Kuwait ranks 34th in Global Competitiveness Index: Essa
PAS, UNDP sign document to promote sport
KUWAIT CITY, July 27, (KUNA): The State of Kuwait has won the 34th place of the Global Competitiveness Index, said Minister of Education and Minister of Higher Education Dr Bader Al-Essa.
In a statement to KUNA on Tuesday, the minister added that Kuwait made progress after moving from the 40th place to the 34th in the competitiveness rankings, referring to an international praise of Kuwait’s improvement in education system.
He noted that the report of the Global Competitiveness Index 2015/16 is an annual assessment of the factors which contribute to enhancing production and development in the economies of the countries in the world.
The result of index is a comprehensive reading which has links to many institutions, he said, indicating that the ministry’s responsibility is to know factors behind the decline in the quality of education through taking a number of measures to improve education in Kuwait.
He noted that the Ministers’ Council has assigned Kuwait Direct Investment Promotion Authority (KDIPA), in collaboration with General Secretariat of the Supreme Council for Planning and Development, and Kuwait National Competitiveness Committee, to reach unified perceptions on competitiveness reports and improve business environment in the country.
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He underlined the importance of taking part in international evaluations constantly to know strengths and weaknesses so as to improve education process and meet requirements as well as cooperate with international institutions and organizations working in this field.
He affirmed the importance of benefiting from practical experiments of Arab and foreign countries in the field of TQM in raising educational system efficiency and its quality in accordance with the report’s recommendations.
Meanwhile, director General of the Public Authority for Sport (PAS) Sheikh Ahmad Mansour Al-Sabah on Tuesday underlined importance of a youth supporting document, signed with the UN Development Program (UNDP), to ultimately promote sport development.
Sheikh Ahmad said the document would boost capabilities of the youth in all domains and through cooperation with the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor.
The document, he added, “contributes to the development of human resources technically and administratively.” Sheikh Ahmad was speaking in a statement following the signing of the document, attended by Secretary General of the Supreme Council for Planning and Development Dr Adel Mahdi and UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative to Kuwait Zineb Touimi - Benjelloun.
The document will help the youth improve socially, technically and medically, as well as shedding light on role of women in sport and health benefits of sport, he said.
Touimi - Benjelloun said the document aimed at helping PAS develop youth.