New York - United States
UNDP’s
Strategic Plan 2018-2021 aims to facilitate the development of innovative,
data-driven solutions by investing in improved analytical capacities and strong
knowledge management platforms. Creating an environment conducive to sharing,
refining and disseminating knowledge requires long-term investments and a
business model that is responsive to the changing needs of consumers of
knowledge, be it policy-makers, entrepreneurs, academics, civil society
organizations, advocacy groups and media.
With the
objective to promote thought leadership and evidence-based policymaking for
sustainable development, the UNDP Regional Bureau for Arab States (RBAS) has
been investing on an innovative and technologically-advanced knowledge base
that promotes research, analysis, data gathering and dissemination.
To showcase different tools and initiatives
that aim to intensify the impact knowledge has on promoting inclusive
sustainable development in Arab countries, RBAS is planning an event under the
theme “Knowledge as a driver for sustainable
development in the Arab States region”. This half-day, to be held in New
York in September 2018, will be an opportunity to present and discuss the Global Knowledge Index
(GKI) and the Arab Development
Portal (ADP), with its first regional SDGs
tracking tool.
The event
will also be an opportunity to celebrate the key and long-standing partnership that
UNDP has established with the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge
Foundation (MBRF) which culminated in the development of the GKI.