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Virtual Side Event on Harnessing Sustainable Ocean-Based Economy: Overcoming the Financing Challenge
| 08:30 am - 10:00 am EDT
Promoting an inclusive and sustainable ocean-based economy is especially critical for the sustainable development of small island developing States. UN DESA in collaboration with the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) and the Permanent Mission of the Principality of Monaco to the United Nations will organize a side event during the Second Preparatory Committee Meeting of the 4th International Conference on Small Island Developing States. The event will take place on 2 April 2024 and will… Read More
Strengthening budget credibility through external audits – Webinar series （session 3)
| 08:30 am - 10:00 am EST
DPIDG/UNDESA and the International Budget Partnership (IBP) in collaboration with supreme audit institutions (SAIs) and partners are organizing a webinar series to enable peer learning on the various ways in which SAIs may assess and address budget credibility. The series aims to create a platform where SAIs and other stakeholders can share knowledge and experiences on budget credibility, and discuss strategies and practical ways to advance this work. The webinars delve into the contents of “… Read More
Strengthening budget credibility through external audits – Webinar series (session 2)
| 08:30 am - 10:00 am EST
DPIDG/UNDESA and the International Budget Partnership (IBP) in collaboration with supreme audit institutions (SAIs) and partners are organizing a webinar series to enable peer learning on the various ways in which SAIs may assess and address budget credibility. The series aims to create a platform where SAIs and other stakeholders can share knowledge and experiences on budget credibility, and discuss strategies and practical ways to advance this work. The webinars delve into the contents of “… Read More
Strengthening budget credibility through external audits – Webinar series （session 1)
| 08:30 am - 10:00 am EST.
DPIDG/UNDESA and the International Budget Partnership (IBP) in collaboration with supreme audit institutions (SAIs) and partners are organizing a webinar series to enable peer learning on the various ways in which SAIs may assess and address budget credibility. The series aims to create a platform where SAIs and other stakeholders can share knowledge and experiences on budget credibility, and discuss strategies and practical ways to advance this work. The webinars delve into the contents of “… 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 Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG… Read More
Continental Workshop on the Voluntary National Reviews for 2023 HLPF and Agenda 2063
UTC + 2
The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), through its Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG), Division for Sustainable Development Goals (DSDG) and Office of Intergovernmental Support and Coordination for the Sustainable Development Goals (OISC), and the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) are co-organizing a continental workshop on the Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs) for the 2023 high level political forum (HLPF) and the Domestication… Read More
Regional capacity development webinar on Effective governance for transformational change
Frontier Technology Policy Experimentation and Regulatory Sandboxes in Asia and the Pacific
| 11:00 pm - 06:00 am
Documents
• Concept Note
• Agenda
Remarks
• Opening Remarks by Juwang Zhu, Director, Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government, UN DESA (Video Recording)
• Closing Remarks by Vincenzo Aquaro, Chief of Digital Government Branch, Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government, UN DESA (Video Recording)
Presentations
• Frontier Technology Policy Experimentation and Regulatory Sandboxes for SDGs by Wai Min Kwok, Senior Governance and Public Administration Officer… 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 provision of information… Read More