The Future of Governance: Changing Mindsets for Innovation and Public Sector Transformation

The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG), is organizing a Capacity Development Workshop on “The Future of Governance: Changing Mindsets for Innovation and Public Sector Transformation" in collaboration with the Caribbean Centre for Administration Development (CARICAD) and the Caribbean Office of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). It will be held in person on 25-27 May 2025 in Bridgetown, Barbados.

The Workshop is being organized within the framework of the project on “Developing Capacities for Innovation, Digital Government Transformation and Changing Mindsets in the Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS) (DA2427J)” which is being implemented by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs’ Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (UN DESA/DPIDG) in collaboration with the Caribbean Centre for Development Administration (CARICAD), the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the UN Resident Coordinator Offices in the region. The project aims to strengthen public sector national capacities for innovation, digital government transformation and changing mindsets by strengthening public servants’ skills, knowledge, and understanding of the importance of public sector transformation. The project also aims to strengthen the capacity of selected countries in the Caribbean SIDS to mobilize their institutions and public servants to enhance effectiveness and institutional coordination, public accountability, and engagement of key stakeholders in the implementation and review of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Lessons learned and experiences will be shared among countries in the region during the life of the project.

Concept Note

Agenda

Speakers

Presentations

Why is Anticipatory Governance and Changing Mindsets Key to Addressing Current and Future Challenges?, Dr. Adriana Alberti, Chief, PMCDU, DPIDG, UN DESA

What are the Drivers of Change affecting Governance in the Caribbean region?, Dr. Cristina A. Rodriguez-Acosta, Inter-Regional Advisor, PMCDU, DPIDG, UN DESA

Dashboard of the drivers of change in the Caribbean region based on the responses from the online survey, Mr. Gregory McGann, DPIDG, UN DESA

Capacities for Public Sector Transformational Change, Dr. Cristina A. Rodriguez-Acosta, Inter-Regional Advisor, PMCDU, DPIDG, UN DESA

CARICAD Presentation on Public Sector Schema and Leadership for Innovation and Public Sector Transformation, Dr. Lois Parkes, Leadership Development and Institutional Strengthening Specialist, CARICAD

Public Sector Transformation: The Jamaican Experience, Ms. Maria Thompson-Walters, Executive Director, Transformation Implementation Unit (TIU), Jamaica

The Role of Innovation Labs in Transforming Public Services, Dr. Kelly Clark, Public Service Reform Advisor, Government of Anguilla

Peer-to-Peer Learning: Changing Mindsets for Innovation in Public Service Delivery: The Case of ASAN, One-stop Shop Public Service Delivery, Mr. Mahammadali Khudaverdiyev, Director General for International Affairs, State Agency for Public Service and Social Innovations under the President of Azerbaijan (SAPSSI), Azerbaijan