Events | Public Institutions

Training of Trainers for the Delivery of the Workshop on "Changing Mindsets in Public Institutions to Realize the 2030 Agenda in Pakistan"

30 June 2022 EDT

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 United Nations Resident Coordinator Office of Lahore in Pakistan, is organizing a Training of Trainers (ToT) on “Changing Mindsets in Public Institutions to Realize the 2030 Agenda in Pakistan” with the staff of the National Institute of Management of Pakistan. The National Institute of Management is a constituent unit of… Read More

Frontier Technology Policy Experimentation and Regulatory Sandboxes in Asia and the Pacific

21 June 2022 | 11:00 pm - 06:00 am

Documents • Concept Note • Agenda Remarks • Opening Remarks by Juwang Zhu, Director, Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government, UN DESA (Video Recording) • Closing Remarks by Vincenzo Aquaro, Chief of Digital Government Branch, Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government, UN DESA (Video Recording) Presentations • Frontier Technology Policy Experimentation and Regulatory Sandboxes for SDGs by Wai Min Kwok,… Read More

LOSI Information Session in preparation for the United Nations E-Government Survey 2022

17 June 2022 | 08:00 am - 09:00 am EST

In preparation for the UN E-government Survey 2022 and with the aim to improve the Survey and its methodology, UN DESA is organizing a Local Online Service Index information session with stakeholders from cities to gather feedback and suggestions for the LOSI (Local Online Services Index) section of the UN E-Government Survey 2022. In addition to the Expert Group Meetings held in March 2021, UN DESA has already organized four regional consultation sessions, during the month of May 2021, in… Read More

Webinar on how Supreme Audit Institutions assess and address budget credibility

16 June 2022

Webinar on Promoting Independent External Audits on Credibility of Government Budgets: How Supreme Audit Institutions assess and address budget credibility UN DESA/DPIDG and the International Budget Partnership will hold a webinar on “Promoting Independent External Audits on Credibility of Government Budgets: How Supreme Audit Institutions assess and address budget credibility” on 16 June (8.30-9.30 am EDT). The interactive event will invite discussion of the results of a… Read More

Workshop on Handbook on Supreme Audit Institutions

14 June 2022

Review Workshop - Handbook on Supreme Audit Institutions’ Contribution to Strengthening Budget Credibility through External Audits Resource experts from Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) will take stock of the draft contents of the handbook and reflect on how to improve the draft materials to ensure that the handbook is relevant and meets adequate quality standards. The sessions will seek to refine the conceptual and analytical framework of the handbook, discuss and provide… Read More