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Innovation, Digital Government and Public Service Delivery for Sustainable Development in the Caribbean Region 

A virtual capacity development training workshop on "Innovation, Digital Government and Public Service Delivery for Sustainable Development in the Caribbean Region", composed of ten facilitated webinars, will be held on 23, 24 February and 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, 23 and 24 March 2021. The training is jointly organized by UN DESA/DPIDG  together with the SIDS Unit of UN DESA/DSDG, in collaboration with the Caribbean Centre for Development Administration (CARICAD) and the Caribbean Community (… Read More

Virtual Workshop on Sound Policymaking for Sustainable Development

Virtual Workshop: Sound Policymaking for Sustainable DevelopmentUN CEPA Principles of Effective Governance18 February 202110 a.m. - noon (New York time)The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, through its Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government, held two virtual workshops on Sound Policymaking for Sustainable Development. The first workshop on 16 February focused on 5 African countries: Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, South Africa and Uganda. The second workshop on… Read More

Innovating Public Governance and Leveraging Digital Technologies for Social Inclusion of Vulnerable Groups

| 08:45 am - 10:00 am
During the 59th Session of the Commission for Social Development, a virtual side event is jointly organized by UN DESA/DPIDG through its Project Office on Governance (UNPOG), and the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations, in collaboration with the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation. This Side Event is organized to present an online Training Toolkit on “Government Innovation for Social Inclusion of Vulnerable Groups”. The Training Toolkit aims to build the capacities… Read More

Virtual Workshop on Sound Policymaking for Sustainable Development

Virtual Workshop: Sound Policymaking for Sustainable DevelopmentUN CEPA Principles of Effective Governance16 February 20218 a.m. - 10 a.m. (New York time)The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, through its Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government, held two virtual workshops on Sound Policymaking for Sustainable Development. The first workshop on 16 February focused on 5 African countries: Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, South Africa and Uganda. The second workshop… Read More

Online Training Workshop on Changing Mindsets and Strengthening Governance Capacities for Policy Coherence for a Holistic Implementation of the 2030 Agenda in the Arab region 

UNDESA/DPIDG is finalizing a Curriculum on Governance for the Sustainable Development Goals. Its objective is to provide ready-to-use training material on key governance pillars needed to implement the 2030 Agenda. Within this context, two toolkits of the Curriculum, namely one on Changing Mindsets in Public Institutions and another on Institutional Capacities for Policy Coherence, are pilot tested in the Arab region. Through testing these Governance-specific toolkits, this Training Workshop… Read More

Changing Mindsets and Strengthening Governance Capacities in the Arab region

  Online Training Workshop on “Changing Mindsets and Strengthening Governance Capacities for Policy Coherence for a Holistic Implementation of the 2030 Agenda in the Arab region” Start Date (and time – NY): 26 and 28 January and 2 and 4 February 2021 for 2 hours each day        8:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. EST Venue:  Virtual Description: The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) is finalizing a Curriculum on… Read More

Developing institutional capacities in digital transformation for a more inclusive and equitable rec

  In addition to unleashing unfathomable opportunities for sustainable development, the digital age has also highlighted the vitality of digital solutions allowing societies to function and businesses to continue in the times of COIVD-19 pandemic.  Online services and remote working arrangements were among the few of the measures addressing the isolation, keeping people informed and engaged during the COVID-19 response and recovery.   The role of digital government in… Read More

Webinar on Developing Institutional Capacities in Digital Transformation for a More Inclusive and Equitable Recovery

This capacity development webinar on Developing Institutional Capacities in Digital Transformation for a More Inclusive and Equitable Recovery aims to strengthen public institutional capacities in public policymaking for digital transformation in support of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It aims to strengthen the digital capacity of countries, especially the developing countries to participate in, and benefit from, the growing opportunities of digitalization while mitigating the… Read More

Virtual expert group meeting on institutions and governance for accelerating sustainable public proc

 Virtual expert group meeting on institutions and governance for accelerating sustainable public procurementCEPA Working Group on Sustainable Public Procurement 24 November 202009:30-11:30 a.m. (New York time) Supporting documents    Report    Concept note    Agenda    Biographical notes of speakers    List of participants      Presentations•    Introduction by Louis Meuleman, CEPA member•    Sustainable Public Procurement: An accelerator of sustainable development in time of crisis, A… Read More

Regional Symposium on Effective, Inclusive and Accountable Public Institutions and Digital Government Transformation for Resilient Recovery and the SDG Implementation

The Regional Symposium on Effective, Inclusive and Accountable Public Institutions and Digital Government Transformation for Resilient Recovery and the SDG Implementation will be held from 24 to 26 November, 9 pm EDT.  The annual symposium aims to equip public institutions with the capacities necessary for sustainable and resilient recovery while focusing on implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The symposium is organized by UN DESA/DPIDG, through its Project Office on… Read More

Institutions and Governance for Accelerating Sustainable Public Procurement

The UN Committee of Experts on Public Administration (CEPA) Working Group on Sustainable Public Procurement organized a virtual expert group meeting on institutional arrangements and governance mechanisms that could help accelerate adoption of sustainable public procurement (SPP) practices with a view to informing the Committee’s deliberations. CEPA considered issues relating to sustainable public procurement in the decade of action and delivery for sustainable development at its 20th session… Read More

Virtually Together at IGF2020 - Internet for Human Resilience and Solidarity

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 15thannual meeting of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) is being hosted online by the United Nations in two phases: from 2 to 6 November and from 9 to 17 November (excluding the weekends).  Under the overarching theme ‘’Internet for human resilience and solidarity’’, the premier UN-hosted annual event will bring together over five thousand experts, leaders and stakeholders of all sectors and all parts of the world, to discuss the impact of the Internet on… Read More