Bedi Amouzou

CEO & founder of Knowledge for Development Without Borders (K4DWB), responsible for the long-term strategy of creating shared value for the most vulnerable

In the 21st century, a new society is emerging in which knowledge
development is fundamental for sustainable development. Efficient utilisation of existing and newly generated knowledge can create comprehensive wealth for nations in the form of better health,
education, infrastructure, trade, development, and social well-being. Knowledge goals arise from the need to specify the actions that are to be performed; in other words, from the need to make actions operational. New knowledge development trends, such as knowledge for development and knowledge transfer, are emerging
to enhance knowledge and capacities in developing countries in the
areas of health, education, infrastructure, trade, development,
and interrelated issues, including through policy design. In addition, new technologies are opening tremendous possibilities for creating, packaging, testing, and sharing information, knowledge, and, hence, mutual understanding in today’s knowledge societies. Knowledge societies should promote, facilitate, and support the way each country effectively deals with knowledge for development and its deployment in all sectors like health, education, infrastructure, trade, development, and social well-being. My vision of the Agenda Knowledge for Development is to bring groups, management, academics, development professionals, and communities together to share innovative knowledge management for development practices, tools, solutions, ideas, visions, strategies, and evaluations and to exchange best practices and lessons learned to meet development challenges.

Keywords: sustainable development, 21st Century, developing countries, knowledge societies, knowledge for development, multistakeholder processes