Human Capital & Knowledge Economy Policy Consultation Series - Redirecting Education and Training in Kuwait

In Kuwait, as one of the High-Income Countries (HIC) in the Arab region, strengthening of human capital becomes a major driver, not only for accelerating sustainable economic transformation and diversification but for reducing inequalities and aspiring to strengthen partnerships to achieve development priorities in the Kuwait National Development Plan ( K N D P ) and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in an integrated manner.

In this respect, under the overall direction and guidance of the UN Resident Coordinator Office in Kuwait (UNRCO Kuwait), the five UN agencies, including the UN Children 's Fund (UNICEF), the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the International Labour Organization (ILO), the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the UN Development Programme (UNDP), and the World Bank collaborated to produce a policy brief, namely “Unlocking Human Capital Potential in Kuwait as Global Actor in the Knowledge Economy” where strategic investment in education is identified as one of the most critical development areas to accelerate the process of the knowledge economy in Kuwait