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
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… Read More
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
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… Read More
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
The Office of the President of Ecuador, the Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Society, and 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 Resident Coordinator Office in Ecuador are co-organizing a Training of Trainers (ToT) workshop with the objective of presenting the content in Spanish of UN DESA’s Curriculum on Governance for the Sustainable Development… Read More
Policy coherence is now more important than ever considering the ongoing multiple global crises that the world faces. There is a renewed drive for policy coherence and integrated approaches in the policy debate around the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Identification of synergies and trade-offs, and recognizing interdependencies and interactions in the 2030 Agenda, are key first steps to ensure that public policies are coherent with one another and will achieve… Read More
The third LOSI webinar series, organized by the Digital Government Branch (DGB) of the DPIDG/UN DESA, will concentrate on the application of the LOSI methodology in the State of Palestine. This one-hour webinar will host researchers who have conducted the study in the country. The webinar also offers an excellent opportunity for city governments to engage in discussions and learn about the upcoming UN E-Government Survey 2024, with a special focus on the LOSI.Application of Local Online Service… Read More
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), are co-organizing a Training of Trainers (ToT) online workshop with the objective of presenting the content in Spanish of UN DESA’s Curriculum on Governance for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the main modules of the toolkits on Changing Mindsets in Public Institutions to Implement… Read More
The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), through its Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG) and Project Office on Governance (UNPOG), and in collaboration with the UN Resident Coordinator's Office and UNDP Mongolia, is organizing a National Workshop on Effective Governance for Sustainable Development in Mongolia on 07-13 June 2023.The Workshop is being organized in response to the expressed need for capacity development requests received… Read More
The National Institute of Public Administration (INAP) of Guatemala and 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 Resident Coordinator Office in Guatemala are co-organizing a Training of Trainers (ToT) workshop with the objective of presenting the content in Spanish of UN DESA’s Curriculum on Governance for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the main… Read More
The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, the International Development Law Organization and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy are co-organizing the fourth SDG 16 Conference to take place from 30 May to 1 June 2023 in Rome, Italy. The overarching theme of the 2023 Conference will be “SDG 16 as a compass for navigating intersecting crises.” Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 16, in addition to being a standalone goal, is also an… Read More