Open letter to United Nations and world governments in regard to Summit of the Future and Pact for the Future
KM4Dev, RealKM, & K4DP call for the urgent application of multiple knowledges to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
As discussed in the outcomes article, Challenge B of the Knowledge Management Global Network (KMGN) HacKMthon held in October last year saw RealKM and KM4Dev initiate a journals editorial campaign project. The project is being carried out in response to very serious knowledge-related deficiencies in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and is well underway.
The UN plans to reboot the floundering SDGs at the Summit of the Future in September this year, through the adoption of the Pact for the Future. The release of a zero draft of the Pact for the Future has seen RealKM and KM4Dev’s campaign expand to include the open letter below, and we have also commented on the zero draft (a copy of our comments is attached to the open letter). The Knowledge for Development Partnership (K4DP) has also joined the campaign.
See also Libraries and Archives for Successful Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
An important requirement for all of us in the KM Field to endorse this and help make the changes