# GOAL 7

https://2022.cat/en/sphere-2/goal-7

## To strengthen knowledge building and its social and industrial exploitation

The potential for creating knowledge and developing innovations from it exists in all echelons of society. Among other examples, knowledge may be generated by individuals unfolding their professional activities at universities, research institutions, companies (new and established), hospitals, governments, investment institutions and non-profit organisations. Accordingly, researchers, entrepreneurs, investors, civil servants and citizens in general are in a position to create new knowledge. The nature of the knowledge one or other category of people creates is highly different, although they all share a common challenge: capitalising on this new knowledge in an optimal manner so that the discoveries and new ideas will translate into innovations with high social impact.