In order to promote sustainable development in the region, the European Union (hereinafter – the EU) and the United Nations Development Programme (hereinafter – UNDP) have joined forces and launched a project to create a regional platform for Sustainable Development Goals (hereinafter – SDGs) for Central Asia (hereinafter – the Project). The overall goal of the Project is to contribute to sustainable development through a knowledge sharing platform, as well as the creation of innovative solutions to support the achievement of the SDGs in the Central Asian region.
The Project will create a unique digital platform “SDG Space”, which will allow its participants to interact online, exchange ideas and communicate to translate ambitious ideas into projects in support of sustainable development.
SDG Space will support the cooperation of various stakeholders, in particular, significant attention will be paid to the creation of a sustainable partnership between the private sector and the academic sector, which in turn will contribute to the commercialization of projects aimed at sustainable development.
The implementation of the SDG Space platform is also aimed at supporting one of the large-scale initiatives of the United Nations Global Compact to involve the private sector in the process of transition to more sustainable development strategies.
To implement the Project to create the SDG Space platform, UNDP attracted Almaty Management University to provide expert and analytical support.
As part of this cooperation, Almaty Management University (AlmaU) prepared a special report based on the results of a survey among private companies to identify ways of cooperation with the academic sector. The aim of the study was to examine the awareness of private companies on sustainable development issues and identify potential avenues of cooperation with the academic sector.
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