In a democratic country like Indonesia, more and more citizens demand and support science- and evidence-based government programmes including those that are part of pro-SDGs reforms. Universities, as institutions known to the public for their scientific authority and academic independence, are strategic partners of the government in this front. This side event will highlight the strategic roles of universities-government partnership in achieving SDGs through some of the best practices in Indonesia. Examples includes policy research collaboration that support directing and prioritising SDGs actions through co-development of tools for SDGs indicator projection and interlinkage analysis; incentivising universities and education sector in making SDGs impacts; and building local capacity through SDGs Academy Indonesia. Experiences shared in this side event could hopefully be lessons learned for other countries in the region and beyond.
Organiser: Ministry of National Development Planning/Agency for National Development Planning (BAPPENAS), Indonesia
Co-organisers: SDGs Centre, University of Padjajaran, Bandung, Indonesia
Meeting Room H, 1st floor [In Person]
This session is a side event of the Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD). APFSD is an annual, inclusive intergovernmental forum to support follow-up and review of progress on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the regional level, while serving as a regional preparatory meeting to the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF). The Forum provides a regional perspective on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development by identifying regional trends and sharing best practices and lessons learned. Since its inaugural session in 2014, the APFSD has brought governments, civil society, the private sector, and other stakeholders together to prepare for the HLPF and to support regional efforts to accelerate the implementation of the 2030 Agenda.
The 10th APFSD will be organized from 27-30 March 2023 under the theme “Accelerating the recovery from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and the full implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at all levels in Asia and the Pacific” in Bangkok, at the United Nations Conference Center (UNCC).