by Andreas Brandner | Sep 3, 2020 | Academic, Europe, Statements
Henning Melber President of the European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI) ‘Knowledge is power remains a popular slogan in education and beyond. It aims to motivate learners to acquire knowledge and apply it for their own gains. But...
by Andreas Brandner | Sep 3, 2020 | Academic, Asia, Statements
Cecilia Nembou President of Divine Word University (DWU), Papua New Guinea Visions for future knowledge societies In this statement, knowledge means expertise and skills acquired by a person through experience or education and development means a fundamental change in...
by Andreas Brandner | Sep 3, 2020 | Business, Europe, International Organisations, Statements
Neil Pakenham-Walsh Director, Global Healthcare Information Network, UK Progress on the SDGs is wholly dependent on the ability of individuals and organisations to cooperate, collaborate and share perspectives, experience, and expertise, ‘in a process of...
by Andreas Brandner | Sep 1, 2020 | Africa, NGOs, Statements
Ojulo Stephen Volunteer for the Switch Africa Green Project, CREEC, Uganda ‘With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbour, but through knowledge and superior discernment shall the righteous be delivered.’ Proverbs 11.9 The capacity for knowledge as shown in...
by Andreas Brandner | Sep 1, 2020 | Academic, Africa, Allgemein, Art and Culture, Asia, Australia, Business, Europe, Governmental, International Organisations, LAC, NGOs, North America, Stakeholder group, Statements
José Angelo Estrella-Faria Secretary-General, International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT) Law is one of the cornerstones of civilisation and a basic condition for community life. Private law is probably the oldest branches of law and for...