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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

Workshop on Strengthening Institutional Capacities in Africa for Effective Implementation of the 2030 Agenda and Agenda 2063: Follow-up to the 2023 SDG Summit

The United Nations’ Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) and the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) are organizing a continental workshop entitled ‘Strengthening Institutional capacities in Africa for effective implementation of the 2030 Agenda and Agenda 2063: Follow-up to the 2023 Summit’. This is the fourth in a series jointly organized in support of building effective, accountable and inclusive institutions in Africa at all levels. At the midpoint of the 2030 Agenda, the… Read More

18th Internet Governance Forum: "The Internet We Want - Empowering All People"

The 18th annual meeting of the Internet Governance Forum will be hosted by the Government of Japan in Kyoto from 8 to 12 October 2023. The Forum's overarching theme is: The Internet We Want - Empowering All People.Building on the results of the call for thematic issues the MAG decided that the 18th annual IGF programme will develop around the following sub-themes:AI & Emerging Technologies Avoiding Internet Fragmentation    Cybersecurity, Cybercrime & Online SafetyData Governance & … Read More

European Regional Workshop on the Review of the Standards of Excellence for Public Administration Education and Training

| 08:00 am - 11:00 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 European countries.  The workshop will take place from 8.00 am to 11.00 am New York time on 5 October 2023. The purpose of the Workshop is to gather inputs on the review and/or update of the Standards of… Read More

SDG High Impact Initiative on FutureGov - Building Public Sector Capabilities for the Future

| 10:00 am - 11:30 am EDT
The FutureGov High Impact initiative is designed to support member states through their public sector transformation journeys as they improve the way they design, finance, deliver, and evaluate public services.The FutureGov Facility will be launched at the SDG Action Weekend (16-17 September 2023) by UN DESA, UNDP, and a coalition of countries and organizations committed to enhancing the public sector, to support the achievement of the SDGs and national priorities.JOIN US on 17 September 10:00… Read More

African Regional Workshop on the Review of the Standards of Excellence for Public Administration Education and Training

| 09:00 am - 12:00 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 an African Regional Workshop for the Review of the Standards of Excellence for Public Administration Education and Training.  The workshop will take place from 9 am to 12 noon New York time and 4pm to 7pm Nairobi time on 13 September 2023. The purpose of the event is to gather inputs from Africa on the review and/or update of… Read More

Expert Group Meeting on “Enhanced Innovation to Build Resilient and Responsive Public Administration to Support the Implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development – An SDGs Mid-Term Review Perspectives”

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The Expert Group Meeting on “Enhancing Innovation to Build Resilient and Responsive Public Administration to Support the Implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development – an SDGs Mid-Term Review Perspective” is organized by the Public Service Innovation Branch (PISB), Division of Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG), the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA). It will take place on 7-8 September 2023 at the Conference Room B, United… Read More

National Workshop on Risk-informed Governance and Decision-making for Circular Economy, Green Growth, Resilience and Climate Action in Mozambique

| 03:00 am - 11:00 am New York Time
4 - 6 September 202309:00 – 17:00 | Mozambique (GMT+2)16:00 – 00:00 | Seoul (GMT+9)03:00 – 11:00 | New York (GMT-4)Venue: Maputo, Mozambique.Jointly organized by the Ministry of Land and Environment of Mozambique, and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)  in collaboration with the United Nations Resident Coordinator Office in Mozambique and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Mozambique  Background The United Nations Department of Economic and Social… Read More

Workshop on Building Partnerships for Sound Policymaking and Effective Institutions to Implement the Sustainable Development Goals at the Local Level

| 09:00 pm - 03:00 am New York Time
The workshop is organized by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG), United Nations Project Office on Governance (UNPOG), and in collaboration with the Ministry of the Interior and Safety of the Republic of Korea (MOIS) and Korea Institute of Public Administration (KIPA), Korea Research Institute for Local Administration (KRILA), National Disaster Management Research Institute (NDMI), Korea Local… Read More