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| 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…
| World Public Sector Reports | Public Institutions

World Public Sector Report 2021

National institutional arrangements for implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals: A five-year stocktaking Institutions are paramount to the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and all the Sustainable Development…
| 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…
| SDG 16 Conference Reports | Public Institutions

Report of the SDG 16 Conference

The 2021 global SDG 16 Conference – Transforming Governance for a more Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Future: SDG 16 as the roadmap to respond to COVID-19 and build back better – came to a successful conclusion on Friday, 30 April 2021, following six…
| Handbooks | Digital Government

Digital Government Capability Assessment

The Digital Government Capability Assessment (DGCA) is a six-dimension framework of enablers to engage governments in discussions towards digital government transformation. Considering that digital government requires a multifaceted response from…
| 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…
| CEPA Strategy Guidance Notes | Principles of Effective Governance

CEPA strategy guidance note on science-policy interface

The United Nations Committee of Experts on Public Administration (CEPA) has developed a set of principles of effective governance for sustainable development. The essential purpose of these voluntary principles is to provide interested countries…
| CEPA Strategy Guidance Notes | Principles of Effective Governance

CEPA strategy guidance note on monitoring and evaluation systems

The United Nations Committee of Experts on Public Administration (CEPA) has developed a set of principles of effective governance for sustainable development. The essential purpose of these voluntary principles is to provide interested countries…
| CEPA Strategy Guidance Notes | Principles of Effective Governance

CEPA strategy guidance note on strengthening of national statistical systems

The United Nations Committee of Experts on Public Administration (CEPA) has developed a set of principles of effective governance for sustainable development. The essential purpose of these voluntary principles is to provide interested countries…
| 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…