Identifying correlations, actors & links of local SDG actions The value of partnerships and the development of shared platforms to foster citizen participation and inclusion MODERATOR
How to create horizontal and vertical partnerships in a territory? Johannes Krassnitzer - UNDP ART initiative To create functional partnerships within cities and territories we need common processes that generate trust over time and help overcome prejudices between institutions. Relationships between different actors are essential to address local problems and global challenges and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda. The technology and dialogue platform for strengthening and achieving the SDGs: the SDGs laboratory in Cuba - Adriana Acosta, Directorate of Strategic Development of the Ministry of Economy and Planning OVERVIEW • The Directorate of Strategic Development of the Ministry of Economy and Planning of Cuba is responsible for the elaboration of the National Plan for Economic and Social Development to 2030 (PNDES 2030) and coordinates the national group for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda. The Technology and Dialogue Platform for Strengthening and Achieving the SDGs (Laboratorio ODS - Objectivos de Desarrollo Sostenible) is a participatory institutional tool that allows monitoring the implementation 74
of the SDGs at the national and local levels, presenting the main programs and actions in place, highlighting their points of contact with the National Plan for Economic and Social Development to 2030 (PNDES), measure the performance of indicators, foster multisectoral and multi-stakeholder analysis to redefine priorities and the allocation of funding, and promote initiatives that accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals. In addition, the platform has boosted statistical measurement and analysis activities, enhanced innovation and technology transfer, promoted integrated program and policy development, and stimulated public participation. At the moment, the platform contains 329 initiatives of national and local character, promoted by 55 subjects and 151 entities belonging to different fields (civil society, private sector, academia, etc.) and through a map of Cuba it is possible to visualize the type and number of projects and subjects involved in activities for the promotion of sustainable development. At present, four provinces are mapped (Pinar del Rio, Artemisa, Cienfuegos and SanctiS virtus), but the Laboratory’s objective is to reach the whole country. This tool also makes it possible to extrapolate the initiatives related to each SDGs and visualize the issues on which the country is working the most and those in which it is weakest. It is also possible to see which local, national and international actors are working on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and activate horizontal dialogues and identify the vulnerable groups that projects and initiatives are targeting to promote targeted policies. In Cuba, the SDGs Lab has become a consolidated tool for sustainable development analysis, it contributes to the National Integrated Financing Framework, and strengthens provincial and municipal governments. During the first phase, which began in 2019, national bodies, local authorities, and civil society organizations have been involved, and by 2022, initiatives promoted by universities and research centres will also be mapped.
