Knowledge and Education as Global Public Goods

Knowledge and education are increasingly important elements in development. They go hand in hand, and while new technologies allow free access to information, education provides people with tools to analyse that information and create new knowledge. However, key international actors need to do a lot of work in this field. In fact, a consistent effort over the next few decades is required for knowledge and education to become de facto global public goods. This chapter assesses some initiatives of the European Union and the G8 to promote knowledge and education as global public goods.