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| Policy Briefs | Digital Government

UN/DESA Policy Brief #123: Sandboxing and Experimenting Digital Technologies for Sustainable Development

From innovation hubs and policy experiments to regulatory sandboxes Digital technologies carry a promise to fast track sustainable development by supporting innovative, forwarding-looking policies and digital government solutions. There are,…
| CEPA Strategy Guidance Notes | Principles of Effective Governance

CEPA strategy guidance note on long-term territotial planning and spatial development

In reading this guidance note, individuals in government ministries and agencies who are less familiar with the topic will be able to understand the fundamentals. Those who have perhaps taken initial steps in this area with limited follow-through or…
| CEPA Strategy Guidance Notes | Principles of Effective Governance

CEPA strategy guidance note on ecosystem management

  Ecosystem management involves using ecological knowledge about a particular ecosystem’s structure and function to achieve a desired set of objectives. By setting and working toward appropriate objectives that are grounded in sustainability,…
| Capacity Development Reports | Public Service Innovation

2020-2021 Report of Capacity Development Workshops and Pilot Testing of the Curriculum on Governance for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Toolkits

The 2020-2021 Report of Capacity Development Workshops and Pilot Testing of the Curriculum on Governance for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Toolkits was prepared by the UN DESA / DPIDG and UNPOG.  The Report contains key information about…
| CEPA Strategy Guidance Notes | Principles of Effective Governance

CEPA strategy guidance note on impact assessment for sustainable development

Impact assessment is a structured process for considering the implications of proposed actions for people, communities and the environment, while there is still an opportunity to improve (or, if appropriate, abandon) the proposals.
| CEPA Strategy Guidance Notes | Principles of Effective Governance

CEPA strategy guidance note on fiscal and budget transparency

Fiscal transparency provides oversight institutions including parliaments, supreme audit institutions, and the public with the information they need to hold governments accountable in their management and use of public resources.
| Policy Briefs

UN/DESA Policy Brief #117: Building the Capacities of Public Servants to Implement the 2030 Agenda

The 2030 Agenda recognizes that capacity in governments at all levels is critical to steer and support the transformations which it calls for. Thus, public servants at all levels of government need the capacity to successfully implement, follow up…
| Policy Briefs | Public Institutions

UN/DESA Policy Brief #116: A view of Changes in Institutional Arrangements for SDG Implementation at the National Level Since 2015

Five years after the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, with one third of the implementation period of its 17 Sustainable Development Goals having elapsed, it is important to take stock of relevant institutional arrangements at…
| Reports | Transformational Leadership and New Mindsets

Report on Changing Mindsets to Realize the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

The idea of producing a publication on Changing Mindsets to Realize the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was conceived in 2019 as a follow-up to the workshop on “Mobilizing and Equipping Public Servants to Realize the 2030 Agenda”. The…
| Policy Briefs | Local Governance | Public Institutions

UN/DESA Policy Brief #115: Horizontal and vertical integration are more necessary than ever for COVID-19 recovery and SDG implementation

Horizontal and vertical integration are more necessary than ever for COVID-19 recovery and SDG implementation Summary By putting stress on national socio-economic systems, the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed new tensions and trade-offs among policy…
| Policy Briefs | Participation and Accountability | Public Institutions

UN/DESA Policy Brief #114: Connecting the Dots: The Still Elusive Synergies Between Accountability Institutions and the Follow-up and Review of the Sustainable Development Goals

The 2030 Agenda highlights the importance of the follow-up and review of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as an accountability mechanism and sets clear principles to guide it. Accountability institutions such as parliaments and supreme audit…
| Handbooks | Digital Government | Public Service Innovation

Handbook on Risk-informed Governance and Innovative Technology for Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience

This Handbook is developed based on the Traning of Trainer Toolkit on Risk-informed Governance and Innovative Technology for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Resilience. The overall learning outcome of this training toolkit is to meet the…