UNDP and MBRF renew partnership to harness knowledge for development

At the Headquarters in New York, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) signed an agreement with the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation (MBRF) to continue joint work within the frame of the Knowledge Project for the next ten years (2021-2030).

The agreement renews a decade-long partnership that promotes evidence-based policymaking for sustainable development in the Arab States region and around the world.

“Lessons of the past must inform development policies of the future, making knowledge a critical ally as we strive to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and shift to a more sustainable and resilient path,” said UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner. “In today’s fast-paced world, gaining, sharing and applying knowledge expands people’s capabilities and opportunities, and enriches their nations in every aspect of life — from education to the economy, from technology to the world of work.”

The Knowledge Project focuses on promoting and measuring knowledge across the Arab States and around the world. Its key products include the Global Knowledge Index, the only global index that measures knowledge for 134 countries, and the future of Knowledge Foresight Report, a pilot study which covers 20 countries, focusing on emerging fields of knowledge that will shape the future of knowledge societies.

In addition to the ten-year agreement, the event saw the signing of two other agreements. The first one is to chart a plan to engage youth from UAE as interns with UNDP. The second, between UNDP and PwC, is to produce the new Future of Knowledge Foresight Report 2019, one of the outputs envisioned in the ten-year plan between UNDP and MBRF.

Original source: UNDP
Published on 06 September 2019