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Rebuilding Trust in Government by Advancing Innovation in Public Service Delivery for Social Inclusion in the Global South
| 10:00 am - 11:15 am AST
A Solution session on “Rebuilding Trust in Government by Advancing Innovation in Public Service Delivery for Social Inclusion in the Global South” will be organized by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), through its Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government and its Project Office on Governance (UNPOG), in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Maldives and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for… Read More
XXV INCOSAI side event on “Demonstrating value by auditing the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs: Insights from the World Public Sector Report 2025”
| 12:30 pm - 01:30 pm GMT+3
UNDESA/DPIDG and IDI will co-host a side event in the margins of the XXV INCOSAI. Drawing on insights from the World Public Sector Report 2025, the event will explore the evolving role of Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) in auditing national sustainable development priorities and advancing the SDGs.The session aims to share key findings from the report and encourage their use by SAIs interested in SDG auditing. Topics will include climate change, leaving no one behind, public financial… Read More
Localizing the Sustainable Development Goals: Advancing Subsidiarity in Practice
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A Capacity Development Workshop on “Localizing the Sustainable Development Goals: Localizing the Sustainable Development Goals: Advancing Subsidiarity in Practice” to be held in Freetown, Sierra Leone from 9 to 11 September 2025 is being jointly organized by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), through its Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government, the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development in Sierra Leone, and the African Peer… Read More
Training of Trainers (TOT) Workshop on Effective National to Local Governance for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Implementation in Nepal
SDG16 Conference 2025
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The Permanent Mission of Italy to the United Nations, the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) and the International Development Law Organization (IDLO) will organize the SDG16 Conference 2025 - "Advancing Peace, Justice and Institutions for Sustainable Development", to be held on Monday, 12 May 2025 at United Nations Headquarters in New York. Context "Action 7. We will strengthen our efforts to build peaceful, just and inclusive societies for… Read More
Launch of a Capacity Building Initiative on Innovating Public Service Delivery to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
| 01:30 pm - 02:30 pm
The Side Event will be held on 9 April 2025 at the United Nations Headquarters from 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm, at the margins of the Twenty-Fourth Session of the Committee of Experts on Public Administration (CEPA). It is jointly organized by the State Agency for Public Service and Social Innovations under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan together with the Permanent Mission of Azerbaijan to the United Nations in collaboration with the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs… Read More
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
Capacity Development Workshop on a National Data Governance Framework and Digital Government in the Gambia
| 08:30 am - 06:00 pm GMT
UN DESA/DPIDG will be hosting a two-day capacity development workshop, in collaboration with the Ministry of Communication and Digital Economy of the Government of Republic of the Gambia, to engage government officials and other stakeholders, focusing on digital government, data, and data governance with the objective of strengthening the capacity of public sector employees in the concerned governmental organizations with regards to understanding how to improve the performance of digital… Read More
Foresight Webinar Series on Governance Futures
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The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), in collaboration with the UN Futures Lab/Global Hub, organized a Foresight Webinar Series on Governance Futures as part of the United Nations Economist Network (UNEN) initiative on foresight. The series used strategic foresight to enhance understanding of governance systems and chart pathways toward desirable governance futures.Interactive engagement: Colleagues from 21 organizations across the UN system were engaged to… Read More
Empowering Digital Transformation: Spreading Digitalization in Public Sector (Latin America and the Caribbean)
| 08:30 am - 06:00 pm GMT-3
Over the past decade Governments have given a growing importance and priority to digital transformation, resulting in more people benefiting from the efficiencies and conveniences of digital government services. Countries gradually improve the overall e-government development by investing in telecommunications infrastructure, online services delivery, and extended access to public information. At the same time, the disparities and digital divides remain significant within and between the… Read More
Empowering Digital Transformation: Spreading Digitalization in Public Sector
| 08:30 am - 06:00 pm GMT+2
Over the past decade, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic, the Governments have given a growing importance and priority to digital transformation, resulting in more people benefiting from the efficiencies and conveniences of digital government services, reflected in the findings of the 2024 UN E-Government Survey. Countries gradually improve the overall e-government development by investing in telecommunications infrastructure, online services delivery, and extended access to public… Read More