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Foresight and Systems Thinking for Strategic Planning and Financing for Sustainable Development Goals in Seychelles - Hybrid Training of Trainers Workshop

The overall objective of this capacity building is to contribute to a more coherent, participatory, prioritized and evidence-based governance framework in support of the planning and implementation of Seychelles’ National Development Strategy and aims at increasing the country’s resilient and inclusive sustainable development.This capacity building approach towards a more coherent, evidence-based and agile strategic planning framework will be concretized by providing support to:1.    Building… Read More

Strengthening budget credibility through external audits – Webinar series (session 1)

| 08:30 am - 10:00 am EST.
 DPIDG/UNDESA and the International Budget Partnership (IBP) in collaboration with supreme audit institutions (SAIs) and partners are organizing a webinar series to enable peer learning on the various ways in which SAIs may assess and address budget credibility. The series aims to create a platform where SAIs and other stakeholders can share knowledge and experiences on budget credibility, and discuss strategies and practical ways to advance this work. The webinars delve into the contents of “… Read More

Americas Regional Workshop on the Review of the Standards of Excellence for Public Administration Education and Training

| 12:00 pm - 03:00 pm EST
The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) and the International Association of Schools and Institutes of Administration (IASIA) are organizing a Regional Workshop for the Review of the Standards of Excellence for Public Administration Education and Training in the Americas (to be conducted in English). The workshop will take place from 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm New York time on 23 January 2024.The purpose of the event is to gather inputs from the Americas on the review… Read More

Second Phase Workshop on the National Data Governance Project in Ethiopia

| 08:00 am - 06:00 pm GMT+3
Phase I of the project involved conducting a comprehensive baseline study on national data governance in Ethiopia, which occurred from August to October 2022. The study focused on understanding the current data governance landscape and identifying key challenges. At the end, a workshop was conducted in the presence of ICT personnel from various government institutions including representatives from regions and other stakeholders from the private sector, civil society and academia. Phase II of… Read More

Virtual Workshop on Subsidiarity and Decentralization for Sustainable Development

| 04:00 pm - 06:00 pm Seoul, GMT+9
Organised byUnited Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) through the Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG) and its Project Office – United Nations Project Office on Governance (UNPOG) BackgroundThe Committee of Experts on Public Administration (CEPA) adopted 11 principles of effective governance at its seventeenth session. The principles, endorsed by the Economic and Social Council in its resolution 2018/12. Highlight the need for pragmatic and… Read More

Middle East Regional Workshop for the Review of the Standards of Excellence for Public Administration Education and Training

| 07:00 am - 10:00 am EST
The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) and the International Association of Schools and Institutes of Administration (IASIA) are organizing a Regional Workshop for the Review of the Standards of Excellence for Public Administration Education and Training in the Middle East.  The workshop will be held in the context of the Middle East and North Africa Public Administration Research (MENAPAR) conference from 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm (Egypt); 7:00 am to 10:00 am New York… Read More

Capacity Development Workshop on “Changing Mindsets for Innovation, Digital Transformation, and Improved Public Service Delivery for Sustainable Development Goals Implementation” in Guatemala

This in-person workshop, co-designed with the National Institute of Public Administration (INAP), and with the support of the UN Resident Coordinator’s Office, will contribute to the strengthening of capacities of the Guatemala public sector to better understand the important role they play in implementing the SDGs with an emphasis on changing mindsets for innovation in the provision of government services.More specifically, the objective of the workshop taking place in the city Guatemala City… 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

Spanish-speaking Countries Workshop for the Review of the Standards of Excellence for Public Administration Education and Training

| 09:30 am - 12:30 pm EST
The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) and the International Association of Schools and Institutes of Administration (IASIA) are organizing a Regional Workshop for the Review of the Standards of Excellence for Public Administration Education and Training in Spnaish-speaking countries.  The workshop will take place from 9.30 am to 12.30 am New York time on 4 December 2023. The event will be conducted in Spanish.The purpose of the Workshop is to gather inputs on… Read More

Capacity Development Workshop on “Changing Mindsets for Innovation, Digital Transformation, and Improved Public Service Delivery for Sustainable Development Goals Implementation” in Bolivia

The Association of Bolivian Municipalities (AMB) and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), through its Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG), with the support of the UN Bolivia, are co-organizing a Training workshop with the objective of applying the contents of UN DESA’s Curriculum on Governance for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in particular the main modules of the toolkits on Changing Mindsets in Public Institutions to… Read More

Institutional arrangements for coherent national policy formulation in the areas of Climate, Land, Energy and Water systems (CLEWs) framework in Namibia

| 09:00 am - 03:00 pm
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 Division of Economic Analysis and Policy Division, the UN RC Namibia, UN ECA and UNFAO will organize a workshop in support of NPC – the CLEWS focal point within the Government of Namibia to invite Directors or delegates of the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform, the Ministry of Mines and Energy and the Ministry… Read More

Workshop on the Review of the Standards of Excellence for Public Administration Education and Training in the context of 7th edition of the African Forum of Territorial Managers and Training Institutes Targeting the Local Government

| 08:30 am - 11:30 am EST
The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) and the International Association of Schools and Institutes of Administration (IASIA) are organizing a Regional Workshop for the Review of the Standards of Excellence for Public Administration Education and Training in Africa.  The workshop will take place from 8.30 am to 11.30 am New York time and 2.30 pm to 5.30 pm Morocco time on 22 November 2023. The Workshop is being organized in the framework of the 7th Edition of the… Read More