The Road to the SDGs

be directly provided by the selected provider resource centre will be procured according to the guidelines of the partners financing these services – Implementation — Implementation of a RL project starts once related project agreements are signed with the stakeholders. The provider resource centre leads the implementation in close coordination with the recipient MC and IsDB. IsDB facilitates the implementation – Monitoring — IsDB monitors the implementation, in coordination with both the recipient and provider MCs through a Joint Coordination Committee, among other means. This committee is composed of the technical and financial partners involved in the RL project – Completion — IsDB, in coordination with all stakeholders, undertakes a final review of the project results and prepares a joint completion report highlighting the outputs, outcomes and lessons learned at completion – Knowledge management — The knowledge and experience gained during project implementation is documented and supplied to relevant stakeholders. POTENTIAL IMPACTS X Through RL, IsDB has become a leader in technical cooperation, and is facilitating a more holistic, win-win SSC engagement that also fits within Agenda 2030 and, more particularly, with SDG 17 that demands the revitalisation of global partnerships. X For each RL intervention, once the provider and recipient have demonstrated their full commitment to achieving the mutually agreed outcomes from the outset, IsDB, as facilitator, works to support the exchange and to ensure its adequate and timely implementation. X The connections that IsDB helps to build among MCs will serve in achieving SDG 17 and will also make a positive contribution to achieving all of the other SDGs. INVESTMENT X Any mode of IsDB financing can be used for RL interventions, in line with IsDB’s financing rules and guidelines. X Recipient and provider contributions — One of the core features of RL intervention is that all stakeholders, including the recipient and the provider, are required to make a contribution, in addition to the transfer of technical expertise. This is to ensure ownership and commitment of all sides. Contributions can be in cash and/or in-kind, subject to IsDB’s clearance. In-kind contributions may include, among others: – Discounted consultancy fees – Intellectual property – Equipment and logistics. X Contributions of development partners — Other development partners involved in RL interventions are also required to contribute to the project technically and/or financially. If the partner is a development finance institution, they are required to make a financial contribution. Partners may also contribute to projects by leveraging additional financial resources from within their network of donors. The mechanism for making such funds available for RL projects is determined on a case- by-case basis for each project. X Private sector financial contribution — Financial resources that can be acquired from the private sector for socioeconomic development projects are utilised without any sort of conditionality imposed on the recipient. T H E R E V E R S E L I N K A G E P O L I C Y RL Policy underlines IsDB’s role as a facilitator and coordinator, supporting development, overcoming obstacles, and working with all partners in a collective and collaborative manner [ 77 ] T H E R O A D T O T H E S D G s | P R O G R E S S A N D A C H I E V E M E N T S