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The "Global Smart City" (2022 Edition) was completed by the Smart City Research Group of Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences in cooperation with the Smart City Research Center of Fudan University's School of Management, with continuous support from the UN Public Administration Network (UNPAN). It was the sixth release of the research outcome of the Smart City Think Tank.   Based on the "5+1" assessment model of smart cities, this report…

The report of the 2022 SDG 16 Conference on people-centred governance in a post-pandemic world is now available. The Conference, co-organized by UN DESA, the International Development Law Organization and the Government of Italy and held in April 2022, explored how a people-centred approach to governance can help rebuild trust, accelerate progress towards sustainable development and tackle the challenges facing a post-COVID world.   The…

This report provides a snapshot of the capacity development activities undertaken by UN DESA’s Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG) in 2021. During 2021 DPIDG:   Organized 30+ capacity development activities with 79 webinars and a total reach of 25,000 people. Provided strategic support to the Resident Coordinator System by contributing to the Common Country Assessments of 22 countries. Coordinated and implemented…

This report summarizes the key highlights and messages that were conveyed by the facilitators, speakers, and participants during the Regional Webinar Series on “How to Promote Resilience and Recovery from the COVID-19 Pandemic in Africa through Sound Policymaking” held respectively on 16 November, 8 December 2021, and 17 January 2022. The workshops were organized by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), through…

The  book  contains  selected  revised  papers  from  the 27th NISPAcee Annual Conference "From Policy Design to Policy Practice”, May 24-26, 2019, Prague, Czech Republic organized in co-operation with Charles University, Prague and Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic,  co-funded by the  Erasmus+  Programme  of  the  European  Union under the Jean Monnet Action – Jean Monnet Project No. 599737-EPP-1-2018-1-SKEPPJMO-PROJECT  "PRACTIC - From…

A disaster can lead to setbacks in the economic and social progress achieved by countries over the decades, and its effects can be exacerbated in the case of the most vulnerable groups. The severity of the impact will depend on the ability of countries to detect and overcome their vulnerabilities. This document, especially aimed at policymakers, shows how, through development planning, the foundations for a comprehensive approach can be laid,…

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…

"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…

Government Innovation Strategies in the Post COVID-19 Era : Implications based on the analyses of Korean COVID-19 response cases 1. Government Innovation: crucial roles in a crisis   2. Case Study: Combining speed, cooperation, creativity and experimentation 3. Government innovation strategies in the post COVID-19 era   File added date: March 2021 Author: KIPA URL:https://www.kipa.re.kr/site/eng/research/selectBasicView.do;jsessionid=…

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…