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The present note by the Secretariat has been prepared on the basis of the inputs provided by the members of the Committee of Experts on Public Administration. The Committee adopted the theme of capacity-building for development, including post-conflict reconstruction of public administration and crisis/disaster management, as the main agenda item for its seventh session. This note has been prepared to establish an understanding of capacity…

The present note highlights the major activities undertaken by the Secretariat in 2007 under the United Nations Programme in Public Administration and Finance for review by the Committee of Experts on Public Administration. It also presents the main activities to be implemented under the Programme during the current biennium 2008-2009. The Committee is requested to provide feedback to the Secretariat on these activities, which are intended to…

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 and for proposing options for developing a glossary, its nature, structure and content, as well as an annex containing some of the terms to be included. It also welcomed the support of the Terminology…

High level officials and representatives of 17 Arab countries, a total of 65 participants representing government ministries and diverse institutions, private sector, civil society organizations, non governmental organizations, Academia, local authorities, parliament and media attended the Arab Regional Workshop on “Opportunities and Challenges of Civic Engagement in Socio-Economic Policies in the Arab Region. Held during 13-15 March 2007, in…

Initiative: Justicia Digital: La visión 360º de la Seguridadded. Institution: Ministerio de Justicia de España Problem: Traditional forms of accessing, using and sharing judicial information, through physical access to documentation, was slow, cumbersome, difficult to access and prone to security challenges. The Ministry of Justice has worked to streamline and digitize judicial procedures to benefit both professionals working in the area and…