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United Nations E-Government Survey Local Online Service Index (LOSI) Webinar Series – Jordan

| 10:00 am - 11:00 am EDT
United Nations E-Government Survey Local Online Service Index (LOSI) Webinar Series  Episode 1 – Jordan    The first LOSI webinar series organized by the Digital Government Branch (DGB) of the DPIDG / UN DESA will focus on the application of LOSI methodology in Jordan. This one-hour webinar will host researchers who conducted the study in 19 cities in the country. The webinar will also highlight opportunities and challenges in e-government at city level while aiming at information sharing and… Read More

National Workshop on Transparency, Accountability and Ethics in Public Institutions

  National Workshop on Transparency, Accountability and Ethics in Public Institutions 02 to 04 August 2022 09:00 – 17:00 | Malawi (GMT+ 2) 10:00 – 18:00 | Nairobi (GMT+ 3) 16:00 – 00:00 | Seoul (GMT+ 9) 03:00 – 11:00 | New York (GMT-4) Venue: Lilongwe, Malawi   Background The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), through its Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG) and  its Project Office on Governance (UNPOG), in… Read More

Enhancing National to Local Institutional Coordination and Monitoring Mechanisms in Vanuatu

  Training Workshop on Enhancing National to Local Institutional Coordination and Monitoring Mechanisms for NSDP/SDG Implementation in Vanuatu 20-22 July 2022 09:00 – 13:00 and 14:00– 17:00 | Vanuatu Time 07:00 – 11:00 and 12:00– 15:00 | KST (19-21 July New York) 18:00– 22:00 and 23:00– 02:00 | EDT   The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), through its Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG) and with the support of its… Read More

Virtual VNR lab: Recent innovations in institutional arrangements for SDG implementation

Virtual VNR lab: Looking forward: Recent innovations in institutional arrangements for SDG implementation 15 July 2022, 8:00-9:00 am (Eastern Daylight Time, New York) Online - via Zoom Description: This VNR lab took stock of recent innovations in institutional arrangements for SDG implementation put in place by countries. The lab invited countries to share information on changes made to their institutional arrangements since their last VNRs, and share experiences and lessons about the… Read More

Implementing a Multi-Pronged Strategy for Digital Transformation: Lessons from Asia

  Capacity Development Webinar  “Implementing a Multi-Pronged Strategy for Digital Transformation: Lessons from Asia” 7 July 2022 8:00 – 10:00 am (EDT)   The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), through its Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG), in collaboration with China National Academy of Governance (CNAG) and Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences (SASS), is organizing a capacity building webinar on strengthening… Read More

Training of Trainers for the Delivery of the Workshop on "Changing Mindsets in Public Institutions to Realize the 2030 Agenda in Pakistan"

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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 United Nations Resident Coordinator Office of Lahore in Pakistan, is organizing a Training of Trainers (ToT) on “Changing Mindsets in Public Institutions to Realize the 2030 Agenda in Pakistan” with the staff of the National Institute of Management of Pakistan. The National Institute of Management is a constituent unit of… Read More

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

LOSI Information Session in preparation for the United Nations E-Government Survey 2022

| 08:00 am - 09:00 am EST
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 how Supreme Audit Institutions assess and address budget credibility

  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

Workshop on Handbook on Supreme Audit Institutions

  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

Capacity-building Workshop on the importance of transformational leadership in aligning the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Africa’s Agenda 2063

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

SDG 16 CONFERENCE 2022

  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