KPPC has partnered with Oxford economics to develop a customized macroeconomic model for the State of Kuwait has been developed to strengthen the capacity of KPPC and GSSCPD to monitor the economy, to assess the impacts of different scenarios and alternative measures, to run medium and long- term projections both at the macro and sectoral levels.
Within the framework of the partnership between Kuwait University and GSSCPD, KPPC aims to collaborate with the Kuwait University on emerging research topics and areas that would foster the alignment between policy research and academia in Kuwait. The objective is to increase the role of academic is shaping evidence-based policies in Kuwait and ensure that the research efforts are aligned with the national priorities of the government in terms of policy research.
GSSCPD/ KPPC signed an MOU with the American University of Beirut (“AUB”) headquartered in Beirut, Lebanon. The Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs (“IFI”) at AUB is a research-based, policy-oriented institute that aims to harness, develop, and initiate policy-relevant research in the Arab region. The partnership also includes the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Kuwait.
The KPPC signed an MOU agreement with the University of Ottawa’s Centre on Governance (CoG), in February 2017, the two parties committed to collaborate in the fields of applied research, professional training and exchange of graduate students and personnel.
As part of the Public Administration pillar and with an interest to explore performance indicators on government effectiveness, governance and service improvement, and at the same time, address some of the challenges that KPPC has identified in Kuwait context, including but not limited to:
One of KPPC’s strategic partners is the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Science (KFAS). This partnership draws on the expertise of KFAS and its close ties with world scientific institutions and research strategic think tank centers, in addition to its network of local subject matter experts. The partnership also supports KPPC in enhancing cooperation and strengthening partnerships with institutions and research centers and building bridges of cooperation, scientific knowledge and expertise exchange.
As part of UNDP Country Program Document with the Government of Kuwait, represented by GSSCPD, UNDP Kuwait has been playing a major role in supporting the GSSCPD in establishing the KPPC both institutionally and technically.