2022 UN Public Service Awards recognize 10 innovations to help world recover better from COVID-19

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UNDESA/DPIDG
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Innovation in Service Delivery 
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Global

Ten initiatives have been recognized for their innovative public service delivery with the prestigious UN Public Service Awards at a virtual celebration organized by the UN DESA today. The UN Public Service Awards recognize excellence in public service delivery that promotes effectiveness, transparency, and inclusiveness to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. The 2022 UN Public Service Award winners were announced by Mr. Liu Zhenmin, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, during a virtual event to commemorate the United Nations Public Service Day.

The 2022 UN Public Service Award Winners are: 

  • Community Peace Center (COMPAZ), City Hall of Recife – Brazil; 

  • Mise en oeuvre de la Loi sur l'équité salariale au Québec, Commission des normes, de l'équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail – Québec, Canada ; 

  • Mo Bus, Capital Region Urban Transport – India ; 

  • The Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP), Department of Rural and Community Development – Ireland ; 

  • Sistema de Informacion de Vacunacion Contra la Covid-19 / Panavac19, Autoridad Nacional para la Innovacion Gubernamental de Panama – Panama ;

  • Science for Change Program (S4CP), Department of Science and Technology – Philippines; 

  • The System of Records of the State Sanitary Inspection (“SEPIS”), Chief Sanitary Inspectorate – Poland; 

  • Tawakkalna Application, Saudi Data and AI Authority – Saudi Arabia; 

  • Koh Libong Community: Digital Transformation for Smart Environment, Digital Economy Promotion Agency – Thailand;

  • Prozorro.Sale – world’s most transparent e-auction system for public assets management, State-owned enterprise Prozorro – Sale, Ukraine.

More information on the UNPSA Winners is available here.