The General Secretariat of the Supreme Council for Planning and Development, represented by the National Center for Knowledge Economy, launched the third Knowledge Economy Forum under the slogan “Knowledge Markets” Monday virtually (remotely).
The Secretary-General of the Supreme Council for Planning and Development, Dr. Khaled Mahdi, said in a press statement on the sidelines of the opening of the third forum, that this two-day forum organized by the General Secretariat for the third time aims to build a supportive environment for the vision of “New Kuwait 2035” towards transitioning to an economy to educate public institutions and leaders about the importance of knowledge and its role in enhancing competitiveness and diversifying economic bases, reports Al-Anba daily.
He stressed that one of the objectives of the forum is also to build bridges of cooperation with the international community in the field of knowledge economy and benefit from international experiences in the practice of knowledge activities, in addition to introducing the concept of knowledge markets in the third millennium.
He explained that the forum will hold a series of dialogue sessions, in which a group of specialists and experts in the field of knowledge economy will participate, indicating that the sessions will address the concept of knowledge markets and their role in supporting the economies of countries, the future of job opportunities and skills within the knowledge markets, the requirements of education and scientific research in the knowledge economy, in addition to the legislative environment for the cognitive markets.
Mahdi stressed the need for an accurate scientific understanding of the concept of the knowledge economy, which is mainly based on knowledge, as knowledge is the main driver of this economy, relying on communication and information technology.
He added that Kuwait is steadily moving towards progress in the knowledge economy, trying to achieve it and reach it by benefiting from the successful experiences carried out by the best countries in the world in this field, stressing that it is necessary to invest in education and training to reach the structural transformation of the knowledge economy in terms of macroeconomic policies and the business environment. This does not come with theoretical application only, but it requires effort and time to reach it.