DPA provided comprehensive support to Equatorial Guinea in developing their Second Voluntary National Review (VNR). Over a six-week sprint, DPA undertook multiple tasks including reviewing and adding information, conducting research, and creating presentations, to support the finalization of the VNR. Key contributions by DPA included:

(1) Document review and improvement through revision and suggestion of improvements for how the country presented its public policies and programs related to the SDGs;
(2) Budget alignment assessment and innovative use of LLMs, by conducting the first assessment of the alignment between the SDGs and the national budget. The team used large language models (LLMs) for budget classification of the SDGs, demonstrating that such technology can facilitate complex and systematic assessments;
(3) Presentation and preparation of content used by the Minister of Planning at the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) in New York City;
(4) Data compilation and analysis of information related to more than 36 SDG indicators; and
(5) Design of the entire VNR document.