The Government of Sindh is organising the Sindh Development Forum (SDF) with the support of USAID and other development partners. The forum will advise the GoS and partners on the priorities and strategies on a recurring basis (as opposed to a one-off activity). In the long run, SDF is envisaged to transform the nature of development planning in the province ie to become a more proactive, coherent and strategic endeavour.
The inaugural event for the SDF is a one-day conference, hosted by the Sindh Government, and scheduled to take place on 28th March, 2018. The conference aims to bring together delegates representing development partners (International community) including Country Directors of World Bank and ADB, Mission Head of USAID, Ambassador of European Union to Pakistan, NGOs and civil society organizations, business entities, academia and provincial government to understand the state of play of development in the Sindh Province, recognize development gaps, and formulate common strategies for the development of Sindh; and through that establish a broad framework for partner cooperation in Sindh for the next 10 years. Chief Minister will be the chief guest on the occasion.
The specific objectives are, sharing of development priorities, key reforms, and an outline of priority initiatives needed to achieve key development goals. Sharing of development partner's/donors' strategies for provincial development and highlighting lessons learned. Developing insights into what works in Sindh and how these can be used a informed strategies in the realization of the development priorities. Analyzing policy and performance gaps to propose mechanisms for addressing those gaps. Identifying and formulating common strategies for collaboration (and concrete future courses of action).
The conference design includes two kinds of sessions: a) Plenary Sessions (opening and concluding) for broad level development discourse and cross-cutting themes/ sectors/ issues, and b) Parallel/Breakout Sessions for more detailed working group discussions on agriculture & food security; health; education; energy & infrastructure; water, sanitation & municipal service, economic growth, private sector, jobs & skills; public finance management; poverty reduction and nutrition.-PR
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