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The
Arab
Planning
Institute
is
an
independent,
regional,
non-profit
Arab
organization
based
in
the
State
of
Kuwait.
It
was
established
in
1980
and
aims
to
support
economic
and
social
development
in
the
Arab
countries
through
building
local
capabilities,
preparing
research,
providing
advisory
services
and
institutional
support,
holding
development
meetings
and
publishing,
and
in
the
field
of
leadership.
Business
and
informatics.
The
Institute
seeks
to
develop
human
capabilities,
enhance
institutional
performance,
and
improve
the
performance
of
development
planning
in
Arab
countries
by
providing
services
and
programs
of
a
development
nature
that
are
commensurate
with
the
developments
and
challenges
witnessed
by
Arab
development
work.
The
Institute
also
works
as
an
Arab
expert
house
in
its
fields
of
specialization
to
meet
the
needs
of
Arab
countries
for
development
services.
Institute
objectives:
Providing
scientific
and
practical
expertise
that
helps
Arab
countries
keep
pace
with
the
latest
developments
in
the
fields
of
development,
economic
management
and
planning.
Facilitating
the
process
of
searching
and
retrieving
information
by
Arab
decision-makers
and
researchers.
Improving
the
quality
of
research
and
studies
and
raising
the
level
of
research
capabilities
among
those
interested
in
the
fields
of
development,
economic
management
and
planning
in
the
Arab
countries.
Establishing
a
network
of
Arab
experts
and
specialists
at
various
levels
in
the
fields
of
economic
and
social
development.
Creating
opportunities
to
meet
and
exchange
ideas
between
experts
on
the
most
important
issues
related
to
economic
and
social
development
in
Arab
countries.
Working
to
publish
specialized
literature
and
publications,
and
provide
information
bases
and
data
related
to
economic
and
social
development
in
Arab
countries.
History
and
local
origins:
In
1966,
the
Government
of
the
State
of
Kuwait,
in
cooperation
with
the
United
Nations
Development
Programme,
established
the
Kuwait
Institute
for
Economic
and
Social
Planning
in
the
Middle
East
as
an
independent
Kuwaiti
institution,
in
accordance
with
the
agreement
concluded
at
that
time
between
the
Government
of
Kuwait
and
the
United
Nations
Program
during
the
first
five
years
of
its
establishment.
At
the
end
of
this
period,
the
Institute
was
transformed
into
In
1972,
it
was
established
as
an
independent
Arab
institution
and
was
called
the
“Arab
Planning
Institute
in
Kuwait.”
It
was
agreed
that
the
role
of
the
United
Nations
would
be
limited
to
contributing
for
a
period
of
five
years
in
providing
a
number
of
international
experts
in
addition
to
a
number
of
scholarships.
Most
prominent
training
programs:
Skills
in
analyzing
the
small
and
medium
enterprises
sector
and
writing
reports.
Preparing
and
evaluating
feasibility
studies
for
small
and
medium
enterprises
+
a
short
training
workshop.
Training
of
trainers
in
the
field
of
small
and
medium
enterprises
+
a
short
training
workshop.
Skills
in
preparing
small
and
medium
enterprise
development
strategies
and
investment
maps.
Economic
empowerment
policies
and
programs.
