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Virtual Workshop on Subsidiarity and Decentralization for Sustainable Development

| 04:00 pm - 06:00 pm Seoul, GMT+9
Organised byUnited 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) BackgroundThe Committee of Experts on Public Administration (CEPA) adopted 11 principles of effective governance at its seventeenth session. The principles, endorsed by the Economic and Social Council in its resolution 2018/12. Highlight the need for pragmatic and… Read More

Middle East Regional Workshop for the Review of the Standards of Excellence for Public Administration Education and Training

| 07:00 am - 10:00 am EST
The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) and the International Association of Schools and Institutes of Administration (IASIA) are organizing a Regional Workshop for the Review of the Standards of Excellence for Public Administration Education and Training in the Middle East.  The workshop will be held in the context of the Middle East and North Africa Public Administration Research (MENAPAR) conference from 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm (Egypt); 7:00 am to 10:00 am New York… Read More

Capacity Development Workshop on “Changing Mindsets for Innovation, Digital Transformation, and Improved Public Service Delivery for Sustainable Development Goals Implementation” in Guatemala

This in-person workshop, co-designed with the National Institute of Public Administration (INAP), and with the support of the UN Resident Coordinator’s Office, will contribute to the strengthening of capacities of the Guatemala public sector to better understand the important role they play in implementing the SDGs with an emphasis on changing mindsets for innovation in the provision of government services.More specifically, the objective of the workshop taking place in the city Guatemala City… Read More

Spanish-speaking Countries Workshop for the Review of the Standards of Excellence for Public Administration Education and Training

| 09:30 am - 12:30 pm EST
The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) and the International Association of Schools and Institutes of Administration (IASIA) are organizing a Regional Workshop for the Review of the Standards of Excellence for Public Administration Education and Training in Spnaish-speaking countries.  The workshop will take place from 9.30 am to 12.30 am New York time on 4 December 2023. The event will be conducted in Spanish.The purpose of the Workshop is to gather inputs on… Read More
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Strengthening Innovation in Public Service to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals

| 08:00 am - 06:00 pm CAT
The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG), is organising a capacity development workshop entitled “Strengthening Innovation in Public Service to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals” under the umbrella of the 42nd Annual Roundtable Conference of the African Association for Public Administration and Management (AAPAM). It will take place in Livingstone, Zambia from 5 to 8 December 2023. The… Read More

Capacity Development Workshop on “Changing Mindsets for Innovation, Digital Transformation, and Improved Public Service Delivery for Sustainable Development Goals Implementation” in Bolivia

The Association of Bolivian Municipalities (AMB) and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), through its Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG), with the support of the UN Bolivia, are co-organizing a Training workshop with the objective of applying the contents of UN DESA’s Curriculum on Governance for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in particular the main modules of the toolkits on Changing Mindsets in Public Institutions to… Read More

Institutional arrangements for coherent national policy formulation in the areas of Climate, Land, Energy and Water systems (CLEWs) framework in Namibia

| 09:00 am - 03:00 pm
The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), through its Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG), in collaboration with the Division of Economic Analysis and Policy Division, the UN RC Namibia, UN ECA and UNFAO will organize a workshop in support of NPC – the CLEWS focal point within the Government of Namibia to invite Directors or delegates of the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform, the Ministry of Mines and Energy and the Ministry… Read More

Workshop on the Review of the Standards of Excellence for Public Administration Education and Training in the context of 7th edition of the African Forum of Territorial Managers and Training Institutes Targeting the Local Government

| 08:30 am - 11:30 am EST
The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) and the International Association of Schools and Institutes of Administration (IASIA) are organizing a Regional Workshop for the Review of the Standards of Excellence for Public Administration Education and Training in Africa.  The workshop will take place from 8.30 am to 11.30 am New York time and 2.30 pm to 5.30 pm Morocco time on 22 November 2023. The Workshop is being organized in the framework of the 7th Edition of the… Read More

Capacity Building Workshop on Strengthening National Capacities for Spreading Digitalization at Local Levels

UN DESA, in collaboration with UN ESCAP and UNU-EGOV is organizing an informative workshop in Bangkok, from 21—23 November 2023. The objective of this workshop is to provide knowledge and technical support to strengthen national capacities for spreading digitization at the local level, thereby advancing SDG 11. During the workshop, training for using a newly developed Digitalization Toolkit for Local Governments will be given. The toolkit is a set of comprehensive materials on local e-… Read More

How Governments Can Strengthen Public Trust and Their Relationships with Society

| 08:30 am - 10:00 am EST
 The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of Governments’ relationships with other social actors in addressing crises and achieving transformative goals. The strength of these relationships enabled or hindered the swiftness and effectiveness of many responses to the virus. While posing enormous challenges to public administrations, the pandemic also sparked innovation and positive changes within them. In the face of increasingly complex threats to sustainable development and social… Read More

Launch of World Public Sector Report 2023

| 08:00 am - 09:00 am EST.
The World Public Sector Report 2023, “Transforming institutions to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals after the pandemic”, will be launched on Thursday, 9 November, 8:00 – 9:00 (EST) through a Zoom webinar. The World Public Sector Report 2023, published by the United Nations Department of economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) through its Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government, aims to draw attention to institutional change as a key component of the societal… Read More
Joint UNDESA and APS-HRMnet Capacity Development Workshop on “ Reaffirming state-people governance relationships through the lenses of Human Resource Managers in Africa”

Joint UNDESA and APS-HRMnet Capacity Development Workshop on “ Reaffirming state-people governance relationships through the lenses of Human Resource Managers in Africa”

| 08:30 am - 05:00 pm East Africa Time (UTC+3)
UN DESA/DPIDG will join efforts with APS-HRMnet to organize a Joint Capacity Development Workshop on the theme “Reaffirming state-people governance relationships through the lenses of Human Resource Managers in Africa”. The event will be fully integrated into the 8th Annual Conference of African Public Service-Human Resource Managers Network (APS-HRMnet) on the theme "Bringing citizens and government closer: The Role of Human Resource Management in service delivery for transforming public… Read More