Capacity Development for Supporting SDG Implementation in Asia and the Pacific

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1 Symposium on Building Effective, Accountable and Inclusive Institutions and Public Administration for Advancing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development 5-8 December 2017, Incheon, Republic of Korea Capacity Development for Supporting SDG Implementation in Asia and the Pacific United Nations Project Office on Governance, Division for Public Administration and Development Management United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs

2 Outline of the Presentation I. Vision/Guiding principles II. What we aim to achieve III. Country focus, approach and Partnership IV. Types of UNPOG capacity development activities

3 I. Vision/Guiding principles Long term plan (in addition to one for biennium) UNPOG/DPADM aligned work with SDG 16 to make public institutions and public administrations effective, accountable, inclusive and well equipped for realizing the SDGs and leaving No One Behind. Focus on governance national, local and sectoral level Focus on Asia and the Pacific, and Eastern Africa Cooperate with other international organizations

4 II. What we aim to achieve In a few years ahead, we aim to have injected new analysis and new ideas and built governments capacities related to: 1. Effectiveness: Mobilizing national institutions for the SDGs, such as ministries, SAIs, parliaments Ensuring that sectoral ministries work together and with central government to deliver integrated policies including integrated action for the SDGs in specific areas e.g. migrants/institutions; governance for Disaster Risk Reduction Mobilizing local governments to implement the SDGs and built capacities for central and local governments to work together for the SDGs Facilitate to launch a common endeavour among public administration schools to train public servants to contribute to the SDGs and their principles and build a common understanding across the region about what it means to be a public servant and how those can help realize the SDGs.

5 II. What we aim to achieve 2. Inclusiveness: Leave no one behind as cross cutting theme Engaging people Smart cities and vulnerable people ICT /innovation and public service delivery for vulnerable people 3. Accountability: promoting accountability, working with SAIs Working with parliaments combatting corruption in SDG implementation 4. Cross cutting: Mobilizing ICT and egovernment for realizing the SDGs and how to ensure that this improves equality/lnob and boslters accountability Strengthening innovation Promoting gender equality

6 III. Approach, country and partnership Integrated approach research, capacity development, follow up and evaluation Focus on LDCs, LLDCs and SIDS Working with DPADM, with UNOSD in Korea, with ESCAP and other regional organizations e.g. ASEAN and others Bringing government officials from various ministries, institutions and government levels and other actors together to build capacities

7 III. Types of UNPOG Capacity Development Activities Study tours in ROK and other Asian countries (2 study tours from Afghanistan in 2017, Study tour from Iraq in 2016) Develop training modules and tools and on-line courses based on its research and capacity development work Organizing multi-country or national workshops Knowledge sharing through contributions to global and regional events; website linked to DPADM website knowledge and best practices for SDG implementation in Asia and the Pacific Promote peer-to-peer learning

8 III. Types of UNPOG Capacity Development Activities Some planned capacity development activities 2018 Feb. UNPOG/UNOSD Study tour to Sri Lanka March UNPOG/UNOSD Mayors forum with UNOSD April DPADM/UNPOG/Singapore Study Tour on Digital Government for Transformation towards building sustainable and resilient societies June Organize one workshop on local governance during UNPSA, Morocco July Sep Multi country workshops on ICT/e-gov for women s empowerment Oct. UNPOG/DPADM side event on transparency and accountability during MOIS s A-P conference on Open Government Partnership Dec. UNPOG/DPADM Symposium on strengthening local governance and coordination between national and local governments for the SDGs Organize one side event during World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, China

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