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Towards A Shared Future: On Knowledge, Innovation and
Sustainable Development
Hans van Ginkel
Rector of United Nations University, Tokyo
Under-Secretary-General of United Nations
World Information ForumKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
10 August 2007
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Our Shared Future
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Our Shared Future
Shortening “Business Cost Distance” in Asia
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Knowledge, Innovation and Sustainable Development (1)
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Knowledge, Innovation and Sustainable Development (2)
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Dimensions of Disaster
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Knowledge, Innovation and Sustainable Development (3)
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Land Degradation (1)
Affects 23% of the landscape under human use, including about 60% of the area of Africa and Asia
Each year an additional 20 million hectares of agricultural land becomes too degraded for crop production or is lost to other uses
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Land Degradation (2)
Human-induced land degradation adversely affects the livelihoods of close to one billion of the poorest people and disrupts the structural and functional integrity of ecosystems; leading to loss of bio-diversity and carbon sinks of global value
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Land Degradation (3)
Prevention and reversal of land degradation fosters the achievement of UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the objectives of major global environment conventions
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The ‘Knowledge Triangle’
Knowledge
Education Innovation
N.B.‘Knowledge’ = all scientific knowledge, incl. from social sciences and humanities‘Innovation’ includes technological and social innovations
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In general: Development, transfer and preservation of knowledge
In particular: Training teachers/developing curricula Training doctors, etc/provision of health care Training experts/support of: the legal system/the administration,
business, industry, etc
Crucial role Sustaining and developing the intellectual and cultural base of
society; Promoting knowledge, innovation and sustainable development Giving inspiration and justified pride to citizens in the achievements
over time of their own society and helping to preserve cultural identity;
Promoting dialogue to appreciate and respect cultural diversity!
Roles of Higher Education
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Dimensions of Sustainable Development
Environmental / ecological
Economic
Social, incl. Cultural and political
Scientific knowledge includes knowledge from social sciences and humanities
Innovation includes technological and social innovations
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The ‘Knowledge Triangle’ and Sustainable Development
All education (formal and non-formal) at all levels and all sectors must be reconsidered and transformed as to prepare the next generations to better contribute to the sustainable development of their societies: EfA and EfSD are two sides of the same coin; EfSD cannot just be a different subject next to all already existing subjects, but all existing subjects must be transformed to reflect EfSD.
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The ‘Knowledge Triangle’ and Sustainable Development
EfA can only be achieved when all levels and all sectors of education are developed in a balanced way: education is a pyramid and when only the base is broadened continuously, without paying attention to the other levels, ultimately the top will fall flat on the bottom, harming everyone.
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The ‘Knowledge Triangle’ and Sustainable Development
When we want to focus successfully on the ‘Knowledge Triangle’ and their mutual relations, with particular attention to developing countries and sustainable development, we must understand both knowledge and innovation in a broad sense, including economic, social, cultural and political aspects, not in a narrow technological sense.
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The ‘Knowledge Triangle’ and Sustainable Development
All three elements of the ‘Knowledge Triangle’ must be developed in harmony with each other and the specific natural/social/political/ economic/cultural environment in question.
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The ‘Knowledge Triangle’ and Sustainable Development
The development of the ‘Knowledge Triangle’ is an inseparable part of sustainable development and therefore all Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers and other plans focusing on sustainable development, which try to promote ‘self help’ solutions, should include proposals to strengthen education, knowledge and innovation capacities in the region in question.
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The ‘Knowledge Triangle’ and Sustainable Development
It is recommendable to create a kind of “home-grown” human and institutional capacities for education, knowledge development, preservation and transfer as well as the strengthening of specific innovation systems; ‘twining’ with relevant institutions abroad and targeted ‘sandwich’ programmes should be fostered in order to increase the pace of development and in some cases open-up the opportunities for ‘leap-frogging.’
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The ‘Knowledge Triangle’ and Sustainable Development
It is crucial to incorporate all stakeholders, including government/political leaders, business and other representatives of civil society in an early stage in the planning and implementation of programmes and projects aiming to strengthen the ‘Knowledge Triangle’ in the country to promote its sustainable development.
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On Innovation, the University and Society
Our Society Needs
Technological innovations
Economic/financial innovations
Social innovations
Observations
The three types are related.
There may be more social innovations than technological or economic/financial.
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On Innovation, the University and Society
What to do in universities?
Strengthen fundamental research
Strengthen links with society in all its aspects
Prepare students in more entrepreneurial ways: in theory and practice
Create a holding in and of the university
Reward creativity and innovation
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Regional Centres of Expertise on EfSD
RCEs provide an excellent opportunity to stimulate a sense of:
Respect for diversity and complexity
Engagement in society
Practical issues at stake
Creativity and innovation
How to improve our situation from where we are, here and now
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PrimarySchools
SecondarySchools
Universities
PrimarySchools
SecondarySchools
Universities
Community leadersLocal Governments
Botanical gardensZoos
(Science) museums
(Research centers)
Laterallinks
Horizontal links
Ver
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Regional Centres of Expertise on EfSD
Formal education Non-formal education
Local businesses
Knowledge-relatedinstitutions
Local NGOs
Natural parks
Media
Local NGOs
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35 RCEs in 2007
Toronto
Pacific Island Countries
Greater SendaiYokohama
Okayama
Tongyeong
Cebu
Penang
Jordan
Ghana
Barcelona
Rhine-MeuseGreater Sudbury
Grand Rapids
Curitiba-Parana
Saskatchewan
GreaterNairobi
Kwa-Zuku Natal
Makana & Rural Eastern Cape
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+ RCEs
RCE Pacific
RCE TorontoRCE Barcelona
RCE Greater Sendai
RCE Okayama
RCE Rhine Meuse
RCE Penang
RCE Jordan
RCE Tongyeong
Water Virtual Learning Centre
REDMESOBiological Conservation
+ Online Learning Projects
Global Virtual University
Asia Pacific Initiative
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Thank you very much
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