Austria's Commitment to the 2030 Agenda

ACTIVE ON
EUROPEAN LEVEL
THE REGIONS AND
THE EU:
TOGETHER INSTEAD
OF SIDE BY SIDE
Which approaches to the implementation of the SDGs have stood
the test? What can we learn from other countries in Europe? Experiences
and best practices are exchanged during panel discussions.
The European exchange of experiences
plays an important role in the implementation
of the SDGs. With this backdrop, the
Austrian Federal Chancellery (BKA), the
Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens
(BKMC) and the Permanent Representation
of Sweden at the United Nations in
Vienna invited participants for a targeted
transfer of knowledge on 21st May 2019
under the title: “Europe and the SDGs: Best
practices and recommendations”. At the
core of the debate between government
and private sector representatives, there
were best practice examples from Sweden,
Finland, Slovakia and Austria. Ambassador
of Sweden, Mikaela Kumlin Granit, and
BKMC Co-chair, Dr. Heinz Fischer, emphasised
the great urgency of the SDG implementation
by governments and companies.
Fischer stressed the importance of “joint”
instead of “competitive” implementation
measures. This inspiring exchange has been
the impetus for many more best-practice
dialogues since then at the political and
administrative levels with a wide range
of stakeholders (see also chapter “SDG
Dialogue Forum: Successful and extensive
exchange on SDGs” on page 33 et sqq.).
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At the panel discussion, BKA representative,
Sabine Schneeberger reported that
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