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SUSTAINABILITY LEADERSHIP PROGRAMME

Mastering Public Policy for the Implementation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

TWO DAYS WORKSHOP
Face-to-Face and Online

The workshop has been designed to introduce a variety of fundamental perspectives on public policy analysis and formulation to achieve the United Nations (2015) Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The workshop aims to discuss and explore the various approaches and different ways (in different countries) that can contribute to policy analysis, formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.

This workshop will critically address the question of how countries can achieve the 17 SDGs of the 2030 Agenda and to provoke forward thinking on developing new methods and approaches to suit the challenges and opportunities of this new era of digital revolution particularly post Covid-19 global pandemic. These new approaches call for actions to create different appropriate ways of doing things and of doing new things that will be essential to solve our future problems and help in the implementation of the 17 SDGs of the 2030 Agenda. Systematic search for opportunities is important for helping to ameliorate the many problems facing countries. We must therefore produce, consume and organise ourselves differently.

This integrative workshop aims to develop a deeper understanding of the theoretical and practical aspects to public policy and executive leadership, and to develop the essential skills and competencies necessary to plan, monitor and formulate public policy. Executive leadership in 21st Century at all levels is becoming increasingly dynamic and complex. The workshop aims to discuss and explore the various approaches and different ways that can contribute to policy analysis, formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation. It will also provoke forward thinking on developing new methods and approaches to suit the challenges and opportunities of this new era of digital revolution. The workshop will therefore help participants to understand how the policy process works and develop the skills required to provide practical policy advice to relevant stakeholders.

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Location

Queen Mary University of London, QMB Innovation Centre, E1 2EF, London, United Kingdom

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Europe
UK

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The workshop will be facilitated by the best experts from all over the world to provide participants within the public and private sectors worldwide with the best scientific and management solutions to implement effective public policy in their organisations to achieve 17 SDGs of the 2030 Agenda. The facilitator will be on hand to guide you through the material and will expect you to bring personal experience and reflection on the topics covered. Group work will also be required for participants to engage in the workshop. Such activity allows participants to embed the new knowledge within their experience through active discussion and challenge.

The next workshop will be facilitated by Professor Allam Ahmed, a Professor of Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development; Co-Founder of SMART KM MODEL: An Integrated Knowledge Management Framework for Organizational Excellence and led the implementation of the first of its kind in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Knowledge Management Framework (KMF) Musharaka. Founding President of World Association for Sustainable Development (WASD); Founding Director of SDGs Universities International Initiative (SDGsUNI); Founding Director of Middle Eastern Knowledge Economy Institute (MEKEI); Founder, in collaboration with the UNESCO Chair on Transfer of Technology (UNESCOTT), the International Diaspora Initiative/Sudan Knowledge (SK). Fellow Faculty of Public Health (FPH), UK; Fellow Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM), UK; and Fellow (FAWB) Academy of World Business, Marketing and Management Development (AWBMMD) Australia. Early 2022, Professor Ahmed joint Queen Mary University of London Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry as a Honorary Professor and Senior Policy Fellow at Queen Mary University of London Global Policy Institute (QMGPI). Prior to Queen Mary, Professor Ahmed spent 15 years (2004-2019) at the University of Sussex Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU) (1st science and policy think tank in the UK) where he established and led Sussex’s most successful postgraduate programme MSc International Management.

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To register/enquire about this course and all our various comprehensive list of courses and workshops, please contact us (admin@wasd.org.uk) and if you have any question and/or if you would like to request a training workshop/program not listed in our portfolio please contact our training coordinator Janet Snow at: janet.snow@wasd.org.uk.

Registration and Fees

To join the workshop, you can either register online (EVENTBRITE) or contact WASD International Coordinator, Mrs Janet Snow: janet.snow@wasd.org.uk.

Included in the workshop fee, the following learning materials will be provided:

Admission to all sessions including tea/coffee breaks and lunches.
All overhead slides (PDF).
Case studies (PDF and video).
Copy of the workshop manual.
Copy of one volume of World Sustainable Development Outlook book series.
Certificate of attendance.

What will you learn

According to the recent report by the United Nations Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) 2019 titled “Strengthening the policy research uptake in service of the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development”, achieving the 17 SDGs of the 2030 Agenda requires evidence-based policies and planning at every level; therefore, the programme will also include substantial components on evidence-based research and policy planning.

Moreover, the workshop will also examine the role of the private sector together with the public sector (please refer to JIU 2018 report on the Role of Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) in the Implementation of Agenda 2030 for more details and recommendations). Both the public and private sector organisations are confronted by environmental factors such as economic, political, sociological, technological, and legal challenges. The need for leaders at all levels to successfully meet these challenges requires a comprehensive appreciation and understanding of their roles, goals and the expected competencies.

More importantly, J I U 2016 report “Knowledge Management in the United Nations System“, identified the important contribution of Knowledge Management (KM) to the implementation of the new holistic and collaborative approach on which the 2030 Agenda is based. JIU argued that knowledge can be the most natural integrative factor system-wide and for all the stakeholders in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda.

Understanding the UN 17 SDGs, targets, indicators and data.
Discuss the challenges governments face in the implementation of the various SDGs.
Acquire the essential knowledge and relevant social science concepts and theories required for any public policy formulation to implement the SDGs.
Learn how to formulate public policies for the implementation of SDGs and how are policies for overall 2030 Agenda is made.
Find new ways of thinking and problem-solving including working and influencing dynamics in organisations, effective team and networks development.
During the workshop, senior executives and high potential leaders from all over the world will discover new dimensions in leadership and management practices and help them lead their organisations/countries initiatives to implement the SDGs.
Develop the skills required to define and critically analyse policy problems, articulate decision-making criteria and propose and evaluate alternative policy solutions.
Learn how to manage various public policy initiatives using a unique Digital Program Delivery to ensure digitally enabled transformation for your organisation.
During the workshop, participants will discover new dimensions in leadership and management practices to help them lead their organisations public policy initiatives.

Program Structure

The workshop will be facilitated by the best experts from all over the world to provide participants within the public and private sectors worldwide with the best scientific and management solutions to implement effective public policy in their organisations to achieve 17 SDGs of the 2030 Agenda.
There will be an activity or set of activities for each session. These will be designed to help you engage with the introduction to the theories explored within the course.
Your tutor will be on hand to guide you through the course and will expect you to bring personal experience and reflection on the topics covered.
Group work will be required for participants to engage in the workshop. Such activity allows participants to embed the new knowledge within their experience through active discussion and challenge.

Programme Day One

Session (1)
Introduction to the workshop, sustainable development and the organisation

Session (2)
UN SDGs, targets, indicators, data and national reporting

Session (3)
Introduction to policy and public policy

Programme Day Two

Session (4)
Policy making process: problems analysis and setting the agenda

Session (5)
Strengthening the policy research uptake in service of the UN Agenda 2030

Session (6)
Role of Artificial Intelligence to achieve SDGs

Target Participants

The workshop covers materials for all levels from supervisory through to senior level.
Government officials: minsters, undersecretaries, directors, etc.
Private sector: CEOs, managers and directors responsible for transformation, project, programme, performance, excellence, knowledge, innovation or change management.
Experienced managers who have significant futures oriented management responsibilities, and who are interested in reflecting on their own experience and discovering new ideas.
Academics including vice chancellors, deans, heads of departments, researchers and students who are interested in leadership and in being part of an engaging educational experience that explore the challenges and opportunities that face organizations.
Youth, NGOs (voluntary) and civil society groups (public).
Professionals, SMEs, Start-ups and other stakeholders.

Benefits for Employers

Understand evolving international requirements for achieving the 17 SDGs of the 2030 Agenda and systematic approach to policy analysis and formulation.
Describe the nature, significance and characteristics of each stage of the policy process (i.e. agenda setting, formulation, adoption, implementation and evaluation) and explain the various influences on each stage.
The opportunity for employers to showcase their role in different stages and levels during the process of policy formulation.
After completion of the workshop, participants (supported by their tutor) will be required to write a report describing what they have learnt and what is particularly relevant to their employers. They will be given the choice to focus on one single perspective or to build a hybrid model that will help their employers to achieve their strategic and tactical goals. This will help reassure the employers of the benefits of the programme and help consolidate managers’ understanding.

Mastering Public Policy for the Implementation of the UN SDGs

Overview

Related Sustainable Development Goals

Related Courses

Location

Country/Regions

Social Networks

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Registration and Fees

What will you learn

Program Structure

Programme Day One

Programme Day Two

Target Participants

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