Our Scans · (LF.17) Partnerships for the Goals · Weekly Summary

In September 2015, 193 world leaders agreed to 17 Global Goals for Sustainable Development. If these Goals are completed, it would mean an end to extreme poverty, inequality and climate change by 2030.
Goal 17: Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development.

• [New] Both Singapore and Japan will continue to collaborate, such as the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership. ST
• [New] As country coordinator for ASEAN-Japan dialog relations, Singapore will continue to strengthen the ASEAN-Japan Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, especially ahead of Singapore's ASEAN Chairmanship in 2027. ST
• [New] The multi-year partnership will transition more farmers in Europe to regenerative practices and financial incentives. AgFunderNews
• [New] The military partnership between Mogadishu and Washington is expected to deepen as the federal government attempts to fill the security vacuum left by the phased withdrawal of traditional African Union peacekeeping forces. Essydo Politics
• [New] The Pecem Green Hydrogen Hub in Ceara is attracting USD 18 billion from investors including Fortescue, backed by World Bank financing and EU partnership corridors targeting European hydrogen imports by the early 2030s. The Rio Times
• [New] The Ebara Elliott Energy partnership gives NuScale Power a concrete 2027 target and a clear story around petrochemical process heat. StocksToTrade
• [New] A new partnership with Google will provide real-time bus tracking through Google Maps, particularly benefiting rural areas where services are less frequent. UKAuthority
• [New] Regional Partnership Potential: Combined diamond production capacity from Botswana, Angola, and Namibia could establish an African diamond alliance controlling significant global supply chains while coordinating pricing and distribution strategies. Discovery Alert
• [New] Last week, Amazon-owned AMZN Zoox announced a partnership to launch its robotaxis on Uber's platform in two US cities by the middle of 2027. Morningstar, Inc.
• Beyond the headline verticals, Qualcomm announced a multi-year strategic partnership with Snap Inc. to power future generations of Snap's Specs smart eyewear using Snapdragon technology - Snap's Specs Inc. subsidiary plans to launch advanced consumer eyewear later in 2026. investing.com
• Australia's largest-ever defence investment is expected to be a fleet of at least eight submarines powered by U.S. nuclear technology provided through the AUKUS partnership with the United States and Britain. Military.com
• Mars and ofi (Olam Food Ingredients) have today announced a five-year strategic partnership (2025-2029) to help advance climate-smart and regenerative agriculture practices in cocoa production in Ecuador across their shared cocoa supply chain. CNS Media
• The open OEM partnership model, while commercially rational, creates potential supply chain visibility that adversary intelligence services could exploit to assess U.S. production capacity and deployment timelines. Drone Warfare
• The DFT-Powerus partnership suggests a deliberate U.S. industry response to the observed gap between current counter-UAS fielding timelines and the accelerating pace of adversary drone innovation, particularly one-way attack and loitering munition threats targeting Group 1-3 UAS categories. Drone Warfare
• Snap's partnership with Niantic Spatial for location-based AR experiences demonstrates they understand that killer AR applications will be contextual and socially-connected-which plays directly into their core competency as a social platform. Next Reality
• A national Parking Platform will make life simpler for motorists and end parking app frustrations, and a new Google Maps partnership will give passengers real-time bus tracking in both cities and rural areas. UKAuthority

Last updated: 27 April 2026