18th Internet Governance Forum

The 18th annual meeting of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF), a global, multistakeholder platform on digital public policy convened by the Secretary-General, will take place from 8 to 12 October in Kyoto, Japan. More than 8,000 registered participants from over 170 countries will gather on the…

Save the Date - 18th Internet Governance Forum

The 18th annual meeting of the Internet Governance Forum will be hosted by the Government of Japan in Kyoto from 8 to 12 October 2023. The Forum's overarching theme is: The Internet We Want - Empowering All People.Building on the results of the call for thematic issues the MAG decided that the 18th…

Call for paper - “Digitalization Enabling Human Resources Management and Development in Public Organizations”

Digitalization in human resources is in full swing. As digital technologies such as big data, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence exert greater influence on human resource management (HRM) theory and practice, HRM processes are becoming automated, transparent, centralized, and efficient.…

Global Launch of the UN E-Government Survey 2022

The UN E-Government Survey 2022 will be launched on 28 September 2022. The theme of the 12th edition of the Survey is “The Future of Digital Government”. The Survey looks at how digital government can facilitate integrated policies and services across the 193 United Nations Member States. It…

Call for Proposals for the IIAS-EUROMENA 2022

The IIAS-EUROMENA 2022 Conference on Next Generation Governance and Young Global Public Administration called for papers for its MENA Track on « Digitalization and Emerging Technologies for Resilience and Recovery. The Conference is due to take place on June 27-July 1 in Rome, Italy.   The…

The 4th Western Balkan (WB6) Digital Summit

The 4th Western Balkan (WB6) Digital Summit was organized in hybrid platform from 11 to 13 October 2021 in Podgorica, Montenegro. The third day was an occasion of organizing high level meeting, gathering the WB6 prime ministers on the common path of digital transformation and integration process.…

Release of the report on "Innovation and Digital Government for Public Service Delivery"

The Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat is a vital interface between global policies in the economic, social and environmental spheres and national action. The Department works in three main interlinked areas: (i) it compiles, generates and analyses a wide…