But what exactly do we mean by capacity development? For some, capacity development can be any effort to teach someone to do something, or to do it better. Some see capacity development as a focus on education and training, while others take a broad view by improving individual rights, access or freedoms. Figure 1: Shifts in the understanding of capacity development (examples)Source: Adapted from: Capacity Development Strategy, UNECA 2014The implementation of the SDGs requires a boost in capacity across the board, starting with the data and statistics sector. Building the foundations for capacity developmentLet's look at one example of how capacity development needs to change in the coming 5 years.

Source: Huffington Post November 03, 2016 21:45 UTC