Expert Group Meeting
In Preparation for the UN E-Government Survey 2022
29-31 March 2021
The EGM will reflect on global and regional perspectives on digital/e-government development and suggest improvements to survey methodology, if needed, to better measure e-government and how it contributes to the implementation of the SDGs. Given the overarching umbrella of leaving no one behind (LNOB) of 2030 Agenda and supporting digital inclusion, the EGM will particularly discuss possible… Read More
UN DESA/DPIDG is organizing an Expert Group Meeting on the preparations for the 2022 edition of the United Nations E-Government Survey, to be held virtually on 29-31 March 2021, 0800 – 1100 hrs. EST (New York time). The purpose of the meeting is to provide a platform for public administration and e-government experts to share global and regional perspectives and insights on the Future of Digital Government and how to imagine (or reimagine) it in 5, 10, 20 years’ time, with a view to capturing… Read More
How can external audits promote budget credibility?
Leveraging the role of supreme audit institutions
Description:
Jointly convened by the International Budget Partnership (IBP) and UNDESA’s Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG), this interactive session will discuss how supreme audit institutions may contribute to understanding and enhancing budget credibility through their audits. The session will take place through zoom with simultaneous… Read More
The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), through its Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG), the Kenya School of Government (KSG) and the Kenya Institute of Supplies Management (KISM) are co-organizing an online training workshop on piloting a Toolkit on Transparency, Accountability and Ethics in Public Institutions, developed by UN DESA/DPIDG. Selected modules from the Toolkit will be covered during an online training workshop. The… Read More
Online Workshop on Transparency, Accountability and Ethics in Public Institutions
with a focus on Public Procurement
Wednesday 24 and Thursday 25 March 2021
16:00 p.m. - 18:00 p.m. EAT (Nairobi time)
9:00 a.m - 11:00 a.m. EDT (New York time)
The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), through its Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG), the Kenya School of Government (KSG) and the Kenya Institute of Supplies Management (KISM) are co-… Read More
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Concept Note & Agenda
The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), through its Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG) and the UN Project Office on Governance (UNPOG), is organizing an Online Training Workshop on "Effective National to Local Public Governance for SDG Implementation" to pilot the Training Toolkit on the same topic, which is part of the UN DESA/DPIDG's Curriculum on Governance for SDGs. Some selected Modules… Read More
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
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… Read More
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
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: 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
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