Strengthening national capacities to design and implement public sector innovation strategy for accelerating progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals
Reference
PDF-SDG-2023-02
Implementing Entity/ies
UNDESA
Collaborating Partners
Target country ministries with a focus on public sector reform or innovation, Academia and public sector training institutions, Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
Duration
October 2024 每 September 2027
Location
Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Viet Nam
Approved Budget
$ 480,430
Description
While innovation in the public sector is often overlooked because it happens slowly and without much fanfare, it could be a much-needed catalyst to accelerate the implementation of SDGs. Innovation should not be narrowly defined as new technologies but a new approach to policymaking, business processes, partnership and service delivery, thereby enhancing effectiveness and efficiency in public sectors. However, innovation does not happen in a vacuum. It requires a cultural shift in the organization and leadership, as well as the institutional setting, including promoting an enabling environment, cultivating creative mindsets, fostering strategic partnerships and taking calculated risks and accepting failures.
The project aims to build and complement the efforts of the governments by encouraging the prioritization of innovation practices and fostering innovation experimentation in the public sector. Countries with innovation strategies or dedicated innovation entities within the government are more invested in finding creative solutions to address today＊s challenges and preparing for future uncertainty. While having an innovation strategy or creating an innovation hub is not an end in itself, it will provide a clearer roadmap for achieving the SDGs and will position governments to better utilize their limited resources, promote inclusive development and create a resilient society at all levels of the government. This project intends to enhance the institutional capacities of government officials in Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam, and to outline a vision for public sector innovation within their existing national development plan or SDG implementation plan to facilitate sustainable and inclusive development.
The project aims to build and complement the efforts of the governments by encouraging the prioritization of innovation practices and fostering innovation experimentation in the public sector. Countries with innovation strategies or dedicated innovation entities within the government are more invested in finding creative solutions to address today＊s challenges and preparing for future uncertainty. While having an innovation strategy or creating an innovation hub is not an end in itself, it will provide a clearer roadmap for achieving the SDGs and will position governments to better utilize their limited resources, promote inclusive development and create a resilient society at all levels of the government. This project intends to enhance the institutional capacities of government officials in Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam, and to outline a vision for public sector innovation within their existing national development plan or SDG implementation plan to facilitate sustainable and inclusive development.