Changing Mindsets in Public Institutions to Realize the 2030 Agenda in Pakistan

Date
End Date
Region
Asia and the Pacific
Contributor
UN DESA/DPIDG
Thematic Area
Leadership and Changing Mindsets

The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), through its Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG), National School of Public Policy (NSPP) of Pakistan, in collaboration with the Resident Coordinator Office in Pakistan co-organized a five-days Capacity Development Training Workshop on “Changing Mindsets in Public Institutions to Realize the 2030 Agenda in Pakistan”, which was held from 24 to 28 January 2022.  The objective of the workshop was to equip public servants with innovative mindsets and behaviors to better address current and future challenges.

The Training Workshop was organized as a segment of the National Management Course (NMC), held at National Management College, which is an integral unit of NSPP,  for senior ranking government officials.

The Workshop was based on the Curriculum on Governance for the SDGs - Training of Trainers Toolkit on “Changing Mindsets in Public Institutions to Implement the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development” (United Nations Public Administration Network), which was developed by UN DESA/DPIDG.  

Supporting material : 

 

Concept Note and Agenda at a Glance

- Agenda (day by day)

Curriculum on Governance for the SDGs

Toolkit on Changing Mindsets

Publication on Changing Mindsets

Video of the Curriculum on Governance

Video on changing mindsets

- Presentation by Ms. Adriana Alberti

Relevant Publications and Training Material:

Changing Mindsets to Realize the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: How to Promote New Mindsets and behaviors in Public Institutions to implement the Sustainable Development Goals, United Nations 2021

Chapter I on "New Mindsets, Capacities and Competencies in the Public Sector to Promote Effective Governance for Sustainable Development" in Changing Mindsets to Realize the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Report - United Nations, 2021

Changing Mindsets and New Competencies in the Public Sector to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, PPT - Adriana Alberti

Toolkit on "Changing Mindsets in Public Institutions to Implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”, Curriculum on Governance for the SDGs, United Nations

Toolkit on Innovation and Digital Government for Public Service Delivery

Digital Government Capability Assessment

Contact Information:

National School of Public Policy, Lahore, Pakistan

Dr. Jamil Afaqi, Dean, National Management College, Lahore, Pakistan / E-mail: j.afaqi@gmail.com

Dr. Muhammad Ajmal, Directing Staff, NMC, National Management Wing, Lahore, Pakistan / E-mail: ajmaldsnmc@gmail.com

Mrs. Humaira Zia Mufti, Directing Staff, NMC, National Management Wing, Lahore, Pakistan / E-mail: humairaziamufti@gmail.com

UN DESA Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG)

Ms. Adriana Alberti, Chief, Programme Management and Capacity Development Unit (PMCDU), DPIDG, UN DESA / E-mail: alberti@un.org

Ms. Veronique Verbruggen, Senior Interregional Advisor Governance and Public Institutions, DPIDG, UN DESA / Email: verbruggen2@un.org

Ms. Stefania Senese, Programme Management Officer, PMCDU, DPIDG, UN DESA /Email: senese@un.org

Ms. Amena Kamaal, UN DESA Consultant / E-mail: amena.kamaal@gmail.com

UN RCO Pakistan

Mr. Shah Nasir Khan, Head of Resident ‎Coordinator's Officer, Senior Strategic Planner for the UN System in Pakistan / E-mail: shah.nasir@un.org