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The Public Policy Review is a policy-oriented journal that aims to link research and policy in the field of public administration and governance. It further seeks to make contributions to public policy development and implementation via sharing robust policy research outcomes and best policy practices across the world. It will serve as a premier venue for researches in the area and contribute to the development practices within governance. The…

We’re at a critical juncture in the global fight against poverty. An estimated 71 million people have been pushed back into poverty by COVID-19, threatening to erase decades of progress.     On Friday 16 October 2020, from 9:00am to 11:00 am (EDT), UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs through its Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government and in collaboration with China National Academy of Governance (CNAG) will host a…

"Global Smart City 2020" is the fourth edition of biennial review of smart cities released by the Smart City research group of Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences since 2010. This report is the result of cooperation with Smart City Research Center of School of Management, Fudan University under the background that the coronavirus epidemic is still spreading. Especially, we are gratitude to have the consistent support from the United Nations…

IRAS is the official journal of the International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS), the European Group of Public Administration (EGPA) and the International Association of Schools and Institutes of Administration (IASIA). IRAS is published in four different language editions – English, French, Spanish and Chinese.   In this issue:   Articles Strengthen governability rather than deepen democracy: why local governments introduce…

The emergence and spread of the coronavirus in late 2019 and the impact of its disease, COVID-19, which has been categorized by the World Health Organization as a global pandemic, is, at the time of writing, ongoing.   Efforts by governments to try to control the pandemic’s spread while managing its wide-ranging impacts demonstrate the critical role of the relationship between state and people in shaping and determining government responses,…

In the four years since the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development came into effect, countries across the world have made significant efforts to establish the institutional arrangements necessary for the successful implementation of the sustainable development goals (SDGs). This compendium aims to document these institutional arrangements in a simple and standardized way, with a view to facilitating exchanges on institutional practices and…

The International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS-IISA) Group is a learned society active in the field of public administration. Its vision is to be a key player in setting the governance agenda worldwide. To realize this vision, the IIAS fulfils four missions:   Maintain the network through high impact events targeting public service and academe, Produce and disseminate relevant public governance knowledge, Enable projects and…

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…

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…

This publication provides a summary of the findings and lessons learned from the Ad Hoc Expert Group Meeting on “Innovation in Governance and Public Administration for the Achievement of the Millennium Development Goals” which was held at United Nations Headquarters in New York on 23 and 24 June 2009.   It mainly includes three parts: Innovation in Governance and Public Administration: United Nations Public Service Awards; The Critical Role of…

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…