CON – WORLD KEYNOTE

1. WHAT IS A THIRD–WORLD COUNTRY

2. WHAT IS A GLOBAL SOUTH COUNTRY

REASONS WHY A COUNTRY TURNS INTO A THIRD–WORLD OR GLOBAL SOUTH COUNTRY

1. CORRUPTION IN THE GOVERNMENT

- POOR HANDLING OF GOVERNMENT FUNDS
- NOT BEING TRANSPARENT TO THE PEOPLE ON WHERE THEIR TAXES GO
2. PUTTING INCOMPETENT LEADERS IN POWER
3. INABILITY TO ADAPT
- NOT UPDATING THEIR SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT
- NOT UPDATING THEIR TECHNOLOGY
- STILL USING AND BELIEVING OLD TRADITIONS AND CULTURE
4. POOR EDUCATION
- A NATION SHOULD STRENGTHEN ITS EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM, NEVER STOPPING ITS
LEARNING AND DISCOVERIES
5. CONFLICT BETWEEN OTHER COUNTRIES (WAR)
- COUNTRIES IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA (IRAN, SYRIA, AFGHANISTAN, AND SOUTH
SUDAN)

HOW CAN THIRD-WORLD AND GLOBAL SOUTH COUNTRIES BE IMPROVED?

1. SHARING OF RESOURCES
- A COUNTRY SHOULD LEARN HOW TO MAXIMIZE THEIR AVAILABLE RESOURCES
(SAUDI ARABIA THEIR OIL IMPORT)
2. PROMOTE EDUCATION
3. EMPOWER WOMAN
4. NEGOTIATE STRATEGIC POLITICAL RELATIONS
- A NATION SHOULD HAVE GOOD POLITICAL AND STRATEGIC RELATIONS WITH OTHER
COUNTRIES LIKE JOINING IN A POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UNION (ASEAN, EU, AND NATO),
FOR IT PUT BIG INVESTORS TO INVEST IN A NATION, STRENGTHENING ITS ECONOMY
5. GOVERNMENT REFORM
- CHANGING THE OLD AND INEFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT MANAGEMENT/ SYSTEM
- MAKING AND STRENGTHENING ECONOMIC LAWS THAT WILL BENEFIT THE NATION

3. WHAT IS A GLOBAL CITY?

WHY GLOBAL CITIES ARE IMPORTANT?

Cities have historically been drivers of growth and development. They act as connectors
in global networks, providing pathways that facilitate global flows.