UAE: World Government Summit Organisation kickstarts ‘knowledge partnership’ with India Global Forum in Dubai

The World Governments Summit Organisation has organised a new knowledge partnership with the India Global Forum allowing the forum to join the WGS elite knowledge partners around the world.

The Partnership

The new partnership was announced at a meeting attended by Omar Bin Sultan Al Olama, Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy and Remote Work Applications, Vice Chair of the World Governments Summit Organisation during which the agreement was signed by Mohamed Al Sharhan, Managing Director of the World Government Summit Organisation and Professor Manoj Ladwa, the chairman of and Chief Executive of India Group.

The partnership will enrich the agenda of the WGS with distinct intellectual and knowledge content specialized in topics such as trends, challenges and opportunities related to emerging economies and solutions to build resilient governments at a high level of readiness for future challenges and other areas.

Remarks of Mohammed Al Sharhan

Mohammed Al Sharhan stressed the significance of inclusivity in international cooperation and the role of the World Governments Summit Organisation as the global platform to unite governments based on shared knowledge and expertise towards shaping the future and anticipating the challenges facing the world in various fields.

He also pointed out that the new knowledge partnership with India Global Forum comes as a part of the organisation’s efforts to develop the content and agenda of the WGS and provide it with a new perspective for foreseeing the future and empowering the incoming generations of governments.

Through its international partnerships, the WGS seeks to strengthen its role in providing a platform to bring together governments, entrepreneurs, international organisations and experts, and people from various sectors to share their knowledge and innovative experience and to design future paths aimed at meeting the expected challenges and, making the world a better place for future generations,” Al Sharan said.

Concern for the Global South

For his part, Professor Manoj Ladwa stated “The G20 in New Delhi demonstrated the imperative for the Global South to continue on a path towards building equitable, sustainable, and inclusive economies. That is why I am delighted that the India Global Forum alongside the WGS are launching an Emerging Economies Programme. The programme will be a pivotal new platform that will directly respond to the needs of the Global South and this unique partnership will unite the expertise and experience of both organisations aimed at unleashing limitless potential of the world’s emerging economies.”

The partnership will commit to cultivating and fostering thought about leadership, producing research on emerging trends the challenges and opportunities that pertain to the Global South and progressively taking the initiative on the mission of the WGS in shaping the future.

In collaboration with the India Global Forum as the latest knowledge contributor the WGS will release a series of reports and opinions on the Summit Knowledge Platform, Observer already publishing a north of 120 reports to reach a global audience of 6 million and counting.

This collaboration is imperative in achieving the WGS Summit Organisation vision that elevates the upcoming summit’s key themes emphasizing Accelerating Development and Governance, the Future of Societies and healthcare, Exploring the Frontiers, Governing resilience and connectivity, Global City Design and sustainability, Prioritizing Learning and Works and other areas.