Stimulating an inclusive, innovative and job-creating economy
"A sustainable economy is measured not only by the wealth it produces, but by its capacity to create opportunities, value talents, and provide everyone with the means to contribute to development. Employment, entrepreneurship, and innovation are the foundations of shared prosperity."
Economic development is one of the main drivers of societal transformation. When it is inclusive, innovative, and job-creating, it helps reduce poverty, strengthens community resilience, and sustainably improves people's living conditions. Conversely, growth that leaves part of the population behind perpetuates inequalities, weakens social cohesion, and limits the development potential of nations.
Economic, technological, and environmental changes are reshaping models of production, investment, and value creation today. Economies must become more competitive, innovative, and resilient to meet the challenges of globalization, the digital transition, and climate change. In this context, developing entrepreneurship, supporting small and medium-sized enterprises, promoting innovation, and improving employability become strategic priorities for building sustainable growth that generates opportunities.
The World Association for Development (AMD) believes that economic prosperity must be accessible to all. Its ambition is to contribute to the emergence of economies capable of creating decent jobs, encouraging private initiative, supporting innovation, and enabling women, youth, and entrepreneurs to access the resources, skills, and financing necessary to realize their projects. An inclusive economy is above all an economy that transforms human potential into sustainable value for the benefit of the whole society.
In this perspective, AMD supports States, public institutions, international organizations, the private sector, financial institutions, and economic actors in designing and implementing policies and initiatives that foster entrepreneurship, value chain development, employability, inclusive finance, innovation, productive investment, and corporate capacity building. It also supports the development of entrepreneurial skills, access to markets, the promotion of innovative technologies, and the creation of ecosystems conducive to economic growth.
AMD favors an approach based on cooperation, partnership, and innovation. It promotes dialogue between public authorities, the private sector, investors, universities, research centers, and civil society organizations to build economic solutions adapted to local realities. Convinced that sustainable economic development relies on solid institutions and competent actors, it encourages reforms, capacity building, and the dissemination of best practices that strengthen the competitiveness, inclusion, and resilience of economies.
Through this strategic priority, AMD works to build economies capable of creating opportunities for all, valuing talents, stimulating innovation, and fostering growth that sustainably benefits populations. Its commitment aims to make the economy a driver of social progress, stability, and human development.
Stimulating an inclusive, innovative, and job-creating economy means allowing talents to express themselves, businesses to prosper, and societies to build sustainable prosperity based on initiative, innovation, and collective responsibility. This is the vision that guides the action of the World Association for Development in favor of economic development that serves peoples and communities.