Project for Strengthening Framework of Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the Republic of Indonesia

Background:

Sustainable Development Goals (hereinafter referred to as “SDGs”), the successor of Millennium Development Goals (hereinafter referred to as “MDGs”), was adopted at United Nations Sustainable Development Summit in September 2015, as the development goals of the international society.  

Government of Indonesia (hereinafter referred to as “GOI”) released the Voluntary National Review (hereinafter referred to as “VNR”) at High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development in New York in July 2017.

According to GOI, out of 241 Global Indicators, (1) the number of “National indicators similar with global indicator is 85, (2) the number of “Proxy indicators and need to be developed” is 76, (3) the number of “Global indicators that still need to be developed” is 75 and (4) the number of “Global indicators that irrelevant for Indonesia” is 5. Although GOI is able to respond to approximately 36% of all indicators at present, it is necessary to set the remaining indicators.

Moreover, Ministry of National Development Planning/National Development Planning Agency (hereinafter referred to as “BAPPENAS”) is developing National Action Plan and Sub-National Action Plans for provincial governments, in accordance with Presidential Decree of the Republic of Indonesia Number 59 Year 2017, which stipulates the action plans. The action plans are indispensable since they promote implementation of SDGs of GOI by setting activities for achieving indicators. Out of 34 provinces in the country, 20 provinces have already published their Sub-National Action Plans.  The remaining 14 provinces have not yet completed the plans.  

The degrees of achievement of SDGs are globally monitored by several institutions. Various methodologies were developed and applied in many parts of the country.  SDGs Dashboard is a notable example, and it was already tested and introduced in the country by Bappenas and BPS.  The system of monitoring and evaluation (MONEV) of National and Sub-National Action Plans of SDGs, however, has not yet fully developed.  It is needed to elaborate the system to accommodate the Monev data of the SDGs Action Plans efficiently, so that we would be able to analyze the degree of achievement of SDGs with respects to that of implementing the Action Plans.  

Considering the significance and complexity of the tasks at hand, JICA decided to start the Technical Cooperation Project with BAPPENAS in March 2019.  It is expected to strengthen framework of implementation of SDGs in Indonesia in terms of indicators, action plans, monitoring and evaluation, and mutual learning. A team of two Japanese organizations was selected as the implementing body of this project, which consists of International Development Center of Japan (IDCJ) and Hiroshima University. Five Japanese experts from the two organizations were nominated to manage the project with a support from their Indonesian staff members.