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UN Global Horizon Scanning: Insights from using digital tools to analyze signals, trends, and drivers of change across the UN system
| 09:00 am - 10:15 am EDT
A Side Event on “UN Global Horizon Scanning: Insights from using digital tools to analyze signals, trends, and drivers of change across the UN system” will be held virtually on 15 May 2025 at the margins of the 2025 Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the SDGs.The Side Event is jointly organized by the UN Futures Lab/Global Hub and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), through its Division for Public Institutions and Digital… Read More
Improving Local Online Service Delivery in a Global World: IGF 2024 Open Forum #70
| 11:15 am - 12:45 pm GMT +3
The IGF 2024 Open Forum #70 (IGF Session Page), co-organized by UNU-EGOV and DPIDG of UN DESA, focused on enhancing the digital transformation of local online service delivery in a global context. The sessions aimed to provide insights into the Local Online Service Index (LOSI) methodology and explore how it helps assess and improve e-government development at the municipal level. The forum helped to facilitate dialogue among policymakers, academics, and practitioners on leveraging digital… Read More
Launch of the Toolkit on Capacities for Digital Government Transformation
| 02:00 am - 03:40 am EST
Organized by• United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), through the Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG) and its project office - United Nations Project Office on Governance (UNPOG) • United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP) Context and Thematic Focus The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), through its Division for… Read More
2020 EGov Survey Webinar 4: E-participation
| 10:00 am - 11:30 am EST
Webinar 4: E-Participation
The 2020 edition of the United Nations E-Government Survey was launched on Friday, 10 July.
Join us for an in-depth look at the 2020 UN E-Government Survey’s chapter on e-participation. Participation is a key dimension of governance and one of the pillars of sustainable development. Through the Survey, e-participation is assessed on the basis of features of national e-government portals and other government websites which relate to the… Read More