This policy brief analyzes and provides concrete examples of the private sector’s role in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and preparing Voluntary National Reports (VNRs).
The role of the private sector in Voluntary National Reviews towards the 2030 Agenda
August 12, 2024
The private sector’s participation in the construction of the Voluntary National Reviews is essential to ensure their accuracy, completeness, and effectiveness. The data collection capacity it brings, as well as innovation and practical solutions, complement government efforts, fostering transparency, multi-sector collaboration, and sustained progress toward the SDGs.
Principales hallazgos
There is an opportunity in the collection, analysis and dissemination of data by the private sector to monitor the SDGs and improve the quality of the VNRs. Also, there are ways to articulate these efforts through public-private partnerships.
It is necessary to design institutional frameworks that take advantage of the acceleration of enabling conditions for the use of private data in the monitoring and implementation of the 2030 Agenda, the strengthening of national statistical systems in human resources, and cooperation between countries to share lessons, among others.
Invest in technological innovations and strengthen the data collection and analysis capabilities of governments, the private sector, and NGOs. This increases the capacity to diagnose, design, implement, and evaluate effective public policies.
Main Findings
There is an opportunity in the collection, analysis and dissemination of data by the private sector to monitor the SDGs and improve the quality of the VNRs. Also, there are ways to articulate these efforts through public-private partnerships.
It is necessary to design institutional frameworks that take advantage of the acceleration of enabling conditions for the use of private data in the monitoring and implementation of the 2030 Agenda, the strengthening of national statistical systems in human resources, and cooperation between countries to share lessons, among others.
Invest in technological innovations and strengthen the data collection and analysis capabilities of governments, the private sector, and NGOs. This increases the capacity to diagnose, design, implement, and evaluate effective public policies.
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Celina Manso
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Celina Manso