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Compendium of Basic United Nations Terminology in Governance and Public Administration
At its sixth session, the Committee of Experts on Public Administration expressed appreciation to the Chair and the members of the working group on basic United Nations terminology in governance and public administration for its preliminary report…
| Reports | Participation and Accountability | Public Institutions
World e-Parliament Report 2008
The World e-Parliament Report 2008 constitutes the first assessment from a global perspective of how information and communication technologies (ICT) are being employed by parliaments across the spectrum of activities for which they are responsible…
| UN E-Government Surveys | Digital Government
From E-Government to Connected Governance
From E-Government to Connected Governance
The UN E-Government Survey 2008: From E-Government to Connected Governance assesses the E-Government Development of the 192 Member States of the UN according to a quantitative composite index of e-readiness…
| Compendia | Digital Government
Compendium of ICT Applications on Electronic Government, Volume 1: Mobile Applications on Health and Learning
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…
| Reports | Local Governance | Participation and Accountability
Participatory Planning Participatory Planning and Budgeting Budgeting at the Sub-national Level
This publication serves as a reference and guide for local governments, non-governmental organizations, civil society and institutions, and will contribute to advancing the discussions in government-community engagements in fiscal processes. UNDESA…
| Reports | Participation and Accountability
Fighting Urban Poverty: Which Participatory Approaches?
A Panel Discussion on Fighting Urban Poverty: Which Participatory Approaches?, organized jointly by UNDESA and DGDC, as a side event to the Third World Urban Forum in Vancouver, Canada on 20 June 2006, brought together practitioners, policy makers…
| UN E-Government Surveys | World Public Sector Reports | Digital Government
World Public Sector Report 2003
E-Government at the CrossroadsThe World Public Sector Report 2003 presents a view of e-government as a tool for creating public value. It puts e-government development in the context of the United Nations Millennium Declaration, the Report claims…
| Reports | Public Service Innovation
Public Service Ethics in Africa, Vol. 2
There is a greater awareness of the need for ethics, accountability and transparency in public life today. This realisation has been supported by the emergence of a consensus that good governance and sound public administration underpin sustainable…
| Reports | Public Service Innovation
Public Service Ethics in Africa, Vol. 1
There is a greater awareness of the need for ethics, accountability and transparency in public life today. This realisation has been supported by the emergence of a consensus that good governance and sound public administration underpin sustainable…
| UN E-Government Surveys | Digital Government
E-government Landscape
E-government Landscape
Since the mid -1990s governments around the world have been executing major initiatives in order to tap the vast potential of the internet for the distinct purpose of improving and perfecting the governing process. Like the…