Global Scans · Partnerships for the Goals · Weekly Summary

In September 2015, 193 world leaders agreed to 17 Global Goals for Sustainable Development. If these Goals are completed, it would mean an end to extreme poverty, inequality and climate change by 2030.
Goal 17: Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development.

• [New] Continued government support, private sector investments, and partnerships with global semiconductor companies are expected to strengthen India's manufacturing ecosystem. MarkNtel Advisors
• [New] Partnership opportunities are expanding, enabling brands to build globally renowned reputations in hospitality and healthcare by collaborating with world-class medical experts. ET HospitalityWorld
• [New] The new AI learning pathway builds on IBM's ongoing partnership with the UK Government's AI Skills Boost initiative, which aims to upskill 10 million UK workers by 2030. IBM UK Newsroom
• [New] Uber and Zipline formed a strategic partnership to scale US drone delivery, targeting one million deliveries per day by the end of 2029, with first Uber Eats deployments later in 2026. Self Drive News
• [New] As domestic engineering talent in AI and industrial automation deepens, India is positioned to transition from a services-dependent adoption model to indigenous platform development, attracting global vendor partnership investment by 2028. Persistence Market Research
• [New] More jurisdictions will collaborate on digital asset initiatives, modeled on the US-UK Transatlantic Partnership for Markets of the Future. Elliptic
• [New] Matching GCC domestic policies to support diversification in the defence sector with investors and technologies will require partnerships between the public and private sectors. Emirates NBD Research
• [New] Providers should seek opportunities to establish pilot partnerships with utility decision makers similar to Minnesota's GridReady program. Precedence Research
• [New] The American-led public-private partnership will use philanthropic contributions alongside U.S. investment to support efficient procurement and nutrition programs for children younger than five. George W. Bush Presidential Center
• [New] The Fidelis Partnership launched a political violence consortium in June with capacity of US$ 47.5 million per risk in the Middle East. Insurance Business
• [New] The Partnership for Safe Medicines reminds consumers and employers that the FDA has warned that medicines bought over the internet from foreign sources may not be safe or effective. Oncology Practice Management
• The Scottish Government is working in partnership with industry, regulators, local authorities, and delivery partners to design and deliver the infrastructure that will serve Scotland for decades to come. UKAuthority
• The parametric policies developed under the Tripartite Agreement, a public-private partnership, will directly cover 14,402 smallholder farmers, benefitting up to 41,600 people across their households in five departments: Sucre, Cordoba, Cundinamarca, Meta and Choco. Artemis.bm - The Catastrophe Bond, Insurance Linked Sec
• A partnership with Microsoft, using Microsoft Discovery, is supporting the development of machine learning models that predict and optimize chemical processes, including identifying materials for energy storage and the design of microbes with specific functions. AZOM
• Maryland's workforce partnership with RAISE US will design and pilot new corporate incentives to retrain and redeploy workers, fresh approaches to supporting people through job transitions, and training models tied to real employer demand. National Governors Association
• Saudi Arabia's digital investment arm has been in talks around billion-dollar-scale telecom investment tied to Vision 2030, and Ericsson has extended its 6G research partnership with Saudi Arabia's KAUST university through 2026. 5G Training and 5G Certification
• HSBC plans to add more than 200 AI use cases through an expanded Google Cloud partnership, with early priorities in customer personalization, financial-crime risk and staff productivity. Newsweek
• Honda took a major step toward producing its much-anticipated solid-state battery system in June 2026, striking a new partnership that it hopes will propel the automotive giant towards carbon neutrality. Engadget
• Allies will consider partnerships that prioritise co-design, co-development, co-production and co-sustainment and sharing of key technologies and intellectual property in a way that reinforces NATO while advancing national sovereignty. Official texts and resources | NATO

Last updated: 24 August 2026