SOUNDING BOARD is an outlet for opinions on good and crazy things going on at home (wherever I may be). All are welcome. You are not expected to bring anything except your common sense & sense of humor.
'If the automobile had followed the same development cycle as the computer, a Rolls-Royce would today cost $100, get one million miles to the gallon, and explode once a year, killing everyone inside.'
-Robert X. Cringely (from geek wisdom)
A multisectoral Strategy Workshop on Mainstreaming the MDGs (Philippines) will be held on 21 April 2003, Dusit Hotel Nikko, Makati City. The main objective is to find ways to achieve the MDGs faster and integrate it in the country's development agenda. Philippines has recently come up with a country report assessing its performance and whether it is on track in achieving the MDGs or not. Said report will be the main document in the workshop, plus several presentations from civil society groups.
Having looked at the MDGs, and you said to yourself, 'I've seen these goals before', chances are you are suffering from a condition known as 'summit fatigue' --- a condition even more widespread than SARS. In the next few days before the forthcoming workshop, SOUNDINGBOARD will issue an analysis of the MDGs, especially in relation to the Philippines. The main question we all would want to ask is this: What difference will the MDGs make?
posted by Allan at 11:55 AM (GMT+8)
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