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Handbook on strengthening budget credibility through external audits

| English | Participation and Accountability | Global | Publication | UN DESA/DPIDG
DPIDG/UN DESA is collaborating with the International Budget Partnership (IBP) to support Supreme Audit Institutions in conducting analyses of the credibility of government budgets through external audits (SDG16.6.1).“Strengthening Budget Credibility through External Audits: An Auditor’s Handbook” is the output of a two-year collaboration between Supreme Audit Institutions, civil society, international organizations, and other public finance…

Asia-Pacific Governance Watch, Issue 236

| English | Governance and Public Institutions | Asia and the Pacific | Journal | RCOCI
This report covers the various topic of Asia and the Pacific governance, such as 1) government policy and legislation; 2) government system and civil services; 3) management, capacity building and innovation; 4) economic and social development and ICT; 5) public finance; and 6) private sector.

Asia-Pacific Governance Watch, Issue 235

| English | Governance and Public Institutions | Asia and the Pacific | Journal | RCOCI
This report covers the various topic of Asia and the Pacific governance, such as 1) government policy and legislation; 2) government system and civil services; 3) management, capacity building and innovation; 4) economic and social development and ICT; 5) public finance; and 6) private sector.

Asia-Pacific Governance Watch, Issue 234

| English | Governance and Public Institutions | Asia and the Pacific | Journal | RCOCI
This report covers the various topic of Asia and the Pacific governance, such as 1) government policy and legislation; 2) government system and civil services; 3) management, capacity building and innovation; 4) economic and social development and ICT; 5) public finance; and 6) private sector.

Asia-Pacific Governance Watch, Issue 233

| English | Governance and Public Institutions | Asia and the Pacific | Journal | RCOCI
This report covers the various topic of Asia and the Pacific governance, such as 1) government policy and legislation; 2) government system and civil services; 3) management, capacity building and innovation; 4) economic and social development and ICT; 5) public finance; and 6) private sector.

Asia-Pacific Governance Watch, Issue 232

| English | Governance and Public Institutions | Asia and the Pacific | Journal | RCOCI
This report covers the various topic of Asia and the Pacific governance, such as 1) government policy and legislation; 2) government system and civil services; 3) management, capacity building and innovation; 4) economic and social development and ICT; 5) public finance; and 6) private sector.

Snapshot of Capacity Development Activities 2022

| English | Governance and Public Institutions | Global | Publication | UN DESA/DPIDG
UN DESA’s Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG) provides capacity development support and policy advice to countries upon their request to strengthen governments’ capacities to translate the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and other internationally agreed goals into institutional arrangements, strategies, and programs for effective service delivery and participatory, accountable, and inclusive decision-making…

Asia-Pacific Governance Watch, Issue 231

| English | Governance and Public Institutions | Asia and the Pacific | Journal | RCOCI
This report covers the various topic of Asia and the Pacific governance, such as 1) government policy and legislation; 2) government system and civil services; 3) management, capacity building and innovation; 4) economic and social development and ICT; 5) public finance; and 6) private sector.

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

| English | Digital Government | Global | Publication | UN DESA/DPIDG
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 consultations and inputs from various experts, culminating with the Expert Group Meeting (EGM) held in New York, October 4-5, 2011. It also draws on the conclusions at the Technical Consultation held in…

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

| English | Participation and Accountability | Global | Publication | UN DESA/DPIDG
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 Enhance Public Sector Accountability and to Prevent Corruption in the Delivery of Public Services, held at the United Nations Headquarters in Vienna, Austria on 7-8 July 2011. This Report describes…

Good Practices and Innovations in Public Governance: United Nations Public Service Awards Winners, 2003-2011

| English | Governance and Public Institutions | Global | Publication | UN DESA/DPIDG
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 citizens’ lives, to share with the world their innovations by applying to the United Nations Public Service Awards Programme, which is held annually; to recognize the efforts of those who have already…

Report of the Expert Group Meeting on Developing Institutional Capacities of Public Administration for the Achievement of the Millennium Development Goals in Post-Conflict and Crisis Situations

| English | Governance and Public Institutions | Global | Publication | UN DESA/DPIDG
The world is currently engaged in searching for effective ways through which countries can be (i) prepared to face occurrences of violent conflict, crisis, and/or disaster, (ii) prevent/manage them and/or mitigate their negative impact on human livelihood, and (iii) where they have occurred, reconstruct institutions and systems and other capacities of to sustain delivery of public services with minimum disruption.   In light of the above, and…