Capacity building and systems development must become recurrent in fast changing technology driven world

Under the UN agenda of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs 2030), capacity-building is defined as the 'process of developing and strengthening the skills, instincts, abilities, processes and resources that organizations and communities need to survive, adapt, and thrive in a fast-changing world.'  With regard to capacity building, SDG-17 adds that an 'essential ingredient in capacity-building is transformation that is generated and sustained over time from within; transformation of this kind goes beyond performing tasks to changing mindsets and attitudes' along with making use of 'research, innovation and data collection and analysis.' [1}

According an AI Overview, capacity building within an organization involves efforts of enhancing 'skills, knowledge, and abilities, as well as strengthening the organization's infrastructure, to better achieve its goals' through activities like 'training, upskilling, mentorship, and upgrading infrastructure' as a part of bettering organization system development' leading to increased Productivity, Efficiency, quality, functionary engagement, adaptability, resilience, performance and outcomes. [2]

Essential glossary of systems thinking skills terms could be as follows

Adaptability; Capacity building training; Coaching; Collaboration; Communication skills; Diagnostic research; Digital skills; Engagement; Guidance; Improve efficiency, error reduction, Infrastructure development; Infrastructure improvement; Leadership; Mentorship; Online courses; Process improvements; Productivity; Resilience; Reskilling; Skills upgrading; Streamlined operations; Systems thinking skills; Team building skills; Technology upgrading; Upskilling; Workshops

Thus, in the fast changing world, recurrent multifaceted capacity building of the functionaries is required to address the emergent needs of the society and development agendas at national and international levels [3]

References

[1]

https://www.un.org/en/academic-impact/capacity-building

[2]

https://www.google.com/search?q=capaity+building+for+organization+system+development&rlz=1C1GCEU_enIN1161IN1161&oq=capaity+building+for+organization+system+development&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIJCAEQIRgKGKAB0gEJMzk5NDlqMGo0qAIAsAIB&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

[3]

Kishore, L. (2025). Capacity building and systems development must become recurrent in fast changing technology driven world, https://lalitculp.wixsite.com/website/post/capacity-building-and-systems-development-must-become-recurrent-in-fast-changing-technology-driven-w