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The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG), is organizing a Capacity Development panel on “The Future of Governance and New Mindsets, Skills, and Competencies for the Implementation of the SDGs" in collaboration with the Latin American Centre for Administrative Development (CLAD). The Workshop will take place in the framework of the CLAD’s annual conference being held in Asuncion, Paraguay 10 -13 November 2025.
The CLAD annual conference is organized with the support of the Ministry of Economy and Finance of the Republic of Paraguay, through the Vice Ministry of Human Capital and Organizational Management. This Congress, now in its thirtieth year, has established itself as a diverse and highly technical space for debate, the exchange of experiences, and the generation of knowledge regarding the improvement of the State and public management in Latin America.
This year’s theme “Innovation, inclusion, and resilience: building states for the future” will analyze several structural and emerging challenges faced by Ibero-American societies that require a profound transformation of their public institutions. Although diverse in context and trajectory, they share common challenges: the need to expand the coverage and quality of public services, reduce persistent inequalities, restore citizen trust in democratic institutions, and adapt to changing scenarios marked by environmental, technological, and social crises.