Compendium of Best Practices and Innovations in Public Administration: Success Stories from the Winners and Finalists of the 2008 United Nations Public Service Awards

The United Nations Public Service Awards Programme (UNPSA) is the most prestigious international recognition of excellence in public service. It rewards the creative achievements and the contributions of public service institutions to a more effective and responsive public administration in countries worldwide.

This publication provides an overview of the UNPSA initiatives recognized as winners and finalists in 2008. Its purpose is to disseminate, through descriptive case studies, information about innovative practices by looking at the problem that led to an innovation; the solution that was designed and implemented to respond to the specific challenge; the actors and steps involved in the innovation process, and lessons learned.

In 2008, the selection process for the Awards brought 183 nominations from 39 countries. A total of twelve winners and eight finalists were awarded with the most prestigious recognition of excellence in the public service on 23 June 2008, during the United Nations Public Service Day.

File added date: July 2021
Author: UN DESA/DPIDG
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URL: https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/744646