Strategic Framework

Over a five-year horizon, GPS is building a globally connected transdisciplinary ecosystem — where knowledge, partnership, innovation, technology, and policy serve practical solutions and transformative impact.

Beyond an idea-based platform: an institution that produces impactful knowledge, reframes narratives, strengthens leadership, builds alliances, shapes policy agendas — and delivers at scale.

The arc

Five phases, each building on the last.

Phase 1 · 2026

Foundation & ecosystem building

Institutional structuring · digital launch · university partnership expansion · GPS Dialogues series · sustainability & resource mobilization strategy · Kigali 2027 preparation · regional hub development.

Phase 2 · 2027

Global positioning & the Kigali event

Kigali Knowledge Crossroads Week · launch of GPS Outlook, GPS Journal & SouthPlus · GPS Academy · pilot innovation labs · diaspora & global networks initiative.

Phase 3 · 2028

Implementation & regional expansion

São Paulo Convening · expansion of regional hubs · GPS Accelerator launch · policy advisory programs · community-based implementation initiatives.

Phase 4 · 2029

Consolidation & impact

GPS Fellowship programs · research-to-impact initiatives · Global South Data & Foresight Platform · development partnerships · GPS Impact Observatory.

Phase 5 · 2030–31

Global consolidation & systemic transformation

GPS Global Summit · ecosystem expansion · large-scale implementation programs · Global South Policy & Innovation Consortium · long-term sustainability strategy.

Design principle

Progressive activation

Every future-facing element — Observatory, Data & Foresight, advisory programs — has its structure on this site today, and fills in as GPS grows.

Objectives

Five commitments, one direction.

01 · Integrate research, education & policy

Translate knowledge into actionable strategies that inform decision-making and strengthen institutions.

02 · Cultivate knowledge rooted in lived realities

Connect indigenous and creative knowledge systems of the Global South with global scholarship on equitable terms.

03 · Advance sustainable development & innovation

Support initiatives in food and agriculture, education, health, climate, technology, and entrepreneurship.

04 · Facilitate learning mobility & cooperation

Strengthen South–South and South–North collaboration through academic and professional exchange.

05 · Strengthen research-to-impact ecosystems

Enable institutions to transform ideas into policies, actionable ventures, and scalable solutions.

Documents

Strategic documents

Public versions are released as they are adopted by the Board.

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GPS Five-Year Strategic Roadmap (2026–2031)

Public summary · forthcoming

Active · on request

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GPS Foundations — Context & Rationale

Public summary · forthcoming

Active · on request

PDF

Kigali Knowledge Crossroads Week — Concept Note

October 2027 · public concept

Active · on request

PDF

Annual Report 2026

First edition · published early 2027

In Development

To request a document, write to info@gpsouth.org.