Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs)

WASD has a long-standing history of promoting knowledge exchange, research, and capacity-building to support sustainable progress across sectors. Building on this foundation, WASD has evolved into a trusted consultancy provider, offering strategic guidance to organisations navigating complex change. In collaboration with LISD, we bring together academic insight and practical expertise to support digital transformation in education and beyond. DT is no longer optional in the current educational landscape. Rapid technological advancement, shifting learner expectations, and the growing need for flexible, inclusive, and resilient systems have made it essential. Institutions must adapt to blended learning models, data-driven decision-making, and digital infrastructure that enhances both teaching and administration. Beyond education, DT also strengthens organisational efficiency, innovation capacity, and global competitiveness. Through our consultancy services, WASD and LISD support institutions at every stage of their digital journey. We provide tailored strategies, needs assessments, capacity-building programmes, and implementation support designed to align technology with institutional goals. Our approach is practical and context-sensitive, ensuring that solutions are sustainable and scalable rather than one-size-fits-all. What sets our services apart is our interdisciplinary and research-led approach. We combine policy insight, technological expertise, and educational innovation to deliver integrated solutions. Our consultancy also emphasises knowledge transfer, ensuring that organisations build internal capability rather than relying solely on external support. Crucially, our work is delivered by world-class experts, including academics, industry specialists, and experienced practitioners with global experience in digital transformation. This ensures that our clients benefit from cutting-edge knowledge, proven methodologies, and internationally informed best practice, enabling them to navigate digital change with confidence and clarity.

Professor Allam Ahmed (London - UK) is a Professor of Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development; Co-Founder of SMART KM MODEL: An Integrated Knowledge Management Framework for Organizational Excellence and led the implementation of the first of its kind in the Middle East and North Africa Knowledge Management Framework Musharaka. Founding President of WASD; SDGs Universities Initiative; Middle Eastern Knowledge Economy Institute; Fellow Faculty of Public Health, UK; Fellow Chartered Institute of Marketing, UK; and Fellow Academy of World Business, Marketing and Management Development, Australia. Prior to QMUL, Prof. Ahmed spent 15 years at the University of Sussex Science Policy Research Unit (1st science and policy think tank in the UK) where he established and led Sussex’s most successful postgraduate programme MSc International Management.
Professor Arshi Naim (London - UK) is recognised among the Top 2% Scientists globally by Stanford University and Elsevier, is a distinguished academic with over 23 years of experience in business management, digital marketing, higher education, quality assurance, and academic leadership. A prolific researcher, she has published 115+ Scopus-indexed papers in high impact journals and contributed to academic books with leading publishers such as Wiley, Springer, Elsevier, Emerald, Taylor & Francis, IGI Global, Nova Science, and Bentham Science.
Ambassador (Ret) Dr Petru Dumitriu (Geneve - Switzerland) is a Former Ambassador and Permanent Observer of the Council of Europe to the United Nations in Geneva. Currently Senior Fellow and Lecturer on Multilateral Diplomacy postgraduate courses, Diplo Foundation/University of Malta. Former member of the United Nations Joint Inspection Unit and Editor of numerous reports including: Strengthening the policy research uptake in service of the 2030 Agenda for SD, Role of PPPs in the Implementation of Agenda 2030, Knowledge Management in the UN System