Since 2007, the ESDN has been organizing thematic Workshops in order to facilitate informal exchange of standpoints and experiences between ESDN Members. This section of the website provides a one-stop-shop documentation of all ESDN Workshops so far. Please click on one of the Workshops for more details. Some photo albums can also be found below. 

This year, the ESDN will be hosting 3 different workshops!

  1. 22nd ESDN Workshop in Budva, Montenegro on 26-27 March 2024
  2. ESDN Young Civil Servant Workshop in Vienna, Austria on 15-16 April 2024
  3. ESDN Youth Workshop 2024, which will take place in the second half of 2024

More information can be found below and will be updated regularly, so please check back often!

Information on the 22nd ESDN Workshop

22nd ESDN Workshop will take place on 26-27 March 2024 in Budva, Montenegro!

The ESDN is happy to announce the 22nd ESDN Workshop will take place on 26-27 March 2024 in Budva, Montenegro! The topic will be “Governance Transformations for More Effective SDG Implementation”. The Workshop is organized in cooperation with Government of Montenegro and UNDP Montenegro. We kindly ask you to save-the-date in your calendars!
 
Day 1 of the Workshop will kick off on the 26th of March and will focus on what some Western Balkan countries have been doing regarding implementing the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals, with a focus on institutional mechanisms and frameworks. This will be complemented by keynote presentations of good practices from around Europe on governance mechanisms and experiences in implementation. In typical ESDN Workshop fashion, participants will also be able to work in interactive groups to further exchange on the keynote presentations, their own experiences with implementation, and further learn from, and discuss with, one another.
 
Day 2 of the Workshop will begin on the 27th of March and will focus on governing transformations towards sustainability and focus on deriving answers to the question of what is needed to be fit for the future. The Workshop will then culminate in a final interactive exchange that will focus on participants developing a toolbox for effective SDG governance for the future.

The Workshop draft agenda can be downloaded below. 

Agenda
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Information on the ESDN Young Civil Servants Workshop

The ESDN Young Civil Servants Workshop will take place on 15-16 April 2024 in Vienna, Austria!

The ESDN is organizing its first ever Young Civil Servant Workshop, which will take place in Vienna on the 15th and 16th of April 2024 and focus on Transformative Policies, especially regarding the aspect of Intergenerational Equity.

The Sustainable Development Goals envisage a planet inhabitable not only for the present, but also for the future and are therefore inherently linked to the wellbeing of different generations. The workshop in Vienna will look at the area of transformative policies from an intergenerational equity perspective. What are the main challenges in this regard? How can we use intergenerational equity as a resource in policymaking? To what extent are the SDGs providing and supporting intergenerational equity and (how) can this be elevated in a post-2030 policy framework? What can young civil servants do to support this process? These questions will guide us through an interesting and exciting 1.5 days with inputs from experts, as well as a lot of time to exchange and develop ideas together.

The Workshop will seek to bring together young civil servants from around Europe, aged 35 or younger, together to learn and discuss on the topic of intergenerational equity. 

The Workshop draft agenda can be downloaded below. 

If you are a young civil servant and are interested in participating in this Workshop, then please send an email to ESDN Executive Coordinator, Eric Mulholland at eric.mulholland[at]esdn.eu by Friday 08 March.

Agenda
Information on the ESDN Youth Workshop 2024

The ESDN Youth Workshop 2024 will take place in the second half of the year!

Check back here for more news and information.