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Report on the ninth Session of the Committee of Experts on Public Administration

| Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish | Governance and Public Institutions | Global | Publication | UN DESA/DPIDG
The present report contains the summary and recommendations of the ninth session of the Committee of Experts on Public Administration, held at United Nations Headquarters from 19 to 23 April 2010. The Committee, which was established by the Economic and Social Council in its resolution 2001/45, consists of 24 experts appointed in their personal capacity for a four-year period. The Committee dealt with the following substantive items: (a)…

United Nations E-Government Survey 2010: Leveraging E-Government at a Time of Financial and Economic Crisis

| English | Digital Government | Global | Publication | UN DESA/DPIDG
The 2010 United Nations e-Government Survey: Leveraging e-government at a time of financial and economic crisis was completed in December 2009 and launched in early 2010. The report presented various roles for e-government in addressing the ongoing world financial and economic crisis. The public trust that is gained through transparency can be further enhanced through the free sharing of government data based on open standards. The ability of e-…

World Public Sector Report 2010: Reconstructing Public Administration after Conflict

| English | Governance and Public Institutions | Global | Publication | UN DESA/DPIDG
The 2010 World Public Sector Report brings to the fore a very critical issue - how to reconstruct public administration in post-conflict situations so as to enable it to promote peace and development in countries that have been affected by civil war and destruction. It is a question that has remained unresolved for decades and has brought poverty, despair, and death to people in many corners of the world. The Report shows that no progress can be…

Compendium of ICT Applications on Electronic Government, Volume 2: Mobile Applications on Human Security and Business Development

| English | Digital Government | Global | Publication | UN DESA/DPIDG
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 administration and public service, while addressing governance challenges. The Compendium also presents private sector ICT applications that are available in the marketplace.   Volume 2 of the…

Report on the Expert Group Meeting on Citizen Engagement in Climate Change Governance: Citizens for a Sustainable Future

| English | Participation and Accountability | Global | Publication | UN DESA/DPIDG
The UNDESA-DPADM supported Kyung Hee University, South Korea, in its World Civic Forum 2009 initiative, held from 5 to 8 May 2009 in Seoul, Korea. The overarching theme of the forum was Building Our Humanitarian Planet, espoused by three sub-themes: 1. Civic Values for Global Justice; 2. Civic Engagement in Public and Global Governance; and 3. Civic Action for the Global Agenda including Climate Change.   As a reflection of the third sub-theme…

World e-Parliament Conference Report 2009

| English | French | Digital Government | Global | Publication | UN DESA/DPIDG
The World e-Parliament Conference 2009 took place at the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington, D.C., on 3, 4 and 5 November 2009. The conference was co-organized by the United Nations, the Inter-Parliamentary Union, the U.S. House of Representatives and the Global Centre for ICT in Parliament. The conference built on the outcome of the second World e-Parliament Conference held at the European Parliament in Brussels in 2008, as well as on…

Report of the Expert Group Meeting on E-Government Survey: Getting to the Next Level

| English | Digital Government | Global | Publication | UN DESA/DPIDG
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 (UNDESA). It has consistently ranked as one of the top 10 downloaded publications of the Department. Given the high profile nature of the Survey, in an effort to improve its methodological aspects, DPADM organized an…

Report on the eighth Session of the Committee of Experts on Public Administration

| Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish | Governance and Public Institutions | Global | Publication | UN DESA/DPIDG
The present report contains the conclusions and recommendations of the eighth session of the Committee of Experts on Public Administration, which was held at United Nations Headquarters from 30 March to 3 April 2009. The Committee, which was established by the Economic and Social Council in its resolution 2001/45, consists of 24 experts appointed in their personal capacities for a four-year period. At its present session, the Committee dealt…

Compendium of Best Practices and Innovations in Public Administration: Success Stories from the Winners and Finalists of the 2008 United Nations Public Service Awards

| English | Innovation and Service Delivery | Global | Publication | UN DESA/DPIDG
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 effective and responsive public administration in countries worldwide.   This publication provides an overview of the UNPSA initiatives recognized as winners and finalists in 2008. Its purpose is to…

Review of the United Nations Programme in Public Administration and Finance - Committee of Experts on Public Administration

| Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish | Governance and Public Institutions | Global | Publication | UN DESA/DPIDG
The present note highlights the major activities undertaken by the Secretariat in 2008 under the United Nations Programme in Public Administration and Finance for review by the Committee of Experts on Public Administration and also considers the current process of organizational changes that have been undertaken by the Secretariat with a view to streamlining the operations of the Programme and strengthening its capacities to address the needs of…

The Human Factor in Capacity-Building for Development - Committee of Experts on Public Administration

| Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish | Leadership and Public Servants’ Capacities | Global | Publication | UN DESA/DPIDG
The present note by the Secretariat has been prepared on the basis of an outline provided by the members of the Committee of Experts on Public Administration. The Committee adopted the theme of the human factor in capacity-building for development, as the main agenda item for its eighth session (see Economic and Social Council decision 2008/254).   The present note has been prepared to establish the understanding that people matter most in…

Report of the Expert Group Meeting on Lessons Learned in Post-Conflict State Capacity: Reconstructing Governance and Public Administration Capacities in Post Conflict Countries

| English | Governance and Public Institutions | Global | Publication | UN DESA/DPIDG
As part of the efforts to prepare the World Public Sector Report on “Reconstructing Public Administration in Post-Conflict Countries: Challenges, Practices and Lessons Learned”, DPADM organized (in Accra, Ghana in October 2008) an Ad Hoc Expert Group Meeting (AEGM) to gather and analyze existing lessons learned and successful practices in this domain. This on-line Publication is a collection of some of the materials presented and discussed…