{"id":4554,"date":"2024-09-13T05:49:33","date_gmt":"2024-09-13T05:49:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/?p=4554"},"modified":"2024-09-13T05:49:33","modified_gmt":"2024-09-13T05:49:33","slug":"knatcom-launches-bold-2024-2029-plan-to-empower-creativity-innovation-and-national-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/index.php\/2024\/09\/13\/knatcom-launches-bold-2024-2029-plan-to-empower-creativity-innovation-and-national-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"KNATCOM Launches Bold 2024-2029 Plan to Empower Creativity, Innovation, and National Growth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-13-at-7.29.01-AM-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-13-at-7.29.01-AM-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-13-at-7.29.01-AM-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-13-at-7.29.01-AM-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-13-at-7.29.01-AM-1200x675.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-13-at-7.29.01-AM.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>By Damaris<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Kenya National Commission for UNESCO (KNATCOM) has officially launched its Strategic Plan for 2024-2029, focusing on promoting freedom, enhancing the creative economy, and acting as a crucial bridge for civil society through UNESCO\u2019s key areas of education, science, and culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking at the launch, Acting CEO Dr. James Njogu highlighted the importance of a collaborative approach in implementing the new strategy. \u201cWe encourage all stakeholders to join hands and align with this strategic framework, which not only seeks to uplift creativity and innovation but also to strengthen our programs in education and science for national development,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Kenya National Commission for UNESCO is a government body tasked with promoting UNESCO\u2019s programs in education, science, culture, and communication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr. Aden DualeThrough its efforts, KNATCOM bridges the gap between UNESCO and Kenyan civil society, contributing to national development and global collaboration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new strategic plan emphasizes the importance of supporting creative industries, fostering innovation, and ensuring that science and education programs are accessible to all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prof. Mohammed Rajab, Chairman of the Kenya National commission for UNESCO, reiterated the commitment to oversight and guidance, ensuring the objectives are met. \u201cOur goal is to provide support for innovation and improvement. By offering oversight and leadership, we are confident that this strategic approach will meet and exceed the commission\u2019s objectives.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He added that the plan aims to create a robust framework for advancing Kenya\u2019s educational and scientific agenda while promoting a more dynamic creative economy. The commission\u2019s goal is to align its efforts with UNESCO\u2019s global initiatives, positioning Kenya as a leader in educational and scientific progress.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Damaris The Kenya National Commission for UNESCO (KNATCOM) has officially launched its Strategic Plan&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4554","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4554","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4554"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4554\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4556,"href":"https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4554\/revisions\/4556"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4554"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4554"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kenyatopstories.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4554"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}