The National Development and Public Investment Plan (NDPIP) is the Costa Rica national strategy for steering sustainable development for 2019-2022 period. It includes the programs and projects and their contribution to each SDG indicators, allowing to show monitoring and compliance of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda. This NDPIP was elaborated with an open online citizen participation which allowed a nationwide participation.

set a national strategy for sustainable development implementation showing the SDGs contribution, involving citizen participation.

The NDPIP was formulated by the Executive branch of Government but was open to online public consultation. According with data regarding this online consultation, there were a total of 761 persons who send their proposal, representing 59% men and 40,6% women; and the majority of that participation was from people among 30-39 years, and the minor age range participating was under 18 years.

NDPIP monitoring will be available online and each semester a report will be issued, allowing every semester and accountability about the implementation of the SDGs

The monitoring of the SDGs indicators will allow to show if the products, results and impacts are being implemented, as well as the given target for every period.

Institutional planning and resources, as well as Public Private Partnerships, will ensure the implementation of the programmed targets.

The formulated methodology shows that is possible to incorporate SDGs within national planning, as well as an evidence-based targets definitions using economic modelling, combined with citizen participation. Thus, nationwide rigorous implementation tools are implemented and show SDG progress; showing also the contribution of each institution (interinstitutional) and who is responsible for each SDG implementation.

intersectoral implementation of SDGs is possible, including Integrality principle and give balance among technical rigurosity and citizen participation. Public Private Partnerships are considered as tool for SDG finance and implementation.

NDPIP is available in spanish in this link: https://documentos.mideplan.go.cr/share/s/ka113rCgRbC_BylVRHGgrA