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] The BARDA-NIH CARB-X accelerator, aimed at developing new MCMs in the face of antimicrobial resistance, is a recent example, as is BARDA's partnership with GlaxoSmithKline to develop novel antibiotics for combating both antibiotic resistance and the threat of bioterrorism. / USA PubMed Central (PMC)
• [New] British and Dutch forces will be equipped with new amphibious transport ships under a 2.4 billion-pound ($3.2bn) maritime partnership signed, according to the United Kingdom. Al Jazeera
• [New] The European Commission is taking a first step in rolling out the Rapid Agile Manufacturing Partnership for Union Protection, a new preparedness initiative that will accelerate the scale-up of medical countermeasure production across the EU. Public Health
• [New] Europe should pursue a geothermal partnership with the United States, where a new drilling revolution is unlocking geothermal as a global power source, with high potential for diffusion in Europe. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
• [New] Ministers acknowledged the Pacific region's continued extreme vulnerability to climate-related shocks and welcomed the successful activation of the UK-Australia Humanitarian Partnership Arrangement in Papua New Guinea in 2026. GOV.UK
• [New] Through securing the majority of the radio network-focused element of Virgin Media O2's latest Mobile Transformation Plan, the partnership extension will earn Ericsson several hundred million Euros across the five years. / UK Custom Market Insights
• [New] The AUKUS partnership is backed by the largest sustained increase in defence spending since the end of the Cold War - hitting 2.6% of GDP from 2027. GOV.UK
• [New] The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund is funding civil society organizations to improve the conservation status of Madagascar's threatened tree species. Impact Funding
• [New] Funded by the EU and implemented by the IOM in partnership with others, the Regional Responses to Climate Displacement in Sub-Saharan Africa Programme aims to strengthen preparedness, improve data and forecasting, and support solutions that reduce displacement risks. UN News
• [New] Drones built in Canada could be headed for the battlefield in Ukraine, thanks to a new partnership formed by the Canadian Department of National Defence, the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine and two drone manufacturers. The Watch
• [New] In 2025, Nature Scot updated its peatland partnership plan to reflect restoration delivery through to 2030, the Welsh Government launched its 2025 to 2030 National Peatland Action Plan, whilst Northern Ireland established its first Peatland Strategy. Climate Change Committee
• [New] Rivian and ChargeScape have announced a partnership that will allow Rivian EV owners to participate in ChargeScape-managed utility programs across the United States. V2G News
• Google's partnership with Kairos Power targets 500 MW of SMR capacity by 2035, while Amazon's US$ 500 million investment aims to develop 5 GW of SMR generation by 2039, positioning SMRs as a sustainable power backbone for AI infrastructure. Persistence Market Research
• In March, Uber announced a massive partnership to invest $1.25 billion through 2031 to deploy up to 50,000 fully autonomous Rivian R2 robotaxis exclusively on the Uber platform. AI Supremacy
• THE 50 x2030 INITIATIVE TO CLOSE THE AGRICULTURAL DATA GAP is a multi-agency partnership that seeks to transform data systems in 50 countries by 2030. 50 by 2030
• Reflecting the scale of future expansion, Abu Dhabi has announced a Dh55 billion Public-Private Partnership programme to finance 24 new infrastructure projects during 2026 and 2027, making it one of the largest initiatives of its kind in the Gulf region. Gulf News: Latest UAE news, Dubai news, Business, trave
• There's SkyFall, a proposed Mars Telecommunications Network and a newly announced weather payload that is also targeting launch in 2028 via a public-private partnership. Scientific American
• Australian Neocloud SharonAI and VAST Data announced an expanded strategic partnership under which Sharon AI will deploy 600 PB of the VAST AI Operating System across its AI cloud infrastructure. blocksandfiles
• As the Axiom-Prada model proves commercial and technical viability at NASA scale, expect enterprise AI vendors to begin offering structured domain partnership frameworks as a premium deployment tier by 2027. Medium
• Under the Malaysia-China strategic partnership, 1,000 scholarships worth nearly RM18mil, 2,000 international training opportunities valued at more than RM10mil and TVET training equipment worth almost RM2mil were announced for students, graduates and educators. The Star
• Uber will launch robotaxi testing in Munich through a partnership with Israeli AI startup Autobrains, using Nvidia's Drive Hyperion platform. Tech Startups - Tech News, Tech Trends & Startup Fundin
• In Canada, Ming Yang and Oceanic Wind Energy signed an MoU, regarding a 1.5-2GW project in the Hecate Strait, while Envision Energy signed a strategic partnership with Cape Breton China Corp., focused on development opportunities in Nova Scotia. Windpower Monthly
• Work in 2026 will be structured as a tripartite partnership between people, software agents, and physical robots. Rootstack

Last updated: 13 July 2026