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Leveraging ICTs and Digital Government for Innovative Solutions to Address the COVID-19 Pandemic

| 08:00 am - 09:30 am
  Backgorund This Webinar will include a panel discussion followed by an open discussion session. It will run for one hour and thirty minutes. It will be conducted in English. The Webinar will be conducted using video conferencing tools such as Cisco WebEx. The recordings and the presentations will be posted on the website after the conclusion of the Webinar. And the follow-up actions, including key recommendations and knowledge products, will be disseminated through the UN DESA website.… Read More

Addressing Emerging Requirements and Challenges for Policy and Decision-Making in Digital ...

      An Expert Group Meeting   The world is entering the digital age, which is unleashing unfathomable opportunities for sustainable development.  More than any previous technological transformations, the digital age is one of inter-dependence, calling for international cooperation among governments, industry, scientific and technological communities, as well as civil society groups.  Such inter-dependence is seen across the spectrum of trade and finance, communications, e-government,… Read More

Effective Governance for Sustainable Development: Putting Principles into Practice

| 09:00 am - 12:00 pm SAST
Final report Programme  Wednesday, 30 October 201909:00-09:30Registration09:30-10:00Opening• Ms. Maria-Francesca Spatolisano, Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Inter-Agency Affairs, UNDESA [English]• Mr. Eddy Maloka, Chair Africa Governance Architecture and Chief Executive Officer, APRM [English]• H.E. Amb. Oumar Defallah Khayar, APRM Minister of Chad and Chairperson of APRM Focal Points • Mr. Richard Levin, Director General, Ministry of Public Service and Administration,… Read More

Workshop on Open Government Data for Sustainable Development

The international workshop aims at promoting an exchange of information on the development of Open Government data (OGD) national strategies and action plans in support of access to information, transparency and accountability for sustainable development. Participants also share experiences and lessons learned during project implementation. While enhancing participants’ capacities on OGD action planning, this workshop guides them to reflect on how this type of planning can maximise the impact… Read More

Action Planning for OGD for Sustainable Development in Asia, Bangkok, Thailand

Government officials, representatives from civil society and private sector of eight countries in East Asia gathered in Bangkok, Thailand, from 3-6 October 2016 to exchange experiences on advancing open government data for sustainable development. The participants have also analysed and provided inputs to OGD action plans earlier drafted by the governments of Bangladesh and Nepal based on their experience of rolling out similar initiatives in other countries. They reflected on how to maximize… Read More

Open Government Data Action Plan of Panama and Uruguay

The National Authority for Transparency and Access to Information (ANTAI) of the Government of Panama and the Agency for Electronic Government, Information and Knowledge Society (AGESIC) of the Government of Uruguay have posted an open government data (OGD) action plan on their respective websites. DESA/DPADM supported the development of these plans as part of the project on "Strengthening of Capacities of Developing Countries to Provide Access to Information for Sustainable Development through… Read More

Workshop on Open Government Data (OGD) in Latin America, Santiago, Chile

Government officials, representatives from civil society and private sector of ten countries in Latina America gathered in Santiago, Chile from 26 to 28 September 2016 to exchange experiences on open government data (OGD) for sustainable development. The workshop aimed to enhance participants’ knowledge and skills on OGD national strategies in view of supporting greater access to information, transparency, accountability and responsive public service delivery. Participants analyzed and provided… Read More

Study Tour on Open Government Data (OGD) in Seoul, Republic of Korea

DPADM in cooperation with the United Nations Project Office for Governance (UNPOG) organised a Study Tour on Open Government Data (OGD) in Seoul, Republic of Korea as part of the DA project on "Strengthening of Capacities of Developing Countries to Provide Access to Information for Sustainable Development through Open Government Data (OGD)" from 9 to 12 August 2016. Eight government and civil society representatives from Bangladesh (Access to information Program (a2i)) and Nepal (… Read More

Study Tour for Uruguay Delegation on OGD, New York, Boston and Albany

The Study Tour on Open Government Data (OGD) is hosted by the New York City Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications of the United States. It is a follow-up activity to the OGD Capacity Development Workshop and the National Substantive Training held in Uruguay respectively in May and September 2015. The event is aimed at enhancing OGD knowledge and skills of officials from the Agencia para el Desarrollo de Gobierno de Gestión Electrónica y la Sociedad de la Información y del… Read More

Study Tour for Panama Delegation: OGD for Sustainable Development, Bogota, Colombia

DPADM assisted officials from the National Authorities of Access to Information and Government Innovation of Panama to enhance knowledge and skills on open government data (OGD) for greater transparency, accountability and responsive public service delivery. The study tour was hosted by Ministry of Information and Communication Technologies of Colombia. The UNDP Country Office in Bogota shared the challenges and opportunities of enhancing data collection and quality for monitoring SDG… Read More

National Substantive Training on OGD for Sustainable Development, Dhaka, Bangladesh

The National Substantive Training (NST) workshop on Open Government Data for Sustainable Development was organized by the Division for Public Administration and Development Management (DPADM) of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) in partnership with Access to Information Programme of the Prime Minister’s office of the Government of Bangladesh (a2i). DPADM/UN DESA also engaged the UNDP country office in Bangladesh.

National Substantive Training on OGD for Sustainable Development, Kathmandu, Nepal

The National Substantive Training was organized by the Division for Public Administration and Development Management (DPADM) of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) in partnership with the National Information Commission of Nepal (NIC) of the government of Nepal. More than 60 representatives of public sector, civil society and academia participated in the event and contributed to development of draft national Action Plan on advancement of OGD initiatives in… Read More