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| CEPA Strategy Guidance Notes | Sound Policymaking | Principles of Effective Governance
CEPA strategy guidance note on promotion of coherent policymaking
The United Nations Committee of Experts on Public Administration (CEPA) has developed a set of principles of effective governance for sustainable development. The essential purpose of these voluntary principles is to provide interested countries…
| CEPA Strategy Guidance Notes | Principles of Effective Governance
CEPA strategy guidance note on data sharing
Having access to reliable, accurate public-sector data is crucial for sound policymaking. Accurate data helps to answer fundamental questions on selecting proper actions, to realize intended outcomes and to achieve the overall effectiveness…
| CEPA Strategy Guidance Notes | Principles of Effective Governance
CEPA strategy guidance note on regulatory impact assessment
The United Nations Committee of Experts on Public Administration (CEPA) has developed a set of principles of effective governance for sustainable development. The essential purpose of these voluntary principles is to provide interested countries…
| CEPA Strategy Guidance Notes | Principles of Effective Governance
CEPA strategy guidance note on risk management frameworks
The United Nations Committee of Experts on Public Administration (CEPA) has developed a set of principles of effective governance for sustainable development. The essential purpose of these voluntary principles is to provide interested countries…
| Compendia | Digital Government
Compendium of Digital Government Initiatives in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic 2020
This compendium, prepared by the Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG) of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), aims to capture emerging trends in digital responses of the United Nations…
| Compendia | Public Institutions
Compendium of National Institutional Arrangements for Implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
In the four years since the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development came into effect, countries across the world have made significant efforts to establish the institutional arrangements necessary for the successful implementation of the sustainable…
| Compendia | Public Institutions
Compendium of National Institutional Arrangements for implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: 2019 Update
Since the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in 2015, countries have continuously updated institutional arrangements in order to enable government institutions and other stakeholders to deliver the objectives encapsulated in the…
| Compendia | Digital Government | Public Service Innovation
Compendium of Innovative Practices in Public Governance and Administration for Sustainable Development
This Compendium of Innovative Practices in Public Governance and Administration for Sustainable Development explores three shifts in government-society interactions that have had significant impact on public administration and public service . These…
| Compendia | Public Service Innovation
Good Practices and Innovations in Public Governance: United Nations Public Service Awards Winners, 2012-2013
This publication provides an overview of 145 successful innovations in governance and public administration from 50 countries that received the United Nations Public Service Awards, which is the most prestigious international recognition of…
| Compendia | Digital Government
Compendium of Innovative E-Government Practices, Volume V
The main objective of developing the UN/DESA Compendium of Innovative E-government Practices as an ongoing project is to create a venue for sharing and disseminating innovative e-government solutions, services and products developed and/or adopted…
| Compendia | Participation and Accountability | Supreme Audit Institutions
Compendium of Innovative Practices of Citizen Engagement by Supreme Audit Institutions for Public Accountability
The Compendium of Innovative Practices of Citizen Engagement by Supreme Audit Institutions for Public accountability provides an overview of successful examples and innovations in the engagement of citizens in public accountability processes through…
| Compendia | Digital Government | Participation and Accountability
Compendium of ICT Applications on Electronnic Government, Volume 3: Mobile Applications on Citizen Engagement
This Compendium of ICT Applications on Electronic Government is a unique collection of current ICT applications being used directly by or in partnership with governments, governmental institutions and the private sector around the world to support…