Spearheading Whole-of Government Approaches and Policy Integration

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1 Symposium on Building Effective, Accountable and Inclusive Institutions and Public Administration for Advancing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Session 1, Group 2: Spearheading Whole-of Government Approaches and Policy Integration Incheon, 6 December 2017 Moderator: Jean D Aragon Senior Sustainable Development Expert daragon@un.org

2 Speakers Hon. KamaljeetSehrawat, Mayor of South Delhi, India Mr.KalanidhiDevkota, Executive-Secretary, Municipalities Association of Nepal (MUAN) Ms. Ma'ataMafi, Economist, National Planning Division, Prime Minister's Office, Tonga Mr. Mok Khemera, Director, Department of E- Government, General Department of ICT, Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, Cambodia

3 Session Objective To discuss good practices for planning and coordinating the implementation of the SDGs, including how best to support policy integration and coherence across levels of governments and among agencies in charge of SDG implementation

4 Session Format Moderator s intro and opening presentation (15 minutes) Speakers presentations and statements (up to 10 minutes per speaker: +/-40 minutes in total) Q&A part (15 minutes), Table dialogues (15 minutes) and Reporting back by tables, and Wrap-up by Rapporteur (15 minutes)

5 Guiding Questions for Group Session 1) What is the lead government agency in your country for SDGs implementation? What are the roles/functions that this agency will play and how have these roles/functions been institutionalized? How does this compare with the previous institutional set-up for MDG implementation? 2) What steps has your government taken so far to update or review its institutional set up (beyond the SDGs lead agency) in order to support the SDGs implementation: a) - How have the SDGs been mainstreamed across government institutions, including sectoral and other Ministries? b) - What mechanisms for inter-ministerial coordination are used or have been put into place? 3) Did your government take steps to engage sub-national level authorities, including mega cities, provincial, district and community level authorities, in design and implementation of policies and measures related to SDGs realization (for example by encouraging the localization of the SDGs or the design of local strategies)? If so, what initiatives have been taken in this respect and what have been results and challenges so far? 4) What actions (if any) has your government taken to raise awareness of the SDGs among public servants and to develop new skills required at national and sub-national levels? 5) Is Asia a region where whole-of-government is being adopted more quickly than in other regions? If so why do you think this is the case? 6) How can e-government play a special role in greater integration of vulnerable groups in government especially at the local level?

6 Policy Coherence, integration and harmonization in implementing the SDGs Symposium on Building Effective, Accountable and Inclusive Institutions and Public Administration for Advancing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Session 1, Group 2: Spearheading Whole-of Government Approaches and Policy Integration Incheon, 6 December 2017 Jean D Aragon Senior Sustainable Development Expert daragon@un.org

7 Sustainable Development Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs (Brundtland Our Common Future ) The three Pillars of Sustainable Development:

8 The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)

9 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) (and their 169 Targets)

10 SDGs holistic approach: (universal and integrated Agenda) 5 elements underpinning the Agenda 2030 The Goals are meant to stimulate action over the next 1513 years in 5 areas of critical importance: People Planet Prosperity Peace (and Justice) Partnership

11 SDGs as an Integrated System (a network of targets?) Source: David Le Blanc, Towards Integration at Last? The SDGs as a Network of Targets, Rio+20 Working Paper 4

12 SDGs as an Integrated System: A Scientists Perspective David Le Blanc s elaboration of ICSU, ISSC (2015), Review of the Sustainable Goals: The Science Perspective. Source: David Le Blanc, Towards Integration at Last? The SDGs as a Network of Targets, DESA Working Paper No

13 SDGs push towards integrated and coherent policies Across sectors goals (e.g.): We want universal access to energy How to make it consistent with Climate Change Goal? How to address CC without undermining economic growth? Across levels: Are our SDG-oriented domestic policies consistent with SDGs linked to global commons CC, biodiversity, oceans, etc.? At the global level: are trade and investment policies supportive of climate action?

14 Integrated framework of SDGs 1.SDG framework: (cross-cutting and integrated and indivisible in nature) Advancing one goal should/will trigger progress on the others 2.Governments must address institutional constraints to policy integration (imperative to change traditional mind-set and working in silos) 3.Collaboration with local governments - Localization of the SDGs and engagement of local authorities 4.Engaging all other stakeholders, particularly civil society organizations + private sector 5.Regular and inclusive reviews of progress towards the SDGs at the national and subnational levels

15 Policy Coherence 8 building blocks for policy coherence(oecd) Political commitment and leadership; Integrated approaches to implementation; Inter-generational timeframe; Analyses and assessments of potential policy effects; Policy and institutional coordination; Local and regional involvement; Stakeholder participation; and Monitoring and reporting

16 Concrete challenges to public institutions 1.Lack of strong leadership to setting priorities with duplicate efforts 2.Lack of overarching legal framework for enhancing integrity and preventing corruption 3.Lack of institutional coordination and policy coherence 4.Localization of the SDGs and engagement of local authorities often limited 5.Limited engagement with the private sector and civil society

17 Concrete challenges to public institutions 6. Leaving no one behind requires institutionalized processes of participation among the poor, the marginalized and other stakeholders. 7.Gaps in engaging the parliaments and supreme audit institutions (SAIs) 8.Lack of financial and economic resources and expertise, including lack of IT infrastructure and IT experts 9.Lack of quality and disaggregated data to monitor and review

18 WOG for enhancing policy integration and institutional coordination (why is WOG key to SDGs implementation?) 1. Increased effectiveness of government s response 2. Enhanced efficiency by reducing duplications of processes and procedures in programme management and service delivery 3. Improved service delivery by integrating services 4. Engaging all stakeholders, changing attitude towards citizens and consider them as valuable partners in cocreating public value, including service delivery 5. Increased public value by promoting collaboration and coordination with private sector and civil society through partnerships

19 감사합니다 Thankyou! Jean D Aragon Senior Sustainable Development Expert

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21 Guiding Questions for Group Session 1) What is the lead government agency in your country for SDGs implementation? What are the roles/functions that this agency will play and how have these roles/functions been institutionalized? How does this compare with the previous institutional set-up for MDG implementation? 2) What steps has your government taken so far to update or review its institutional set up (beyond the SDGs lead agency) in order to support the SDGs implementation: a) - How have the SDGs been mainstreamed across government institutions, including sectoral and other Ministries? b) - What mechanisms for inter-ministerial coordination are used or have been put into place? 3) Did your government take steps to engage sub-national level authorities, including mega cities, provincial, district and community level authorities, in design and implementation of policies and measures related to SDGs realization (for example by encouraging the localization of the SDGs or the design of local strategies)? If so, what initiatives have been taken in this respect and what have been results and challenges so far? 4) What actions (if any) has your government taken to raise awareness of the SDGs among public servants and to develop new skills required at national and sub-national levels? 5) Is Asia a region where whole-of-government is being adopted more quickly than in other regions? If so why do you think this is the case? 6) How can e-government play a special role in greater integration of vulnerable groups in government especially at the local level?