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Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation Introduces International Experts to Global Knowledge Index
The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation (MBRF) has actually concluded its consultations stage, where it presented global specialists to the knowledge and education aspects of its flagship Global Knowledge Index.
The very first of its kind worldwide, the Index was developed in cooperation with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and its searchings for are set to be revealed at the fourth yearly Knowledge Summit, held on November 21-22, 2017, at the Dubai World Trade Centre. The effort is likewise part of the Knowledge 4 All Project, which the Structure launched in cooperation with the UNDP to offer an on the internet platform where scientists, academics and decision-makers could access information and literature on knowledge, growth and relevant topics.
The Foundation discussed the industries to be covered under the Global Knowledge Index with worldwide partners consisting of the UNDP, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training, the World Bank, the International Association for the Evaluation of Education, and a host of worldwide knowledge specialists.
MBRF's CEO His Excellency Jamal bin Huwaireb, said: "We are committed to collaborating with the United Nations Growth Programme to produce a world-class index that satisfies global requirements and serves to document and check knowledge according to a precise and clear scientific approach in an effort to, inevitably, attract a clear image of the knowledge industry in the region and the world."
" The Index is a major step forward for the Arab knowledge economy," HE bin Huwaireb included, discussing that disclosing the Index's results at the upcoming Knowledge Summit 2017 makes it simpler to identify the possibilities and difficulties facing knowledge, in addition to gain from other nations' experiences in sustainable development.
" Built on a robust statistical infrastructure, the Global Knowledge Index is just one of the biggest knowledge-focused tools in the world," stated Dr Hany Torky, Director of the Knowledge 4 All Project and Chief Technical Advisor at UNDP. "The Index has been expanded to cover an extra industry this year - general enabling environment - in addition to its primary markets, which are pre-university education; technical professional education and training; higher education; details and interactions modern technology; economic climate; and, finally study, development andinnovation. The Index will monitor knowledge-related metrics in 131 nations, generating data and records than can benefit researchers and decision makers in 195 countries around the world."
Dr Torky took place to disclose that the procedure of creating the Index encountered several challenges, most significantly when it concerned broadening its extent to cover more industries. This increased the obligations of the group, and made the information collection procedure a lot more difficult. A global advertising and marketing prepare for the Index is in the works, he introduced, which will promote the instrument to study centres and choice makers around the globe.
MBRF is wanting to supply a new standard tool for mining, evaluating and accumulating data, based upon a systematic and clinical research study system, to encourage governments and skilled authorities to launch even more knowledge-based campaigns. The Global Knowledge Index is positioned to play a critical function in economic and community advancement approaches around the globe.
The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Structure and the United Nations Development Programme had actually previously worked together on the Knowledge 4 all Project and launched the Arab Knowledge Index in its 2 versions in 2015 and 2016 and the Arab Reading Index in 2016. The outcomes for both indexes are talked about at length throughout the Foundation's annual Knowledge Summit. MBRF and UNDP will collaborate with various other prominent global bodies, most notably the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), and International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement.