| dc.description.abstract | Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were set up by the UN General Assembly to act as a
global blueprint for peace and prosperity, to be achieved by 2030, set in the form of what is
known as Agenda 2030. The 17 goals encompass what would comprise a sustainable society
covering various angles – be it the basic needs of no poverty, zero hunger, alongside broader
society-level goals like sustainable cities and communities. The 17 goals are consistently
tracked and monitored by the UN and several of its arms and segments work towards individual
goals to help countries and governments achieve them in a timely fashion. While it is tedious
to comment on overall progress in a summarized manner, we can look at individual goals to
assess the road to cover and what innovations have helped the progress so far. The index has
successfully ranked all countries by their progress on each of the 17 indicators, highlighting
the good work done so far and bringing it to the limelight whenever an indicator is in dire need
of attention.
The paper will identify gaps with respect to SDG evaluation, suggest measures and indicators
that can be measured to address those and eventually, investigate operationalization and
monitoring tactics for successful policy implementations. | en_US |
