Bennett addresses agenda to meet 2030 SDG targets

Meeting the 2030 Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets requires a new transformational and technological agenda.

“For the Caribbean region, our transformation process will require a radical shift in our approach to public policy development and project implementation. We need to meet the challenges of climate change while integrating sustainability and building for resilience, economic empowerment, social development and growth, so that we create opportunities for all our citizens,” stated Monica La Bennett, Vice President Operations of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB).

To achieve this vision, she insisted it was essential to develop transformational Public Policy leadership capacity and therefore outlined this was one of the reason’s for the bank’s hosting of the Public Policy Analysis and Management’s workshop entitled “Leadership in Action for Public Sector Policy Leaders”. 

Delivering the event’s opening remarks yesterday at the Courtyard Marriott, she stated there must be a focus on gains of the whole, on prioritising actions, measuring and communicating results, and building critical leadership qualities and future leaders.  

Bennett also indicated the CDB’s intention of deepening its work in public policy leadership and public service professionalisation.  

“We all want meaningful change for the benefit of our societies, so as leaders we must make the effort to change the status quo and challenge norms that no longer serve us well as nations and a region,” she added.

“This conference provides an excellent opportunity to share the lessons and the policy challenges we face together and also the new policy frameworks and the public policy tools which can help in moving towards a new transformational 2030 vision for the Caribbean region. We expect to see active discussions and active participation so that lessons can be shared and the public policy tools and networking opportunities embraced. This will help us all to continue to build the public policy leadership capacity across the region, so we can take action together in partnership,” Bennett told the audience. (JMB)