Reflecting on Implementation from the Perspective of the Public Value Theory: The Context of SDGs in Uganda’s Local Government System ()
ABSTRACT
Uganda is translating respective Sustainable Development Goals into her
development aspirations, policies and national plans of action in an effort to
build economic growth and address other social needs. In the same pursuit,
various social policies have been designed and being implemented. Whereas there
is mounting theoretical optimisms, rhetoric and excitement about the
significance of the SDGs in Uganda, the knowledge about their effective
implementation is still at infancy. Uganda’s Local government system is argued
to be well placed to play a central role in implementing the objectives and
targets for all the goals. Within the theoretical lens of public value and
innovative citizen participation, the article
provides knowledge and insights for the
effective SDG implementation in local governments. Focusing on key theoretical
texts and secondary sources, the paper explores and attempts to reconcile SDG
policy their interventions and implementation. The paper concludes that shared
public values will attract innovative citizen participation in determining the
SDGs portfolio at community levels and enhance implementation by providing an
insight of what is important to the citizens and how to connect with them. The
Public Value Theory approaches suggested in this article may not necessarily be
new, but offers insights and highly valuable innovation spaces in the design
and implementation of SDGs interventions in local governments.
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Kiwanuka, M. , Kateshumbwa, E. and Andama, F. (2022) Reflecting on Implementation from the Perspective of the Public Value Theory: The Context of SDGs in Uganda’s Local Government System.
Open Journal of Social Sciences,
10, 241-255. doi:
10.4236/jss.2022.106019.