Knowledge exchange in the field of industrial development: The case of the Industrial Knowledge Bank

Abstract

To achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a new paradigm in development cooperation is needed. New actors and new forms of delivering aid are arising. The Agenda 2030 brought together several actors and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) undertook the role of implementing agency of the SDG9 targets related to industrialization. One mechanisms design to exchange knowledge in the field of industrial development is the Industrial Knowledge Bank (IKB), a project of the Latin America and the Caribbean Division of UNIDO. The present study analyzes through an embedded single case study how the IKB supports the achievement of UNIDO’s objective and how can it support the achievement of the SDG9 targets related to industrialization.