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2024 UNPAN Members Annual Meeting

| 01:30 pm - 02:45 pm EST
The 2024 UNPAN Members Annual Meeting, organized by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG), will take place at the margins of the 23rd Session of the UN Committee of Experts on Public Administration at the UN Headquarters in New York on Thursday 18 April 2024 from 1.30pm to 2.45pm at Conference Room A at the Secretariat Building. This is an in-person meeting.  The objective of the meeting is to provide a… Read More

Strengthening Innovation in Public Service to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals

| 08:00 am - 06:00 pm CAT
The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG), is organising a capacity development workshop entitled “Strengthening Innovation in Public Service to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals” under the umbrella of the 42nd Annual Roundtable Conference of the African Association for Public Administration and Management (AAPAM). It will take place in Livingstone, Zambia from 5 to 8 December 2023. The… Read More

Joint UNDESA and APS-HRMnet Capacity Development Workshop on “ Reaffirming state-people governance relationships through the lenses of Human Resource Managers in Africa”

| 08:30 am - 05:00 pm East Africa Time (UTC+3)
UN DESA/DPIDG will join efforts with APS-HRMnet to organize a Joint Capacity Development Workshop on the theme “Reaffirming state-people governance relationships through the lenses of Human Resource Managers in Africa”. The event will be fully integrated into the 8th Annual Conference of African Public Service-Human Resource Managers Network (APS-HRMnet) on the theme "Bringing citizens and government closer: The Role of Human Resource Management in service delivery for transforming public… Read More

Capacity Development Online Training of Trainers Workshop on “Changing Mindsets for Innovation, Implementing Digital Transformation, and Improved Public Service Delivery for Sustainable Development Goals Implementation” in Ecuador

| 10:00 am - 12:30 pm New York Time
The Office of the President of Ecuador, the Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Society, 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 Ecuador are co-organizing a Training of Trainers (ToT) workshop with the objective of presenting the content in Spanish of UN DESA’s Curriculum on Governance for the Sustainable Development… Read More

National Workshop on Effective Governance for Sustainable Development in Mongolia

| 08:00 pm - 05:30 am EST
The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), through its Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG) and Project Office on Governance (UNPOG), and in collaboration with the UN Resident Coordinator's Office and UNDP Mongolia, is organizing a National Workshop on Effective Governance for Sustainable Development in Mongolia on 07-13 June 2023.The Workshop is being organized in response to the expressed need for capacity development requests received… Read More

Innovation, Digital Government and Changing Mindset for Public Sector Transformation in Guyana to Achieve the SDGs

| 10:00 am - 01:00 pm EDT
The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), through its Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG), the Ministry of Public Service of Guyana, the Caribbean Centre for Development Administration (CARICAD) and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), with the support of the Resident Coordinator Office, co-organized a Training Workshop on “Innovation, Digital Government and Changing Mindset for Public Sector Transformation in Guyana to Achieve the SDGs”. … Read More

United Nations Public Service Awards Ceremony 2021

The United Nations Public Service Awards Ceremony 2021 is being organized by UN DESA/DPIDG and hosted by the Government of the United Arab Emirates. The winning initiatives from the 2020 and 20201 editions of the UN Public Service Awards (UNPSA) programme, which highlights excellence in public service delivery to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), will be recognized. The Awards Ceremony is held in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates on 13 December 2021 from 9-11 AM (GMT+4), 12:00 (… Read More

Inter-Ministerial Policy Workshop on One-Door-Service Centers in Lao People’s Democratic Republic

UN DESA/DPIDG and the Ministry of Home Affairs (MOHA), Lao People’s Democratic Republic, in collaboration with the Resident Coordinator Office in Lao PDR and UNDP, is organizing on 22 November 2021 a virtual Inter-Ministerial Policy Workshop on One-Door-Service Centers (ODCSs) as a follow-up to the Inter-Ministerial Technical Workshop, which was attended by senior officials from 18 ministries, including the Prime Minister’s Office, and  was held on 28 October 2021. The objective of this Policy… Read More

Briefing on the United Nations Public Service Awards 2022

Virtual Briefing on the United Nations Public Service Awards 2022 Thursday, 14 October 2021 12:00 – 1:00 PM EDT     A virtual briefing session on the 2022 United Nations Public Service Awards (UNPSA) programme was be held to provide an overview of the programme and share past winners’ insight on the impact of the Award and how it has helped to promote innovation in their local and national governments. The briefing was be held 14 October at 12:00 PM EDT.   Briefing… Read More

Peer-to-Peer Learning International Workshop on One-Door-Service Centers back-to-back with the National Workshop on Implementing the One-Door-Service Centers in Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR)

The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), through its Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG) and with the support of its project office on governance (UNPOG), and in collaboration with the Resident Coordinators Office in Lao PDR and UNDP, is organizing a peer-to-peer learning international workshop on One-Door-Service Centers (ODCSs) back-to-back with a national workshop on lessons learned and next steps in implementing the ODCSs in Lao PDR… Read More

Virtual Celebration of United Nations Public Service Day: Innovating the Future Public Service: New Government Models for a New Era to Reach the SDGs 

United Nations Public Service Day, celebrated on 23 June each year, highlights the work of public servants and recognizes the value and virtue of public service to the community and development processes. To celebrate the 2021 United Nations Public Service Day, DESA/DPIDG in collaboration with the government of the United Arab Emirates will organize a virtual event under the theme of Innovating the Future Public Service: New Government Models for a New Era to Reach the SDGs. The event will… Read More

Governance Capacity Development Session Series on Strengthening Public Governance and Accelerating Innovation to Achieve 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development 

UN DESA/DPIDG, through its Project Office on Governance (UNPOG), and the Global Research & Development Business Center of Seoul National University (SNU GRC) are co-organizing the Governance Capacity Development Session Series on Strengthening Public Governance and Accelerating Innovation to Achieve Agenda 2030. The Session Series aims to provide a common knowledge base to discuss and share general knowledge on the framework of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the critical… Read More