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UNEN Futures and Foresight Policy Brief: GOVERNANCE FUTURES

The UN Economist Network has released a new Futures and Foresight Policy Brief on Governance Futures: Key Insights and Policy Implications. This Policy Brief examines the limitations of current governance systems and proposes alternative models…
| UN E-Government Surveys | Digital Government | Local Governance | Participation and Accountability | Public Institutions

UN E-Government Survey 2024

This thirteenth edition of the United Nations E-Government Survey, released in 2024, provides a comprehensive assessment of the digital government landscape across all 193 Member States. The 2024 Survey highlights a significant upward trend in the…
| Publications | World Public Sector Reports | Public Institutions

World Public Sector Report 2023

Transforming institutions to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals after the pandemic.The World Public Sector Report 2023 examines the role that national institutional and governance innovations and changes that emerged during the COVID-19…
| SDG 16 Conference Reports | Public Institutions

SDG 16 Conference Report 2023

The 2023 SDG 16 Conference addressed the role of SDG 16 in navigating the intersecting crises the world is facing. The Conference reviewed the progress and challenges related to SDG 16, focusing on conflict, and shrinking trust in public…
| UN E-Government Surveys | Digital Government

UN E-Government Survey 2022

The United Nations E-Government Survey 2022 is the 12th edition of the United Nations’ assessment of the digital government landscape across all 193 Member States. The E-Government Survey is informed by over two decades of longitudinal research,…
| SDG 16 Conference Reports | Public Institutions

SDG 16 Conference 2022 Report

The report of the 2022 SDG 16 Conference on people-centred governance in a post-pandemic world is now available. The Conference, co-organized by UN DESA, the International Development Law Organization and the Government of Italy and held in April…
| SDG 16 Conference Reports | Public Institutions

Report of the SDG 16 Conference

The 2021 global SDG 16 Conference – Transforming Governance for a more Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Future: SDG 16 as the roadmap to respond to COVID-19 and build back better – came to a successful conclusion on Friday, 30 April 2021, following six…
| UN E-Government Surveys | Digital Government

UN E-Government Survey 2020

The year 2020 witnessed a transformational change in global development as the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres called on Member States and other stakeholders to “kickstart a decade of delivery and action for people and planet”,…
| Expert Group Meeting Reports | Digital Government

Report of the Expert Group Meeting on 2012 United Nations E-Government Survey: Towards a More Citizen-Centric Approach

The United Nations e-Government Survey is one of the major recurrent flagship publications of the Division for Public Administration and Development Management (DPADM) of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA). It has…
| Expert Group Meeting Reports | Digital Government | Participation and Accountability

Report of the Expert Group Meeting on E-Procurement: Towards Transparency and Efficiency in Public Service Delivery

This is a concept paper prepared in response to the demand from United Nations Member States in understanding the challenges, potential and available options in improving or developing E-Procurement systems.   This paper is based on a series of…
| Expert Group Meeting Reports | Participation and Accountability

Report of the Expert Group Meeting on Engaging Citizens to Enhance Public Sector Accountability and Prevent Corruption in the Delivery of Public Services

The Development Management Branch of the Division for Public Administration and Development Management of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DMB/DPADM/UNDESA) convened an Expert Group Meeting (EGM) on Engaging Citizens to…
| Expert Group Meeting Reports | Transformational Leadership and New Mindsets

Report of the Expert Group Meeting on Strengthening Public Administration and Leadership for Millennium Development Goals at Local Level

The Division for Public Administration and Development Management (DPADM) of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) collaborated with the International Association of Schools and Institutes of Administration (IASIA) to…