This edition of the Central American Journal of Public Administration offers a series of reflections and lessons learned about the Asia-Pacific region in the current international context, characterized by the constant transformation of socio-political and economic structures. The geopolitical importance of the Asian region has permeated the mental structures of how to think about international relations between States, motivating the production of knowledge that structures the national and regional analysis of Asian States, as well as its influence at the international level in making of multilateral decisions.

This Central American Notebook # 32, TOWARDS A NEW FUTURE FOR MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS IN CENTRAL AMERICA, PANAMA AND DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Reforms for a more inclusive social agenda and economic reactivation, proposes global reflections on the issue of decentralization and planning at the local level in the region, a vision and a projection of the route that points to Central American development.

This study starts from this reality, in which there are efforts in various countries to improve the monitoring and evaluation of public management, seek coincidences of approaches and lessons that can be drawn by comparing their experiences and to unify criteria and facilitate the design and management of systems of indicators.

This document, especially aimed at policymakers, shows how, through development planning, the foundations for a comprehensive approach in moving from disaster management to disaster risk management. disasters.

Using findings from a health care collaboration between First Nations, federal and provincial governments in Alberta with 25 mid-to senior‐level leaders, this participatory action research highlights the importance of member capacity to strong collaboration as Canada embarks on the journey from colonization to reconciliation.

This publication reviews some conceptual, theoretical and practical notions that form the foundations and standards of open government policies, plans, programs and projects. The co-creation of local open government action plans has a special emphasis on the development of strategies to guarantee the effective participation and involvement of actors in sub-national territories.

By surveying and studying broad patterns of digital government around the world, the United Nations E-Government Survey assesses the digital government development of the 193 United Nations Member States in identifying their strengths, challenges and opportunities, as well as informing policies and strategies. The Survey supports countries’ efforts to provide effective, accountable and inclusive digital services to all and to bridge the digital divides in fulfilling the principle of leaving no one behind. 

The 2018 UN E-Government Survey is published as the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) advances to its third year. Governments have the critical responsibility to pursue policies and measures to build resilience and assist those most affected by shocks in achieving SDGs. They must find ways to anticipate disasters and shocks and lower their impact. Digital technologies are increasingly being used by governments to improve the response to disasters and other shocks to improve the resilience of communities.

The World e-Parliament Report 2012 offers an unprecedented comparative investigation of the major trends, practices and experiences in the use of information and communication technology in the parliamentary environment. The 2012 edition also describes innovations and trends that have emerged since the previous report, such as tablet devices and open data.

The present report contains the conclusions and recommendations of the eleventh session of the Committee of Experts on Public Administration, held at United Nations Headquarters from 16 to 20 April 2012. 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.