT 2009

Industrial Development Report 2009

Breaking In and Moving Up - New Industrial Challenges for the Bottom Billion and the Middle-Income Countries

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Industrial Development Report
11 Mar 2009
The report discusses the opportunities and constraints faced by two groups of countries: the countries of the bottom billion trying to break into global markets for manufactured goods, and the middle-income countries that are striving to move up to more sophisticated manufacturing. It focuses pre...
INDUSTRIAL DEV RPT 2005

Industrial Development Report 2005

Capacity Building for Catching-up - Historical, Empirical and Policy Dimensions

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Industrial Development Report
13 Jan 2006
In a world increasingly driven by innovation, framework conditions that are a prerequisite of economic catch-up have been transformed so as to encompass the various dimensions of innovative development as key ingredient. This edition of the Report argues that from the perspective of domestic poli...
INDUSTRIAL DEV RPT 2004

Industrial Development Report 2004

Industrialization, Environment and the Millennium Development Goals in Sub-Saharan Africa - The New Frontier in the Fight against Poverty

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Industrial Development Report
29 Jul 2005
The Industrial Development Report is intended to build on development policy experience and contribute to a refinement of the international development agenda. The Report pays special attention to current needs and capabilities in the developing countries in general, and the least developed among...
INDUSTRIAL DEV RPT 2002/03

Industrial Development Report 2002-2003

Competing through Innovation and Learning

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Industrial Development Report
27 Sep 2002