Register here The 9th Regional Symposium on Effective Governance and AI Transformation is a United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)’s annual event in the Asia and the Pacific region and beyond. This dynamic gathering brings together public sector leaders, policymakers, tech innovators, and development experts to explore how artificial intelligence and institutional innovation can accelerate the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. … Read More
The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), through its Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG), together with the Government of the Dominican Republic’s Ministry of Finance and Economy (formerly Ministry of Economy, Planning and Development – MEPyD), and in collaboration with the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and UN DESA’s Financing for Sustainable Development Office (FSDO), will convene a national capacity-… Read More
A Capacity Development Workshop on “Localizing the Sustainable Development Goals: Localizing the Sustainable Development Goals: Advancing Subsidiarity in Practice” to be held in Freetown, Sierra Leone from 9 to 11 September 2025 is being jointly organized by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), through its Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government, the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development in Sierra Leone, and the African Peer… Read More
Aligning with the Pact for the Future’s call to “bridge STI divides,” and recommendations of the 2025 STI Forum, which include inter alia increasing public and private investment in STI, bridging digital divides, establishing ethical governance for emerging technologies, transforming education, and enhancing international collaboration, UN DESA's Division for Sustainable Development Goals is organizing a Capacity Building Workshop for Small Island Developing States: Leveraging Big Earth Data to… Read More