The United Nations Public Service Awards Programme (UNPSA) is the most prestigious international recognition of excellence in public service. It rewards the creative achievements and the contributions of public service institutions to a more…
At its sixth session, the Committee of Experts on Public Administration expressed appreciation to the Chair and the members of the working group on basic United Nations terminology in governance and public administration for its preliminary report…
This Compendium of ICT Applications on Electronic Government is a unique collection of current ICT applications being used directly by or in partnership with governments, governmental institutions and the private sector around the world to support…
This toolkit highlights emerging innovative processes, methods and mechanisms that foster the engagement of civil society, the private sector and citizens in general in public policies. It aims to assist governments, civil society and other relevant…
Seoul, the capital of the Republic of Korea and nicknamed the “the Miracle of the Han River”, was one of the engines of rapid growth in one country among the “Asian Tigers”. As in many large cities, however, rapid economic growth was accompanied by…
The Third Pan-African Conference of Ministers of Civil Service, entitled “African Institutes of Public Administration: New Challenges, New Role, New Perspectives”, which took place in Windhoek, Namibia, on 5 and 6 February 2001, provided an…
In April 1996, the United Nations General Assembly, at its resumed 50th session, adopted resolution 50/225 on Public Administration and Development. The resolution confirmed the importance of reinforcing public administration for development and…
In the last half of the twentieth century, Governments were under pressure to respond to the demands from their citizens and to increasing complexity and change in their global environments. The response to these demands has taken the form of…
Building partnerships for good governance involves recognizing and including all relevant stakeholders in a community into strategic alliances around goals and tasks. These strategic alliances involve recognition of strengths and weaknesses of the…
Scandals involving public officials have captured world attention these days. Precipitated by shady privatization deals, the diversion of aid, widespread public sector patronage, crony capitalism, and campaign financing abuses, people are debating…