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World Economic Forum Jobs Reset Summit: Building Back Broader in Economic Recovery
· The second Jobs Reset Summit made progress on major reskilling, education and job quality initiatives, including the launch of SkillsLink and the Partnership for New Work Standards.
· A new alliance to address social justice through business action was launched, while 58 multinational companies aligned on their commitments to a racial justice initiative
· Kazakhstan joined the Forum’s global network of countries mobilizing action for gender parity
· The Chief Economists Outlook launched at the Summit forecast a return to over 5.5% global growth within 2021, but coupled with concerns about economic scarring and a disconnect between asset markets and the real economy
The Jobs Reset Summit, 1-2 June, will bring together world leaders and business executives on how to shape an inclusive socio-economic COVID-19 recovery.
Dr Judith Mendes received a Knowledge Associate grant, and internationally recognised expert on science and technology.
Two local scientists have won the prestigious International Network for Government Science Advice (INGSA) 2020 awards, making Jamaica the first country to take home prizes in the organisation’s two award categories in any one year.
They are Director of Research at the National Commission on Science and Technology (NCST), Dr Judith Mendes, who received a Knowledge Associate grant, and internationally recognised expert on science and technology, Dr Arnoldo Ventura, who received the Science Advice Essay Prize for Latin America and the Caribbean.
INGSA provides a forum for policymakers, practitioners, national academies, scientific societies, and researchers to share experience, build capacities, and develop theoretical and practical approaches to the use of scientific evidence in informing policy at all levels of government.
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