Irina Bokova

Irina Bokova

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...
Kingo Mchombu

Kingo Mchombu

Kingo Mchombu Professor and Acting Vice Chancellor, International University of Management, Namibia The Agenda of Knowledge for Development 2030 supports the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2030 through strengthening knowledge systems and...
Eric Tsui

Eric Tsui

Eric Tsui Prof. Eric Tsui Ph.D., Associate Director, Knowledge Management and Innovation Research Centre, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University “In the 21st century, we are living in increasingly connected societies. As Steve Job once said, “Serendipity is by...
Robin Mansell

Robin Mansell

Robin Mansell Professor, Department of Media and Communications, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK If investment in digital networks and access to digital information is to support the sustainable development agenda, it must respect the aspirations...
Ron McCallum

Ron McCallum

Ron McCallum Emeritus Professor, University of Sydney, Australia Access to knowledge is important for everybody, and for persons with disabilities as we are excluded. Without my supporters and accessible technology. I could never have become the first totally blind...