In preparation for the UN E-government Survey 2022 and with the aim to improve the Survey and its methodology, UN DESA is organizing a Local Online Service Index information session with stakeholders from cities to gather feedback and suggestions for the LOSI (Local Online Services Index) section of the UN E-Government Survey 2022. In addition to the Expert Group Meetings held in March 2021, UN DESA has already organized four regional consultation sessions, during the month of May 2021, in… Read More
Webinar on Promoting Independent External Audits on Credibility of Government Budgets: How Supreme Audit Institutions assess and address budget credibility
UN DESA/DPIDG and the International Budget Partnership will hold a webinar on “Promoting Independent External Audits on Credibility of Government Budgets: How Supreme Audit Institutions assess and address budget credibility” on 16 June (8.30-9.30 am EDT). The interactive event will invite discussion of the results of a… Read More
Review Workshop - Handbook on Supreme Audit Institutions’ Contribution to Strengthening Budget Credibility through External Audits
Resource experts from Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) will take stock of the draft contents of the handbook and reflect on how to improve the draft materials to ensure that the handbook is relevant and meets adequate quality standards. The sessions will seek to refine the conceptual and analytical framework of the handbook, discuss and provide… Read More
The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (UN DESA/DPIDG), in close collaboration with the United Cities and Local Governments of Africa (UCLG Africa), organized a capacity-building workshop on the importance of transformational leadership in aligning the SDGs and Africa’s Agenda 2063 through the lens of intermediary cities. The workshop, which was an integral part of the 9th Africities Summit, hosted 8 speakers from… Read More
People-centred governance in a post-pandemic world
Representatives from governments, United Nations and international organizations officials, leading academics, civil society and youth representatives from around the world convened virtually and in-person for the SDG 16 Conference on People-centred governance in a post-pandemic world. The event was co-organized by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), and the International Development… Read More
The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), through its Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG), the Ministry of Public Service of Guyana, the Caribbean Centre for Development Administration (CARICAD) and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), with the support of the Resident Coordinator Office, co-organized a Training Workshop on “Innovation, Digital Government and Changing Mindset for Public Sector Transformation in Guyana to Achieve the SDGs”. … Read More
The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), through its Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG), the Ministry of Public Service of Guyana, the Caribbean Centre for Development Administration (CARICAD) and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), with the support of the Resident Coordinator Office, are co-organizing a Training Workshop on “Innovation, Digital Government and Changing Mindset for Public Sector Transformation in Guyana to… Read More
The Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC) of the Government of Bhutan, in collaboration with UN DESA/DPIDG and its Project Office on Governance (UNPOG), and with the support of the UN Resident Coordinator Office in Bhutan, organized a virtual peer-to-peer learning international workshop on public service training assessment framework for strengthening capacities of public servants to support the implementation of the SDGs. The workshop was a follow-up activity to UN DESA’s Development Account… Read More
16 - 17 March 2022
9 am – 12 pm | Bhutan Time
12 pm – 3 pm | Korean Time
11 pm (15 March 2022) – 2 am (16 March 2022) | New York Time
11 pm (16 March 2022) – 2 am (17 March 2022) | New York Time
The Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC) of the Government of Bhutan, in collaboration with UN DESA/DPIDG and its Project Office on Governance (UNPOG), and with the support of the UN Resident Coordinator Office in Bhutan, is organizing a virtual peer-to-peer learning international workshop on… Read More
“Capacity Building Workshop on New Approaches to e-Government
for SDG Implementation”
15-16 March 2022
13:00 - 16:00 (Istanbul Time), 6:00 AM - 9:00 AM (New York, EST)
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 D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation, is organizing a capacity building workshop on new approaches to e-… Read More
Virtual Workshop on the Promotion of Intergenerational Equity for Sustainable Development8 March 2022 (Tuesday) 08:00 - 10:00 (EST) UN DESA/DPIDG is organizing a virtual workshop on the promotion of intergenerational equity for sustainable development. The workshop forms part of a series to launch the Strategy Guidance Notes to operationalize the principles of effective governance for sustainable development which were developed by the Committee of Experts on Public Administration (CEPA) and… Read More
7-9 February 2022
9am to 5pm Namibia Time | 2-10am New York Time
UN DESA/DPIDG and EAPD, the Namibia Resident Coordinator’s Office, UN ECA, UNDP, FAO and the Namibian National Planning Commission will hold a hybrid workshop from 7-9 February 2022 in Swakopmund, Namibia to discuss how to develop, transfer and apply the Climate, Land, Energy and Water systems (CLEWs) framework - a tool suited to assess interlinkages and trade-offs between sustainable development policies - and how to… Read More