by Andreas Brandner | Mar 22, 2023 | Academic, Africa, Allgemein, Art and Culture, Asia, Australia, Business, Europe, Governmental, International Organisations, LAC, NGOs, North America, Stakeholder group, Statements
Irina Bokova Director-General, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Knowledge is a catalyst for development. This stands at the heart of the new 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development – it is a core driver of all UNESCO’s work to...
by Andreas Brandner | Mar 22, 2023 | Academic, Africa, Allgemein, Art and Culture, Asia, Australia, Business, Europe, Governmental, International Organisations, LAC, NGOs, North America, Stakeholder group, Statements
Leif Edvinsson Professor, University of Lund, Sweden Future knowledge societies are in an accelerating, exponential dynamic. Is it chaos or is there an intelligence pattern to be observed? An emerging approach was shared by the founder of VISA, Dee W. Hock, who...
by Andreas Brandner | Sep 3, 2020 | Africa, International Organisations, NGOs, Statements
Esther Mwaura Muiru Founder and National Coordinator, GROOTS Kenya The foundation to accomplish the ambitious 2030 Sustainable Development Goal (SDGs) lies in citizens’ full participation. The development community should aim at investing in community knowledge hubs,...
by Andreas Brandner | Sep 3, 2020 | International Organisations, Statements
Ashwani Muthoo and Helen Gillman Director, Global Engagement, Knowledge and Strategy Division Senior Knowledge Management Specialist, Global Engagement, Knowledge and Strategy Division, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) The broader environment in...
by Andreas Brandner | Sep 3, 2020 | Africa, International Organisations, Statements
jon_doe Isaiah Owiunji Programme Coordinator, Energy, Climate and Extractives Programme, World Wide Fund for Nature, Uganda The old adage is clear: “knowledge is power” and as human beings we live in a knowledge era. Our work and our lives are centred on the creation,...
by Andreas Brandner | Sep 3, 2020 | Business, Europe, International Organisations, Statements
Neil Pakenham-Walsh Director, Global Healthcare Information Network, UK Progress on the SDGs is wholly dependent on the ability of individuals and organisations to cooperate, collaborate and share perspectives, experience, and expertise, ‘in a process of...
