The Belgrade Open School is in partnership with Belgrade Fund for Political Excellence (BFPE) is implementing a project by the name of “Public Finance Reform – 2030 Agenda: SDGs for all Platform“. The aim of the project is to facilitate a society wide dialogue over the implementation of the 2030 Agenda in Serbia by establishing a cross sectorial multi-stakeholder platform which would be open to all non-state actors (including civil society organisations, private sector representatives, professional associations and research organizations).

In accordance with the three dimensions of the sustainable development the project is structured in a social, economic and environmental pillar, each of which is managed by a single CSO. The Belgrade Open School is the coordinator of the activities within the Environmental pillar, while the Belgrade Fund for Political Excellence acts as its Partner.  The environmental pillar focused on the implementation of the SDGs 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 15.

The specific objectives of the Project are:

• Raising awareness for the SDGs in the Serbian society and establishing a structured and evidence-based society-wide dialogue on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda;
• Linking existing networks and provide room for cross sectorial dialogue having in mind the interconnectedness of the SDGs;
• Providing room for discussion of priorities of sustainable development of different actors in the society and support consent building among them;
• Providing room for discussion and consent building with state actors on different levels and engaging in dialogue with Government on inclusive policy formulation aligned with the SDGs;
• Strengthening the role of non-state actors (e.g. CSOs, businesses, professional associations, research organisations) on all levels in implementing the SDGs by facilitating mutual learning;
• Work in close cooperation with other development partners, first and foremost the UN Organisations in Serbia;
• Supporting monitoring and accountability by collecting and providing data on SDG implementation

In order to achieve these goals, the following project activities will be implemented:

• Steering and overall coordination of the Platform;  
• Establishment of advocacy initiatives in which debates related to the activities of the platform will be conducted, as well as future work in the field of public policy development;
• Writing public policies in different formats based on collected information;
• Managing the process of creating annual monitoring reports;
• Organizing two annual conferences;
• Selection of local self-government units in the Republic of Serbia in which local activities will be carried out (local activities include the organization of inter-municipal dialogues, where there will be an exchange of experiences and examples of good practices in the implementation of sustainable development goals at the local level);
• Establishing cooperation with representatives of state authorities, the business sector, the media and the academic community (The purpose of this process is to collect the opinion of individual actors on Agenda 2030 and to try to find a way to incorporate the Agenda into their daily work).

This project is a continuation of the previous editions that lasted from March 15, 2020 to March 15, 2021 and from April 1, 2021 to July 31, 2022. It is funded by the Swiss Organization for Development Cooperation (SDC) and the German Organization for International Cooperation (GIZ) and managed by the German Organization for International Cooperation. Project activities started on October 1, 2022 and will last until the end of May 2025.