ASPA's 2023 Annual Conference is online this March! The premier professional development event of the year for those who practice, teach or study public administration, ASPA's Annual Conference is the only space in the profession that convenes everyone for in-depth conversations, research presentations, workshops, networking and so much more. This year's event will maintain that promise while encouraging broad participation from around the world, enabling those who cannot attend in-person events to join these discussions.   

Co-organized by the International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS) and the School of Economics, Administration and Public Policy (SEAPP) at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies (DI), the IIAS-SEAPP Doha Conference 2023 will be a unique opportunity for exchanging experiences, sharing knowledge, and fostering government action to address complex policy dilemmas and constraints.   

UN DESA and UN ECLAC are organizing a webinar on the UN E-Government Survey 2022: Advances and challenges of digital government in Latin America and the Caribbean on 14 December at 9am (New York)/11am (Chile).The objective of this webinar is to present the main results for Latin America and the Caribbean of the 12th version of the United Nations E-Government Survey, launched at the end of September 2022 and to promote a discussion regarding the advances and gaps to ensure that digital government continues to be a powerful driver to promote a sustainable future for all. Simultaneous interpretation in English and Spanish will be provided, supported by the Government of the Republic of Korea.

The South Asian Network for Public Administration will hold a webinar on “Democratic Backsliding in Asia and Beyond and its Impact on the Probity of Public Administration" on 10 December 2022, at 3:00 PM (Dhaka, Bangladesh Time). This webinar features acclaimed speakers, including EROPA's Secretary-General, Dr. Alex Brillantes Jr., as Designated Panelist, etc.

The 2022 Annual Meeting of the Global Initiative with Schools of Public Administration on "Mainstreaming the SDGs in the Curricula of Schools of Public Administration, New Mindsets and Competencies" will be organized by the UN DESA/DPIDG and it's United Nations Project Office on Governance (UNPOG), and in collaboration with the Asian Association for Public Administration (AAPA) and the Eastern Regional Organization for Public Administration (EROPA). The 2022 Annual Meeting aims to provide an opportunity for schools of public administration and institutes of training to present their progress in mainstreaming the SDGs in their curricula. 

The workshop is organized by UN DESA/DPIDG in collaboration with the Ministry for Youth, Professional Insertion, and Civic Engagement, the National Youth Council, as well as UNDP and UNFPA in Côte d’Ivoire on 7-9 December 2022. It will also involve other relevant national stakeholders in the government, NGO sector, civil society, and academia. This workshop is part of a pilot to a large initiative that aims to build on, and consolidate, previous work undertaken by UN DESA on “Youth Citizenship and Civic Engagement in Times of Pandemic” in this country.

The 41st AAPAM Annual Roundtable Conference slated on 6-9 December 2022 at the University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa and supported by the Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA). The theme of the conference is ‘Africa's Renewal in the Era of Sustainable Development: Shared Responsibility for Strengthening Institutions.  

UN DESA/DPIDG is organizing an Open Forum on Adopting Data Governance Framework: From Silos to Ecosystem as part of the Internet Governance Forum 2022. The Open Forum seeks to address existing challenges and gaps in digital data governance, data management and cooperation, focusing on enhancing the institutional capacities of countries to utilize, manage and govern data in a comprehensive, objective and evidence-based manner, through regional and global cooperation.    

UN DESA/DPIDG and in collaboration with the Asian Association for Public Administration (AAPA) and the Eastern Regional Organization for Public Administration (EROPA) will organize a Training of Trainers (ToT) on the UN DESA toolkit on “Innovation and Digital Government for Public Service Delivery” with the staff from Schools of Public Administration, and Institutes of Training from countries of Asia and the Pacific Region, including from Bangladesh, China, Indonesia, Japan, Nepal, the Philippines, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Thailand, and Viet Nam. It will be conducted in English.

Stakeholders from the technical community, private sector, civil society as well as Governments and international organizations will meet at the 17th annual Internet Governance Forum (IGF) from 28 November to 2 December in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to determine concrete steps for advancing global Internet governance and achieving universal and meaningful Internet connectivity. The IGF, convened annually by the UN Secretary-General, is a critical platform for enabling open and engaging discussions on Internet governance, including the Internet’s sustainability, robustness, security, stability, and development.