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Workshop on “Changing Mindsets for Innovation and Public Sector Transformation”

The workshop on Changing Mindsets for Innovation and Public Sector Transformation seeks to explore practices and approaches to support changing mindsets for innovation and digital transformation of public services, different mindsets, the role of changed mindsets and capacity building strategies (aimed not only to the public sector but society as a whole), to support this transformation.  The Workshop will build on the results and key messages of the capacity development workshop held in… Read More

Capacity Development Training of Trainers Workshop on “Changing Mindsets for Innovation, Digital Transformation, and Improved Public Service Delivery for the Implementation of Mission Barbados and the Sustainable Development Goals”

The Ministry Training and Tertiary Education of Barbados, the Learning and Development Unit, and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), through its Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG), in collaboration with the Resident Coordinator Office in Barbados, as part of the DA Project 2427J, are co-organizing a Training of Trainers (ToT) workshop with the objective of presenting the content of UN DESA’s Curriculum on Governance for the… Read More

Capacity Development Workshop on “Competencies for SDGs Implementation: New Standards of Excellence for Public Administration Education and Training”

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The International Association of Schools and Institutes of Administration (IASIA) 2025 Conference will take place in Mexico City, Mexico 13 – 17 October, under the theme "Shaping the Future of Governance: Transforming Mindsets, Enhancing Skills, and Expanding Knowledge." Organized in close collaboration with the National Institute of Public Administration (INAP) of Mexico, the conference will bring together scholars, practitioners, and students from around the world. The program will include… Read More

9th Regional Symposium on Effective Governance and AI Transformation: Strengthening Institutions through Technology and Innovation for SDG Acceleration on 24 – 26 September 2025

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Register here The 9th Regional Symposium on Effective Governance and AI Transformation is a United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)’s annual event in the Asia and the Pacific region and beyond. This dynamic gathering brings together public sector leaders, policymakers, tech innovators, and development experts to explore how artificial intelligence and institutional innovation can accelerate the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. … Read More

Integrating Strategic Foresight and Systems Thinking into the Dominican Republic’s National Planning System

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The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), through its Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG), together with the Government of the Dominican Republic’s Ministry of Finance and Economy (formerly Ministry of Economy, Planning and Development – MEPyD), and in collaboration with the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and UN DESA’s Financing for Sustainable Development Office (FSDO), will convene a national capacity-… Read More

Localizing the Sustainable Development Goals: Advancing Subsidiarity in Practice

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A Capacity Development Workshop on “Localizing the Sustainable Development Goals: Localizing the Sustainable Development Goals: Advancing Subsidiarity in Practice” to be held in Freetown, Sierra Leone from 9 to 11 September 2025 is being jointly organized by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), through its Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government, the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development in Sierra Leone, and the African Peer… Read More

9th Youth Forum on SDG Implementation

BackgroundGuided by the UN Youth Strategy 2030, which calls for empowering young people with technical and leadership skills, the United Nations Project Office on Governance (UNPOG), Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG) of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), will hold the 9th Youth Forum on “Youth as Innovators: Driving AI Solutions for Sustainable Development”. The event is being organized in collaboration with the Ministry of the… Read More

APRM-UN DESA VNR Lab: Promoting Competencies and New Mindsets for the Future of Governance in the Global South

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Register hereA VNR Lab on “Promoting Competencies and New Mindsets for the Future of Governance in the Global South” will be held at United Nations Headquarters on 23 July 2025, within the framework of the 2025 High-level Political Forum. The VNR Lab is jointly organized by the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), through its Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government, in collaboration with the African… Read More

APRM-UN DESA VNR Lab: Strategic Planning and Foresight for Fulfilling the Financial Gaps of Agenda 2063 and the Sustainable Development Goals

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Register here A VNR Lab on “Strategic Planning and Foresight for Fulfilling Financial Gaps of Agenda 2063 and the SDGs” will be held at United Nations Headquarters on 18 July 2025, within the framework of the 2025 High-level Political Forum. The VNR Lab is jointly organized by the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), through its Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government, in collaboration with the UN… Read More

2025 UN Public Service Forum

The 2025 United Nations Public Service Forum will take place in Samarkand, Uzbekistan from 23 to 25 June 2025, under the theme "Five Years to 2030: Accelerating Public Service Delivery for a Sustainable Future". The Forum is co-organized by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) through its Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG) and the Government of Uzbekistan.  Context  With only five years left to achieve the… Read More

Africa Regional Forum on Governance Innovation: Advancing Agile, Inclusive and People-Centered Services for All

The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG), is organizing a Regional Forum on Public Service Innovation within the framework of the Continental Celebration of the 2025 African Public Service Day entitled “Enhancing the Agility and Resilience of Public Institutions to Achieve Equitable Governance and Rapidly Address Historical Service Delivery Gaps". The Africa Public Service Day is being organized by… Read More

The Future of Governance: Changing Mindsets for Innovation and Public Sector Transformation

The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG), is organizing a Capacity Development Workshop on “The Future of Governance: Changing Mindsets for Innovation and Public Sector Transformation" in collaboration with the Caribbean Centre for Administration Development (CARICAD) and the Caribbean Office of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). It will be held in person on 25-27 May… Read More