PARLIAMENTARY ACTION TO IMPLEMENT AND MONITOR THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

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1 PARLIAMENTARY ACTION TO IMPLEMENT AND MONITOR THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS by the PARLIAMENT OF GEORGIA Courtyard by Marriott Hotel 4-5 June 2018 Organised by the Parliament of Georgia the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Initiative is supported by the Government of Sweden

2 MONDAY, 4 JUNE 2018 Arrival and registration 10:30-11:00 Participants arrival and registration / morning coffee Welcome and opening remarks 11:00-11:15 Irakli KOBAKHIDZE, Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia Munkhtuya ALTANGEREL, UNDP Resident Representative a.i. Molly LIEN, Head of Development Cooperation, Embassy of Sweden/Swedish International Development Agency Nationalizing SDGs in Georgia. Coordination between the Government and Parliament 11:15-11:45 Ana KVERNADZE, National Coordinator of SDGs, Administration of the Government of Georgia Mariam JASHI, Chairperson of the Education and Science Committee, Parliament of Georgia Kakha KUCHAVA, Chairperson of the Environmental Protection and Natural Resources Committee, Parliament of Georgia Introduction to the role of the parliaments in implementing and monitoring the SDGs. Presenting SDG Self-Assessment Toolkit for Parliaments 11:45-12:15 Break 12:15-12:30 Coffee Break Implementing SDGs through open, consultative and participatory process. Role of the civil society and business sector 12:30-13:00 Irina PRUIDZE, Chairperson of the Permanent Parliamentary Council on Open Governance, Parliament of Georgia Giorgi KLDIASHVILI, Executive Director, Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI) Nino ESAKIA, Government and Public Sector Leader, EY Georgia 13:00-13:30 Discussion Assessing parliamentary SDG capacity: Parliamentary Mechanisms 13:30-14:30 Identifying gaps and opportunities in relation to Parliamentary Mechanisms. Giorgi KAKHIANI, Chairperson of the Procedural Issues and Rules Committee, Parliament of Georgia Lunch 14:30-16:00 Lunch

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4 Assessing parliamentary SDG capacity: Law-making and Budgeting 16:00-17:30 Parallel Session I - Identifying gaps and opportunities in relation to Law-Making. Eka BESELIA, Chairperson of the Legal Issues Committee, Parliament of Georgia Parallel Session II - Identifying gaps and opportunities in relation to budgetary process. Irakli KOVZANADZE, Chairperson of the Finance and Budget Committee, Parliament of Georgia (TBC) Break 17:30-17:45 Coffee Break Idea fair 17:45-18:15 Groups present the findings and their initial thoughts on capacity gaps and action plan priorities Parliamentary Mechanisms Law-making Budgetary process Wrap up day 1 18:15-18:30 Discussion and Wrap up TUESDAY, 5 JUNE 2018 Arrival and registration 10:00-10:30 Participants arrival and registration / morning coffee SDG 16.6 Effective, Accountable and Transparent Institutions: Role of the Parliamentary Opposition in Monitoring SDG implementation 10:30-11:15 Zurab TCHIABERASHVILI, Deputy Chairperson of the Healthcare and Social Issues Committee, Parliament of Georgia Salome SAMADASHVILI, Deputy Chairperson of Foreign Relations Committee, Parliament of Georgia Discussion Moderated by: Charles CHAUVEL, Team Leader, Inclusive Political Processes,

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6 Assessing parliamentary SDG capacity: Parliamentary Oversight and Representation 11:15-12:45 Parallel Session I Identifying gaps and opportunities in relation to oversight. Akaki ZOIDZE, Chairperson of the Healthcare and Social Issues Committee, Parliament of Georgia Parallel Session II - Identifying gaps and opportunities in relation to representation, transparency and citizen engagement. Irina PRUIDZE, Chairperson of the Permanent Parliamentary Council on Open Governance, Parliament of Georgia Idea fair 12:45-13:15 Groups present the findings and their initial thoughts on capacity gaps and action plan priorities Parliamentary Oversight Representation, transparency and citizen engagement 13:15-13:45 Discussion Lunch 13:45-15:00 Lunch Parliamentary Action Plan on SDGs 15:00-16:30 Facilitating the development of a parliamentary strategy and action plan on SDGs Irina PRUIDZE, Chairperson of the Permanent Parliamentary Council on Open Governance, Parliament of Georgia Conclusions and recommendations 16:30-17:00 Tamar CHUGOSHVILI, First Vice Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia