Introduction
STRENGTHEN THE MEANS OF IMPLEMENTATION AND REVITALIZE THE GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. The Global Goals can only be met if we work together. International investments and support is needed to ensure innovative technological development, fair trade and market access, especially for developing countries.
Business is being asked to do more than ever to solve social and environmental problems.1 As a result, a growing number of leading companies are taking the challenge of sustainability seriously, not only to reduce their environmental footprint and bolster their reputations but also to improve operations and financial performance.2
Many ecosystem challenges cross jurisdictional boundaries and require systemic changes beyond the capabilities of individual companies or even of an industry. In these cases, the best approach for business can be to partner up—with governments, investors, local communities, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and other companies. Think of these partnerships as distinctive and complicated joint ventures, often with multiple parties.
Realising Saudi Arabia’s ambitious Vision 2030 requires the Kingdom to embrace partnerships to attract more foreign investment, create jobs and encourage the transfer of skills to the public sector.
The government also supports national partnerships by opening new horizons in developing countries, by offering incentives to attract buyers of Saudi products via Saudi Export program. This program attracts direct foreign investment, making the Kingdom an international logistics and transport center. It also opens new industrial fields to access as many countries as possible, mainly developing countries in need for goods and services.
The Kingdom has approved several strategies and plans including the National Environment Strategy, National Biodiversity Strategy, Riyadh region plant cover restoration strategy in order to make strides in the achievement of the SDGs. In line with Vision 2030, KSA recently adopted a strategy to provide clear statistical development data, which is reliable, up-to-date and useful for inter country comparisons.
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s initiatives for Achieving Goals Through Partnership
Saudi Arabia's contribution of USD 500 million to finance Yemen's humanitarian response plan for 2018.
Has provided more than USD 1 billion in official development assistance to 40 countries since the establishment of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre.
The Saudi Fund for Development, which contributes to financing development projects in developing countries by granting loans to those countries.
“Al Khair Al Raqami” digital charity platform contribute to fundraising towards sustainable development goals.
Programs and initiatives offered by the Misk Charitable Association:
Multiple training and fellowship programs in more than 20 international universities.
“We Are All Online” in cooperation with Google.
“Saudi Codes” Initiatives.
“Misk Grand Challenges” initiative in partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Changing through global partnerships.
All components of the country play their role in achieving the Kingdom's Vision 2030 and its executive programs, and at the educational and research level universities come as a key element in achieving ambition, from here Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University has been keen to play an active role in the pursuit of the Kingdom's Vision 2030 and activate its executive programs This keenness has been reflected in the decision of His Excellency the President of the University Prof. Dr. Ahmed bin Salem Al-Ameri to establish the Office of Vision Realization to take over the task of activating the role of the University in achieving the vision of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and plays The office has the role of the liaison officer between the university and the vision realization office at the Ministry of Education to carry out the tasks that achieve the strategic objectives of the vision, activate its programs and initiatives and deepen the relationship between the university and the relevant authorities.
The Office of Vision Realization at Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University seeks to be a strategic partner in achieving the programs and initiatives of the Kingdom's Vision 2030 and receiving and building initiatives in cooperation with the units of the university and working to evaluate and study them in line with the strategic objectives of the vision and its executive programs and supervise their implementation. It also takes it upon itself to review the university's proposals and ensure their harmony with the vision and its programs, and also cooperates with the units of the university in supervising their achievement of the objectives of the vision and following up their implementation with the relevant authorities.
The office seeks with all its capabilities and with the unlimited support of His Excellency the President of the University, Prof. Dr. Ahmed bin Salem Al-Ameri, to achieve the high aspirations of the employees of the University towards the vision of the Kingdom 2030. Serious engagement and relentless pursuit towards the implementation of its objectives and the activation of its programs.
Vision:
The Vision Realization Office seeks to be a distinguished model that employs the latest means that contribute to the achievement of the vision of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 2030.
Mission Statement
Work to employ the objectives of the Saudi Vision 2030 in the units of the university, by contributing to spreading awareness among the beneficiaries regarding Vision 2030, change management, and performance measurement, to improve the efficiency of the services provided to the beneficiaries.
Objectives
Enhancing the quality and level of performance of the university's units in pursuit of achieving the Kingdom's Vision 2030 and its executive programs.
Enhancing and increasing the awareness of the university employees regarding Vision 2030.
Raising the efficiency of the services provided by the office.
Receiving proposals from inside and outside the university and working to evaluate and study them in line with the Kingdom's Vision 2030 and its executive programs.
Review the University's proposals and ensure their alignment with the Kingdom's Vision 2030 and its executive programs.
Supervise the achievement of the objectives of the Kingdom's Vision 2030 and its executive programs and follow up their implementation with the relevant authorities.
Follow-up, evaluation and contribution to measuring the quality and level of performance of the university's units in pursuit of achieving the Kingdom's Vision 2030 and its executive programs.
Communication between the university and external parties in order to serve the achievement of the Kingdom's Vision 2030 and its executive programs.
Coordinate with the relevant authorities to hold workshops and training programs on the Kingdom's Vision 2030 and its executive programs and achieve its objectives.
Representing the University in seminars, conferences and workshops related to the Kingdom's Vision 2030 and its executive programs.
Signing agreements and memorandums of understanding related to the Kingdom's Vision 2030 and its executive programs.
Contribute to the realization of the Kingdom's Vision 2030 in everything related to university and higher education.
Plans:
University Strategic Plan 2021-2025:
The University launched its Strategic Plan 2021-2025, after developing its vision and mission to align with the aspirations of the wise leadership and the Saudi Vision 2030. This plan seeks to provide distinguished academic programs and qualitative research production, through a stimulating environment, controlled administrative systems, advanced technology, sustainable resources, and effective partnerships, in order toa achieve competitive outputs that meet the needs of the labor market, and contribute to building the national knowledge economy and community service. The university built its strategic plan on six main axes:
Teaching, learning and exercise.
Research, innovation and entrepreneurship.
Partnerships and Social Responsibility.
Institutional excellence.
Financial sustainability.
National awareness.
The objectives of the new university were formulated in accordance with the ambitious strategic vision, to emerge - from those goals - several qualitative initiatives that will move the university - God willing - towards competitiveness and local and international excellence in the field of education, research and innovation, financial sustainability, excellence in institutional performance, governance of procedures, strengthening the moderate national personality, suppression of extremism and partisanship, and this plan was based on achieving a number of priorities through excellence initiatives based on strengths, opportunities and enablers to continue the leadership of the university locally and globally.
