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2015 - Medellin, Colombia

2015 United Nations Public Service Forum, Day and Awards Ceremony

2015 United Nations Public Service Forum, Day and Awards CeremonyThe 2015 United Nations Public Service Forum, Day and Awards Ceremony will take place in Medellin, Colombia at the Plaza Mayor Medellin Convention and Exhibition Center  from 23 to 26 June 2015. Focusing on the theme “Innovating Public Service Delivery to Implement the Post-2015 Development Agenda”, the Forum will be organized by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), Division for Public Administration and Development Management (DPADM), in partnership with the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) in collaboration with the hosting Government of the Republic of Colombia.  

In line with the search for Sustainable Development, the United Nations is dedicated to promoting exchange of experiences, ideas and best practices concerning innovations in governance and public administration in order to contribute to social, economic, and environmental development. The General Assembly itself has reiterated, in resolution 57/277, that particular emphasis should be given to the exchange of experience related to the role of public administration in the implementation of internationally agreed goals, including those contained in the Millennium Declaration. In resolution 50/225, it also underlined the importance of enhancing international cooperation in the field of public administration, including South-South and inter-regional cooperation. 

OVERALL EVENT INFORMATION

OFFICIAL EVENT DOCUMENTS

Winners

Interviews with Winners

 

           
Kenya     India     Philippines     Mexico
           
Spain     Singapore     Thailand     Estonia
           
Latvia     UAE     Thailand     Spain

Programme Handbook

Programme Handbook

Media Coverage

2015 UNPSA in the News

UN-wide Media Channels

Other Media Channels

Photos and Videos

Photos

Videos

Opening Ceremony and Plenary Discussions

Closing Ceremony and Closing Remarks

Keynote Address on Innovating Public Service Delivery to Implement the Post-2015 Development Agenda: Imperatives and Strategies

Roundtable Discussion One: Innovating Public Service Delivery for Sustainable Development

Roundtable Discussion Two: Strengthening Leadership and Human Resources Capacities in the Public Service

El Directivo Público - Sin Liderazgo no hay Eficiencia, by Mr. Cristian Castillo Peñaherrera, Consejero de Gobierno, Ecuador

Presentation 1: Strengthening Leadership and Human Resources Capacities in the Public Service: the Case of Ecopetrol: The HumaExperience in Ecopetrol , by Mr. Alejandro Arango López, Vice-President, Human Talent – Ecopetrol, Republic of Colombia

Presentation 2: Professionalism, Integrity, Ethics and Accountability for Effective Responsive and Equitable Delivery of public services – Mr. Raymond Tan, Director (Operations and Planning), Employment Standards Enforcement Department, Labour Relations and Workplaces Division, Ministry of Manpower, Singapore

Presentation 3: What human resources capacity will it take to implement the post 2015 development agenda: Talent Management in the Public service - Dr. John-Mary Kauzya, Chief, Public Administration Capacity Branch, Division for Public Administration and Development Management, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs

Presentation 4: The role of Supreme Audit Institutions in promoting transparency and accountability to contribute to implementation of the Post-2015 Development Agenda, Ms. Silke Steiner, International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI), General Secretariat

Roundtable Discussion Three: Promoting Excellence in Public Service Delivery: Overcoming Challenges for Creativity and Innovation in the Public Service

SI Strategy Launch

Closing Presentation by MINTIC - Colombia

Ministerial Roundtable

Workshop 1 - Strengthening Leadership, Professionalism, Ethics and Other Human Resources Capacities in the Public Service - Organized by DPADM/DESA

The workshop is designed to benefit Senior Public Servants in the countries of Latin America to come together and join other public servants from all over the world and discuss the challenges related to capacities of their Public Services in terms of leadership, professionalism, integrity, and ethics and how these can be strengthened to contribute to the prevention of corruption in the public service in order to contribute to the achievement of MDGs and SDGs.

Session I: Overview and Setting the Context

  • Management Development Institutes (MDIs) the capacity of the public service to implement the Post 2015 Development Agenda in Latin American countries by Dr. Alejandro Larreamendy Joerns, National Director of Higher School of Public Administration –ESAP of Colombia 
  • “Developing Capacities for Professionalism, Integrity, and Ethics (PIE) to Prevent Corruption in the Public Service” by Dr. John-Mary Kauzya, Chief of Public Administration Capacity Branch, DPADM/UNDESA:  Word / PPT

 

Contact us

Mr. John-Mary Kauzya, Chief, Public Administration Capacity Branch
Division for Public Administration and Development Management 
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Tel: +1 212 963 1973+1 212 963 1973
Email: @email

 

Stefania Senese, Governance and Public Administration Officer  
Public Administration Capacity Branch  
Division for Public Administration and Development Management  
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs   Tel: +1 212 963 7188
+1 212 963 7188

Email: @email

Workshop 2 - E-Government as a Driving Force for Institutional Integration towards Sustainable Development - Organized by DPADM/DESA

E-Government has progressed to the point that it is now a force for effective governance and citizen participation, both at national and local levels. With the Post-2015 Development Agenda being advanced by all Governments worldwide, it is no longer a question of whether we can afford information and communication technology in health, education, economy, environmental protection and a multitude of other areas, but where to deploy them first and how rapidly gains can be realized. During the past couple of decades, the global community has gathered unquestionable evidence that e-Government can contribute to efficiency, transparency and citizen satisfaction in public service delivery. Drawing on regional and national experiences, the Workshop will focus on innovations for whole-of-government approaches as well as improving the delivery of services through ICTs and e-Government development, which are key themes for the United Nations Public Service Awards. Thus, by focusing on proven mechanisms, good practices and approaches for both back-office integration and front office channels, including multi-channel service delivery, the Workshop will encapsulate a state-of-the-art panorama for enhancing public service delivery based on factual evidence and experience of e-Government development for the Post-2015 Development Agenda.

Documentation:

Presentations:

Session 1 - E-Government and Sustainable Development

    Session 2 - e-Vision and e-Strategies

    Session 3 - e-government Institutional Frameworks

    Session 4 - E-government Legal and Regulatory Frameworks

    Session 5 - Interoperability for Institutional Integration

    Session 6 - Multi-stakeholders Partnership and Cooperation

    Session 7 - Regional and International Cooperation on e-government for sustainable Development

    Contact us:

    Mr. Vincenzo Aquaro, Chief, e-Government Branch
    Division of Public Administration and Development Management
    United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
    Phone: 1-917-367-4524
    Fax:     1-212-963-0522
    E-mail: aquaro@un.org

    Substantive Matters:

    Ms. Elida Reci 
    Governance and Public Administration Officer, e-Government Branch
    Division of Public Administration and Development Management
    United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
    Phone: 1-917-367-4082
    E-mail: @email

    Mr. Jonas Rabinovitch
    Senior Inter-regional Advisor, e-Government Branch
    Division of Public Administration and Development Management
    United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
    Tel: 1-212-963-5603
    E-mail: @email

    Administrative Matters:

    Ms. Rosanne Greco, e-Government Branch
    Division of Public Administration and Development Management
    United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
    Tel: 1-212-963-4078
    E-mail: @email

    Ms. Madeleine Losch, e-Government Branch
    Division of Public Administration and Development Management
    United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
    Tel:     1-212-963-7508
    E-mail: @email

    Workshop 3 - Closing the Gender Gap Through Innovative Public Service Delivery - by UN WOMEN

    Within the 2015 United Nations Public Service Forum, Day and Awards Ceremony, the Forum will include a set of capacity building workshops, including one that addresses innovative gender-responsive public service delivery. UN Women will take the lead in organizing this workshop. For the 2015 Forum, the proposed theme for the workshop is “Closing the Gender Gap through Innovative Public Service Delivery.” 

    Background Documents

    Presentations

    Contact us

    Begoña Lasagabaster 

    Chief, Leadership and Governance Section
    Policy Division, UN Women
    Email: begona.lasagabaster@unwomen.org
    Phone: 646-781-4598646-781-4598
     
    Zohra Khan 
    Policy Advisor, Governance and National Planning
    Policy Division, UN Women 
    Email: zohra.khan@unwomen.org
    Phone: 646-781-4648646-781-4648
     
    Ammayle Kasi 
    Consultant, Governance and National Planning
    Policy Division, UN Women 
    Email: @email
    Phone: 646-781-4588646-781-4588

    Workshop 4 - Public Service Management Models - Organized by the Government of Colombia

    This workshop addresses new proposals on how to improve current models of governance to the challenges set out in the Post 2015 Development Agenda.

    Objectives include;

    a) Identify opportunities for improvement over the current situation of public management models.

    b) Creatively define the most pressing challenges that the current governance models face.

    c) Devise new possible solutions on how to solve the challenges identified.

    d) Translate the proposals in both written format allowing visual as- be input to the conclusions and recommendations of the event.


      PRESENTATIONS:

       

      Contact Us

      Felipe Andrés Solano Castro

      International Relations

      Ministry of Information Technologies and Communications, Colombia

      Email: @email

      Tel: +(571) 344 2270 Ext 3348

      Workshop 5 - Internet Governance for Innovation and Sustainable Development - Organized by DPADM/DESA and IGF Secretariat

      The primary objective of the proposed workshop is to strengthen the capacities of government officials and other relevant stakeholders to better understand, participate in and utilize the global Internet governance ecosystem for promoting and building an open, non-fragmented and accessible Internet that can both foster innovation for pursuing the post-2015 development agenda and meet the challenges of sustainable development.

      PRESENTATIONS:

       

      Contact Us

      Mr. Vyacheslav Cherkasov

      Senior Governance and Public Administration Officer

      Development Management Branch

      Division of Public Administration and Development Management

      United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs

      Email: @email

       

      Mr. Chengetai Masango

      Programme and Technology Officer

      Internet Governance Forum Secretariat

      Email: @email

      Ad Hoc Expert Group Meeting: Innovating Public Service Delivery for Sustainable Development - Organized by DPADM/DESA

      The Expert Group Meeting on Innovating Public Service Delivery for Sustainable Development aims to further the thinking of the participants on how to promote innovations and transformation in the public sector and strengthen public administration capacities for effective, efficient, responsive, equitable and accountable delivery of public services for sustainable development.

      The Meeting will explore the emerging issues, challenges and approaches to innovative public service delivery by national governments which have been successful in providing valuable services. Borrowing on the successful cases of innovative public service delivery at the national and local levels, it will review newer concepts and innovative practices and present lessons learnt from practices around the world which have improved efficiency, gender responsiveness, transparency, accountability and inclusion in public sector delivery.

      The discussions will present the participants, especially national government policy and decision-makers and practitioners in the public sector, with useful options to better understand the challenges associated with public service delivery. This will stimulate new thinking about possible strategies and offer lessons learned based on good practices from around the world.

      The EGM will present expert point of views in a variety of disciplines to explore state-of-the-art approaches to public service delivery, which, underpinned by effective, transparent, accountable and responsive governance could contribute to an integrated framework for pursuing sustainable development by the world community. In doing so, the EGM will also focus on how innovative governance solutions to PSD can be leveraged by the national governments to add value to PSD for the achievement of the Post-2015 Development Agenda.
       

      The Meeting will review public administration and governance paradigms, and assess conceptual and methodological approaches to better understand what drives innovations in public service delivery. The EGM will focus on the following question:

      Background Documents

       

        Session I: Plenary Session of the EGM: Overview and Setting the Context

         

        Session II: Governance Challenges For Innovative Public Service Delivery

         

        Session III: Innovative Approaches: What we have learnt

         

        Session IV: Capacity Building for Innovative Solutions in Public Service Delivery

         

        Contact Us

        Seema Hafeez
        Senior Economic Affairs Officer

        Division for Public Administration and Development Management

        United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs

        Email: @email

        Tel +1 917 367 3025