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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…
| Manuals and Guidelines

Handbook on strengthening budget credibility through external audits – Spanish version

“Strengthening Budget Credibility through External Audits: An Auditor’s Handbook”  is now available in Spanish. Published by  DPIDG/UN DESA and the International Budget Partnership (IBP), the Handbook is the output of a two-year…
| 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…
| 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,…
| 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”,…
| Good Practices and Innovations in Public Governance | Public Service Innovation

Good Practices and Innovations in Public Governance

This publication provides an overview of 145 successful innovations in governance and public administration from 50 countries that received the United Nations Public Service Awards, which is the most prestigious international recognition of…
| Good Practices and Innovations in Public Governance | Public Service Innovation

Innovation in Governance and Public Administration to Achieve the United Nations Development Goals

This publication provides a summary of the findings and lessons learned from the Ad Hoc Expert Group Meeting on “Innovation in Governance and Public Administration for the Achievement of the Millennium Development Goals” which was held at United…
| Good Practices and Innovations in Public Governance | Public Service Innovation

Good Practices and Innovations in Public Governance: United Nations Public Service Winners 2003 - 2009

This publication provides an overview of 85 successful innovations in governance and public administration from 40 countries that received the United Nations Public Service Awards, which is the most prestigious international recognition of…
| UN E-Government Surveys | Digital Government

From E-Government to Connected Governance

From E-Government to Connected Governance The UN E-Government Survey 2008: From E-Government to Connected Governance assesses the E-Government Development of the 192 Member States of the UN according to a quantitative composite index of e-readiness…
| Good Practices and Innovations in Public Governance | Public Service Innovation

Innovations in Governance from around the World - Success Stories from the Winners of the United Nations Public Service Awards - Fifth Anniversary (2003-2007)

This publication is intended for policy makers, scholars and practitioners who have a keen interest in concrete solutions to governance challenges. Its purpose is to encourage more women and men in the public sector who are working hard to improve…
| Good Practices and Innovations in Public Governance | Public Service Innovation

Innovations in Governance in the Middle East, North Africa, and Western Balkans: Making Governments Work Better in the Mediterranean Region

Innovations in Governance in the Middle East, North Africa, and Western Balkans: Making Governments Work Better in the Mediterranean region leads us through the journey of innovation by analysing the challenges and opportunities that governments in…