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Committee of Experts on Public Administration - 24th session

| 10:00 am - 06:00 pm EST
The Committee of Experts on Public Administration will hold its twenty-fourth session in New York from 7 to 11 April 2025. The theme is "Governance and institutional perspectives on advancing sustainable, inclusive, science and evidence-based solutions for the SDGs".

United Nations E-Government Survey Local Online Service Index (LOSI) Webinar Series Episode 6 – Tunisia

| 10:00 am - 11:30 am EST
UN DESA/DPIDG, in collaboration with United Nations University Operating Unit on Policy-Driven Electronic Governance (UNU-EGOV), will hold its sixth session of the Local Online Service Index (LOSI) webinar series on 13 February 10 AM EST, which will focus on the application of LOSI methodology in Tunisia. The 90-minute webinar will host researchers who conducted the study in 24 cities in Tunisia assessing their e-government service provision. The webinar will provide an opportunity for city… Read More

Empowering Digital Transformation: Building National and Local Capacities in Southern and Eastern Africa

Event Website : https://unu.edu/egov/seadgov The joint event organized by UN DESA, UN ECA, UNU-EGOV has several components: The launch of the South and East Africa Digital Governance Forum. Please visit https://unu.edu/egov/seadgovCapacity building activitiesAfrica Launch of the UN E-Government Survey 2024 And other relevant sessions during the annual meeting of ICEGOVGovernments play a pivotal role in delivering public services and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (… Read More

United Nations E-Government Survey Local Online Service Index (LOSI) Webinar Series Episode 5 – India

| 09:30 am - 11:00 am EDT
The fifth LOSI webinar series organized by the Digital Government Branch (DGB) of the DPIDG / UN DESA will focus on the application of LOSI methodology in India. This 90 minute webinar will host researchers who conducted the study in 34 most populous cities across various states and union territories within India and share the assessment findings. The webinar will also provide an opportunity for city officials to gain insights into and engage in discussions about the forthcoming UN E-Government… Read More

United Nations E-Government Survey Local Online Service Index (LOSI) Webinar Series Episode 4 – Uzbekistan

| 10:00 am - 11:00 am EST
United Nations E-Government Survey Local Online Service Index (LOSI) Webinar Series Episode 4 – UzbekistanThe fourth LOSI webinar series organized by the Digital Government Branch (DGB) of the DPIDG / UN DESA will focus on the application of LOSI methodology in Uzbekistan. This one-hour webinar will host researchers who conducted the study in 14 municipalities in Uzbekistan. The webinar will provide an opportunity for city officials to learn about and discuss the upcoming UN E-Government Survey… Read More

Workshop on Building Partnerships for Sound Policymaking and Effective Institutions to Implement the Sustainable Development Goals at the Local Level

| 09:00 pm - 03:00 am New York Time
The workshop is organized by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG), United Nations Project Office on Governance (UNPOG), and in collaboration with the Ministry of the Interior and Safety of the Republic of Korea (MOIS) and Korea Institute of Public Administration (KIPA), Korea Research Institute for Local Administration (KRILA), National Disaster Management Research Institute (NDMI), Korea Local… Read More

United Nations E-Government Survey Local Online Service Index (LOSI) Webinar Series - Episode 3 - the State of Palestine

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The third LOSI webinar series, organized by the Digital Government Branch (DGB) of the DPIDG/UN DESA, will concentrate on the application of the LOSI methodology in the State of Palestine. This one-hour webinar will host researchers who have conducted the study in the country. The webinar also offers an excellent opportunity for city governments to engage in discussions and learn about the upcoming UN E-Government Survey 2024, with a special focus on the LOSI.Application of Local Online Service… Read More

United Nations E-Government Survey Local Online Service Index (LOSI) Webinar Series Episode 2 – Brazil

| 10:00 am - 11:00 am EST
United Nations E-Government Survey Local Online Service Index (LOSI) Webinar Series  Episode 2 – Brazil   The second LOSI webinar series organized by the Digital Government Branch (DGB) of the DPIDG / UN DESA will focus on the application of LOSI methodology in Brazil. This one-hour webinar will host researchers who conducted the study in Brazilian cities. The webinar will highlight opportunities and challenges on e-government at city levels while aiming at information sharing and… Read More

United Nations E-Government Survey Local Online Service Index (LOSI) Webinar Series – Jordan

| 10:00 am - 11:00 am EDT
United Nations E-Government Survey Local Online Service Index (LOSI) Webinar Series  Episode 1 – Jordan    The first LOSI webinar series organized by the Digital Government Branch (DGB) of the DPIDG / UN DESA will focus on the application of LOSI methodology in Jordan. This one-hour webinar will host researchers who conducted the study in 19 cities in the country. The webinar will also highlight opportunities and challenges in e-government at city level while aiming at… Read More

LOSI Information Session in preparation for the United Nations E-Government Survey 2022

| 08:00 am - 09:00 am EST
In preparation for the UN E-government Survey 2022 and with the aim to improve the Survey and its methodology, UN DESA is organizing a Local Online Service Index information session with stakeholders from cities to gather feedback and suggestions for the LOSI (Local Online Services Index) section of the UN E-Government Survey 2022. In addition to the Expert Group Meetings held in March 2021, UN DESA has already organized four regional consultation sessions, during the month of May 2021, in… Read More

Advancing SMART Cities and Urban Digital Transformation to achieve Sustainable Development Goals

| 08:00 am - 10:30 am
Background The future of sustainable development will be determined in part in urban areas. Despite various challenges, urbanization can be a driving force for sustainability when anchored on the principles of sustainable development. Rapid advancement of digital technologies and applications has created also enormous opportunities and expectations for cities to harness digital tools to advance the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Increasingly, digital technologies are integrated… Read More

Online Training Workshop on Effective National to Local Public Governance for SDG Implementation

| 02:00 pm - 04:30 pm
  Document Concept Note & Agenda   The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), through its Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG) and the UN Project Office on Governance (UNPOG), is organizing an Online Training Workshop on "Effective National to Local Public Governance for SDG Implementation" to pilot the Training Toolkit on the same topic, which is part of the UN DESA/DPIDG's Curriculum on Governance for SDGs. Some… Read More