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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…
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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…
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Guide on Lessons for Open Government Data Action Planning for Sustainable Development
In September 2015, the United Nations Member States adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development as a roadmap for “people, planet and prosperity”1. This plan of action to transform the world aims to eradicate poverty and inequality and…
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Civic Engagement in Public Policies: A Toolkit
This toolkit highlights emerging innovative processes, methods and mechanisms that foster the engagement of civil society, the private sector and citizens in general in public policies. It aims to assist governments, civil society and other relevant…