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UN Global Horizon Scanning: Insights from using digital tools to analyze signals, trends, and drivers of change across the UN system

| 09:00 am - 10:15 am EDT
A Side Event on “UN Global Horizon Scanning: Insights from using digital tools to analyze signals, trends, and drivers of change across the UN system” will be held virtually on 7 May 2025 at the margins of the 2025 Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the SDGs.The Side Event is jointly organized by the UN Futures Lab/Global Hub and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), through its Division for Public Institutions and Digital… Read More

Webinar on the Future of Governance and New Mindsets, Knowledge and Skills: Commitments and Next Steps

| 09:00 am - 10:30 am EDT
The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), through its Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG) is organizing a follow up webinar with participants of the 9 – 13 December 2024 Capacity Development workshop on “Future of Governance and New Mindsets, Knowledge and Competencies Fit for the 21st Century” organized within the framework of the 8th edition of the African Forum of Territorial Managers and Training Institutes, which took place from 10… Read More

Improving Local Online Service Delivery in a Global World: IGF 2024 Open Forum #70

| 11:15 am - 12:45 pm GMT +3
The IGF 2024 Open Forum #70 (IGF Session Page), co-organized by UNU-EGOV and DPIDG of UN DESA, focused on enhancing the digital transformation of local online service delivery in a global context. The sessions aimed to provide insights into the Local Online Service Index (LOSI) methodology and explore how it helps assess and improve e-government development at the municipal level. The forum helped to facilitate dialogue among policymakers, academics, and practitioners on leveraging digital… Read More

Foresight Webinar Series on Governance Futures

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The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), in collaboration with the UN Futures Lab/Global Hub, organized a Foresight Webinar Series on Governance Futures as part of the United Nations Economist Network (UNEN) initiative on foresight. The series used strategic foresight to enhance understanding of governance systems and chart pathways toward desirable governance futures.Interactive engagement: Colleagues from 21 organizations across the UN system were engaged to… Read More

Roundtable on the Future of Governance

| 10:00 am - 12:00 am EST
The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, through its Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government, the Latin American Center for Public Administration (CLAD) are organizing a Round-Table Discussion on the Future of Governance which will take place on 20 September 2024 at 10:00 am to 12:00 pm at the margins of the Summit of the Future.This Round-Table Discussion on the Future of Governance will focus on:•     Context and drivers of change that are… Read More

Virtual Side Event on Harnessing Sustainable Ocean-Based Economy: Overcoming the Financing Challenge

| 08:30 am - 10:00 am EDT
Promoting an inclusive and sustainable ocean-based economy is especially critical for the sustainable development of small island developing States. UN DESA in collaboration with the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) and the Permanent Mission of the Principality of Monaco to the United Nations will organize a side event during the Second Preparatory Committee Meeting of the 4th International Conference on Small Island Developing States. The event will take place on 2 April 2024 and will… Read More

Strengthening budget credibility through external audits – Webinar series (session 3)

| 08:30 am - 10:00 am EST
 DPIDG/UNDESA and the International Budget Partnership (IBP) in collaboration with supreme audit institutions (SAIs) and partners are organizing a webinar series to enable peer learning on the various ways in which SAIs may assess and address budget credibility. The series aims to create a platform where SAIs and other stakeholders can share knowledge and experiences on budget credibility, and discuss strategies and practical ways to advance this work. The webinars delve into the contents… Read More

Strengthening budget credibility through external audits – Webinar series (session 2)

| 08:30 am - 10:00 am EST
 DPIDG/UNDESA and the International Budget Partnership (IBP) in collaboration with supreme audit institutions (SAIs) and partners are organizing a webinar series to enable peer learning on the various ways in which SAIs may assess and address budget credibility. The series aims to create a platform where SAIs and other stakeholders can share knowledge and experiences on budget credibility, and discuss strategies and practical ways to advance this work. The webinars delve into the contents… Read More

Strengthening budget credibility through external audits – Webinar series (session 1)

| 08:30 am - 10:00 am EST.
 DPIDG/UNDESA and the International Budget Partnership (IBP) in collaboration with supreme audit institutions (SAIs) and partners are organizing a webinar series to enable peer learning on the various ways in which SAIs may assess and address budget credibility. The series aims to create a platform where SAIs and other stakeholders can share knowledge and experiences on budget credibility, and discuss strategies and practical ways to advance this work. The webinars delve into the contents… Read More

Launch of the Toolkit on Capacities for Digital Government Transformation

| 02:00 am - 03:40 am EST
Organized by•    United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), through the Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG) and its project office - United Nations Project Office on Governance (UNPOG)  •    United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP) Context and Thematic Focus The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), through its Division for… Read More

Continental Workshop on the Voluntary National Reviews for 2023 HLPF and Agenda 2063

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The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), through its Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG), Division for Sustainable Development Goals (DSDG) and Office of Intergovernmental Support and Coordination for the Sustainable Development Goals (OISC), and the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) are co-organizing a continental workshop on the Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs) for the 2023 high level political forum (HLPF) and the Domestication… Read More

Regional capacity development webinar on Effective governance for transformational change

Background The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), through its Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG), in collaboration with the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin American and the Caribbean (ECLAC), is organizing a regional capacity development webinar to launch the Curriculum on Governance for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the Latin American and Caribbean region. Among its objectives, the Webinar aims to enhance… Read More