SKA contributes to building long term, cross sectoral partnerships in education, industry and governance that are mutually beneficial, and locally and globally relevant with regards to training young people and adults for current and future societal, economic and environmental challenges. SKA is unique in that targets developed and emerging world regions with tremendous potential to advance, equitably and competitively in these areas: Europe, the Middle East, the Gulf, India and Latin America. Premised upon strategic links between the higher education sector, government and industry, SKA offers a platform for diverse stakeholders, wishing to exploit a diversity of funding sources and expand their international collaboration repertoire when it comes to achieving development goals. SKA has three main action lines under which activities and projects will be developed: * Capacity Building and Policy Dialogue in Educational Management and Skills Development * Smart Cities and City planning * Logistics .