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Snapshot of Capacity Development Activities 2022
UN DESA’s Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG) provides capacity development support and policy advice to countries upon their request to strengthen governments’ capacities to translate the Sustainable Development Goals (…
| Policy Briefs | Digital Government | Public Institutions | Public Service Innovation
UN/DESA Policy Brief No. 139: Strengthening Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience for Climate Action through Risk-informed Governance
Strengthening Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience for Climate Action through Risk-informed Governance
Key Messages
Governments that consider risk in policymaking and successfully integrate risk management into their governance frameworks and…
| Handbooks | Digital Government | Public Service Innovation
Handbook on how to design and implement One-stop-Shops to promote better service delivery and implement the Sustainable Development Goals
This Handbook, prepared by UN DESA/DPIDG, provides local and national governments with a set of conceptual approaches, practical strategies, and tools to improve the delivery of public services through citizen centric One-stop-Shops (OSS). It…
| Capacity Development Reports | Digital Government | Public Service Innovation | Transformational Leadership and New Mindsets
Report on Innovation, Digital Government and Changing Mindset for Public Sector Transformation in Guyana to Achieve the SDG
The Report highlights the key concepts and recommendations that emerged from the Training Workshop on “Innovation, Digital Government and Changing Mindset for Public Sector Transformation in Guyana to Achieve the SDGs” organized by the United…
| Capacity Development Reports | Public Service Innovation
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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Handbook on Risk-informed Governance and Innovative Technology for Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience
This Handbook is developed based on the Traning of Trainer Toolkit on Risk-informed Governance and Innovative Technology for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Resilience. The overall learning outcome of this training toolkit is to meet the…
| 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…
| 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…
| Good Practices and Innovations in Public Governance | Public Service Innovation
Good Practices and Innovations in Public Governance
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 | Public Service Innovation
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…
| Good Practices and Innovations in Public Governance | Public Service Innovation
Innovation in Governance and Public Administration to Achieve the United Nations Development Goals
This publication provides a summary of the findings and lessons learned from the Ad Hoc Expert Group Meeting on “Innovation in Governance and Public Administration for the Achievement of the Millennium Development Goals” which was held at United…