Saudi crown prince announces launch of Human Capability Initiative

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Monday announced the launch of the Human Capability Initiative, a platform designed to unify dialogue around the world on the challenges and opportunities for developing human capabilities.

The inaugural edition of the conference will run from Feb. 28-29 at the King Abdulaziz International Convention Center in Riyadh, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

With the theme of “Future Readiness,” the event will bring together 6,000 experts and decision-makers and more than 150 speakers from government, private and non-profit entities and think tanks around the world.

Minister of Education Yousef Al-Benyan, who chairs the Executive Committee of the Human Capability Development Program, described the initiative as a “global cooperative platform to catalyze international collaboration, enrich global dialogue in human capability development and contribute to the development of human skills and a prosperous global economy.”

He continued: “The conference will discuss challenges facing human capabilities development in light of global changes and the most important skills required in the future global labor market, in addition to the impact of rapid developments in the digital and economic fields on human capabilities.

“Topics addressed at HCI are of vital importance in driving new conversations on shaping policy, collaboration and private-public-third sector partnerships and investment at a global level in developing human capabilities. They will contribute to building strong and flexible economies to meet future challenges.”