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2020-2021 Report of Capacity Development Workshops and Pilot Testing of the Curriculum on Governance for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Toolkits
The 2020-2021 Report of Capacity Development Workshops and Pilot Testing of the Curriculum on Governance for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Toolkits was prepared by the UN DESA / DPIDG and UNPOG. The Report contains key information about…
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UN/DESA Policy Brief #117: Building the Capacities of Public Servants to Implement the 2030 Agenda
The 2030 Agenda recognizes that capacity in governments at all levels is critical to steer and support the transformations which it calls for. Thus, public servants at all levels of government need the capacity to successfully implement, follow up…
| Policy Briefs | Public Institutions
UN/DESA Policy Brief #116: A view of Changes in Institutional Arrangements for SDG Implementation at the National Level Since 2015
Five years after the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, with one third of the implementation period of its 17 Sustainable Development Goals having elapsed, it is important to take stock of relevant institutional arrangements at…
| Policy Briefs | Local Governance | Public Institutions
UN/DESA Policy Brief #115: Horizontal and vertical integration are more necessary than ever for COVID-19 recovery and SDG implementation
Horizontal and vertical integration are more necessary than ever for COVID-19 recovery and SDG implementation
Summary
By putting stress on national socio-economic systems, the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed new tensions and trade-offs among policy…
| Policy Briefs | Participation and Accountability | Public Institutions
UN/DESA Policy Brief #114: Connecting the Dots: The Still Elusive Synergies Between Accountability Institutions and the Follow-up and Review of the Sustainable Development Goals
The 2030 Agenda highlights the importance of the follow-up and review of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as an accountability mechanism and sets clear principles to guide it. Accountability institutions such as parliaments and supreme audit…
| Capacity Development Reports | Participation and Accountability
Report on Building Transparent, Accountable and Inclusive Institutions from the UNGASS 2021
The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) through its Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG), together with the Group of States against Corruption of the Council of Europe (GRECO) co-organized a…
| Capacity Development Reports | Participation and Accountability
Report on Transparency, Accountability and Ethics in Public Institutions with a focus on Public Procurement in Kenya
The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), together with the Kenya School of Government (KSG) and the Kenya Institute of Supplies Management (KISM), co-organized an online training workshop on Transparency, Accountability…
| Capacity Development Reports | Digital Government | Public Service Innovation
Report on Innovation and Digital Government for Public Service Delivery
This report summarizes presentations and outcomes of a facilitated online training workshop on Innovation, Digital Government and Public Service Delivery for Sustainable Development, which was jointly organized by the United Nations Department of…
| Capacity Development Reports | Sound Policymaking | Transformational Leadership and New Mindsets
Report on Changing Mindsets and Governance Capacities for Policy Coherence for a Holistic Implementation of the 2030 Agenda in the Arab Region
This report summarizes the key messages that were conveyed by facilitators, participants and external speakers during the online training workshop on “Changing Mindsets and Strengthening Governance Capacities for Policy Coherence for a Holistic…
| Capacity Development Reports | Public Institutions
2021 Snapshots of Capacity Development Activities
This report provides a snapshot of the capacity development activities undertaken by UN DESA’s Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG) in 2021. During 2021 DPIDG:
Organized 30+ capacity development activities with 79…
| Policy Briefs | Digital Government
UN/DESA Policy Brief #92: Leveraging digital technologies for social inclusion
Leveraging digital technologies for social inclusion
Key messages
COVID-19 is accelerating the pace of digital transformation. In so doing, it is opening the opportunities for advancing social progress and fostering social inclusion, while…
| Policy Briefs | Digital Government | Open Government Data
UN/DESA Policy Brief #89: Strengthening Data Governance for Effective Use of Open Data and Big Data Analytics for Combating COVID-19
Strengthening Data Governance for Effective Use of Open Data and Big Data Analytics for Combating COVID-19
Summary
Governments are highly dependent on all data including official statistics, administrative data, open data and big data analytics…