Stressing the key role of the productive sectors in reducing poverty and supporting sustainable development , and thus in the achievement of internationally agreed development goals , including the Millennium Development Goals , Underlining the importance of international knowledge networking and the exchange of experiences and best practices for the achievement of local , regional and international development goals and prosperity , Welcoming the role of UNIDO as convenor agency for the eighth funding window of the Spanish MDG Achievement Fund ( MDG-F ) on `` Development and the Private Sector '' and , within this context , its active coordination role in the first global meeting of Joint Programme Coordinators in Panama City from 1 to 3 March 2011 and the resulting Panama Plan of Action , Taking note of the global report on `` Networks for Prosperity : Achieving Development Goals through Knowledge Sharing '' , launched on 14 November 2011 , and in particular the newly introduced Connectedness Index and the recommendations in the same report ,