UNPOG : Theme - Capacity Development

CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT

Workshop on Building Partnerships for Sound Policymaking and Effective Institutions to Implement the Sustainable Development Goals at the Local Level July 14, 2023
 
Organised by
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), through
the Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG) and it's Project Office - United Nations Project Office on Governance (UNPOG)
Ministry of the Interior and Safety of the Republic of Korea (MOIS)
Korea Institute of Public Administration (KIPA)
Korea Research Institute for Local Administration (KRILA)
National Disaster Management Research Institute (NDMI)
Korea Local Information Research and Development Institute (KLID)
Korea Island Development Institute (KIDI)
Korean Federation of Community Credit Cooperatives (KFCC)
Saemaul Foundation
 
Background
The Workshop on "Building Partnerships for Sound Policymaking and Effective Institutions to Implement the Sustainable Development Goals at the Local Level: The critical role of collaborative networks among national research institutions, local and regional governments, and national government ministries” marks the first occasion for National Research Institutions (NRIs), Local and Regional Governments (LRGs), and National Government Ministries (NGMs) to gather and enhance their collaborative efforts towards implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the local level. It aims to provide practical eye-level policies that LRGs from different regions, environments, level of infrastructure, number of human resources, and amount of allocated budget can adopt for SDG implementation. The Workshop is expected to encourage the formation of a robust policy network among the NRIs and encourage their active participation in formulating practical policies for SDG localisation.
 
The primary focus of the Workshop is to explore methods, challenges, and opportunities to foster partnerships among the NRIs, LRGs, and NGMs to develop practical policies on SDG localisation utilising their respective expertise. This event provides a significant opportunity for the actors to enhance their roles and contributions towards achieving the SDGs at the local level. It will encourage NRIs to ponder over the methods to collaborate with each other in not only localising the SDGs, but also in providing practical eye-level policies for LRGs to implement. It will also foster national ministries to act as an umbrella to support the establishment of relationship among NRIs, LRGs, and NGMs.
 
The Workshop will also serve as a pre-meeting to the Local Governance and Partnership Forum to be held during the 7th Regional Symposium on Effective Governance and Digital Transformation from 17 to 19 October 2023.
 
Objectives
The objectives of the Workshop include the following but are not limited to:
  • Raise awareness on the importance of the roles of NRIs and fostering concrete and active partnerships among NRIs, LRGs, and NGMs for the SDGs implementation at the local level;
  • Explore and identify solutions to address institutional and non-institutional challenges in the course of building partnership among NRIs, LRGs, and NGMs;
  • Discuss how NRIs can provide practical policies utilizing their respective expertise for SDGs implementation at the local level that addresses diversified challenges due to the differences in local contexts, level of infrastructure, number of human resources, and amount of allocated finance for LRGs in the following areas:
    • Strengthening NRIs’ capacities for more integrated and sustainable solutions for the practical SDGs implementation at the local level
    • Harnessing technological innovation and digital governance for SDGs localization
    • Fostering local activists and bolstering local and regional action to enhance SDGs implementation
    • Reducing disaster risks and building resilience, and
    • Ensuring no one is left behind by enhancing social inclusion of people in vulnerable situations;
  • Establish an international networking platform for participants from the Asia and the Pacific, East Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean and beyond, for them to share their country experiences on the topic, and where NRIs, LRGs, NGMs, and the international society can interact with one another.
 
Document(s)
 
 
Presentations
Session I – Understanding the Role of National Research Institutions (NRIs) for the Practical SDG Implementation at the Local Level
 
Session II – Challenges and Opportunities in Formulating Practical Policies by National Research Institutions (NRIs) for SDG Implementation at the Local Level 
 
Session III – Exploring the Science-policy Interface among National Research Institutions (NRIs), Local and Regional Governments (LRGs) and National Government Ministries (NGMs) 
 
Peer-to-Peer Learning Session – Country Experiences in Strengthening Partnership among NRIs-LRGs-NGMs and Formulating Practical Policies for SDG Implementation 
 
Contact Information
Mr. Kyu Chang Ko, Head, UN Project Office on Governance (UNPOG)/DPIDG/UN DESA
Ms. Yun Sook Lee, Senior Programme Management Expert, UNPOG/DPIDG/UN DESA | yun.lee1@un.org
Ms. Hye Yong (Hailey) Kim, Associate Research and Policy Analysis Expert, UNPOG/DPIDG/UN DESA | hyeyong.kim@un.org
Ms. Hye Kyung (Shelley) Choi, Programme Management Assistant, UNPOG/DPIDG/UN DESA | choi9@un.org
UNPOG : Workshop on Building Partnerships for Sound Policymaking and Effective Institutions to Implement the Sustainable Development Goals at the Local Level
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