The Arab Planning Institute (API) held a training program under the title “The Knowledge Economy and Human Capital”, for the benefit of the Bassel Fleihan Finance and Economic Institute, Lebanon; during the period 26-28 /10/ 2016, in Beirut – Lebanon.
The program aimed at informing the participants about the concept of knowledge economy and the role that it plays in advancing economic and social development, and to further shed the light on the issues that face the Lebanese economy in this regard. The program also aimed at equipping the participants with the necessary skills and tools of measuring the knowledge capital, as well as the skills necessary to formulate policies that aim at moving into a knowledge based economy.
The program engaged the participants through a discussion on the best practices in this domain as well as presenting regional and international efforts.