{"id":2867,"date":"2021-01-26T16:07:05","date_gmt":"2021-01-26T15:07:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gfmdcivilsociety.org\/staging\/9981\/?p=2867"},"modified":"2021-01-26T16:09:18","modified_gmt":"2021-01-26T15:09:18","slug":"gfmd-summit-open-space-partnerships-2020-and-beyond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gfmdcivilsociety.org\/staging\/9981\/gfmd-summit-open-space-partnerships-2020-and-beyond\/","title":{"rendered":"13th GFMD Hosts Discussion on Migration and Development Partnerships through 2020 and Beyond"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Open Space session celebrates GFMD partnerships established during 2020, and highlights lessons learned for the future.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The penultimate day of the 13th<\/sup> Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) Summit<\/a> brought together some 170 delegates for the GFMD Open Space session, which for 2021 focused on Migration and Development Partnerships through 2020 and Beyond<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The session aimed to celebrate partnerships that have emerged through the GFMD process via the Migration Labs<\/a> and other streams. The agenda therefore included presentation of key partnerships emerging in 2020, and a panel discussion on the challenges and opportunities of partnership development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Opening the session, co-chair Abdulla Al Nuaimi of the United Arab Emirates Ministry of Human Resources<\/a> outlined the extensive work of the GFMD on identifying and establishing partnerships leading up to the Open Space session. \u201cPartnerships do more than improve outcomes for migration,\u201d Al Nuaimi stated. \u201cThey also build trust amongst stakeholders for cooperation and collaboration. I believe today\u2019s session will demonstrate how far the GFMD has travelled in supporting and realizing this area of work.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Co-chair Rebekah Smith of Labor Mobility Partnerships<\/a> also acknowledged delegates\u2019 work in this area throughout 2020, stating: \u201cWe are here to celebrate the outcomes of your work, and discuss how the lessons learned can be built into the GFMD\u2019s work going forward.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c[May] this inspiring endeavor grow into a global solution that will change the world for the benefit of migrants and their communities.\u201d<\/p>Bettina Etter, announcing Colombian start-up DignifAI as winner of the GFMD Migration Challenge<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The session agenda began with the announcement of the winners of the second GFMD Migration Challenge, a competition designed to support impact-driven ventures focused on tackling global migration problems with the help of technology. Announcing the winner DignifAI<\/a>, a Colombian start-up training and matching migrants with digital work opportunities, Bettina Etter of competition co-sponsor the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation<\/a> stated her wish that \u201cthis inspiring endeavor grows into a global solution that will change the world for the benefit of migrants and their communities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Opening a dedicated panel presenting partnerships designed within the GFMD structure, panel chair Michael Clemens of the Center for Global Development <\/a>emphasized that \u201cit is by learning about what these partnerships are and how they came about that we hope to help the process of making more of them happen in the future.\u201d The panel introduced five example partnerships:<\/p>\n\n\n\n