Overview:
Knowledge Project
“A joint initiative between the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation (MBRF) that aims at building knowledge-based societies to achieve sustainable development. KP contributes to promoting effective dialogue and raising awareness of the importance of knowledge and knowledge-based policies. It also encourages resorting to knowledge products, specifically the Global Knowledge Index, as tools for change.
KP has provided the global knowledge arena with outstanding initiatives, most notably:
Global Knowledge Index (GKI)
The Arab Knowledge Index expanded in 2017 to become GKI, and be a dependable index to measure the knowledge level of the participating countries – that is, most countries in the world.
Knowledge Week
A transformative initiative previously held in Egypt and Jordan, aimed at cultivating a dynamic dialogue between youth and officials based on the insights from the GKI. Building on its success, Knowledge Weeks are scheduled to launch in other countries to empower more young individuals to contribute to their countries’ development.
Future of Knowledge Foresight Reports
These reports were issued in the years 2018, 2019, and 2022, to support national leadership in ensuring readiness to confront global risks, their impact, and their future repercussions.
FutureSkills4All
This pioneering initiative offers free educational courses in partnership with Coursera. Thousands of Arab citizens benefit from these courses by acquiring new skills that help prepare them for future jobs and enhance their personal, digital, and career capabilities.
Objective:
The Knowledge Project aims to promote knowledge societies and policies as transformational means to achieve the sustainable development. The project contributes to driving active conversation and raise awareness on the importance of knowledge and knowledge-based policies for sustainable development.
The project encourages using the knowledge productions, namely the Global Knowledge Index, as advocacy tools, aiming to widely disseminate and embed in policy debates.
