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UN DESA’s Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG) advances effective, accountable and inclusive governance and public institutions for sustainable development, including through innovation, digital government and digital transformation. The Division provides capacity building and policy advice to countries, on request, to strengthen governments’ capacities to translate the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and other…

The Peer-to-Peer Learning International Workshop on Public Service Training Assessment Framework for Strengthening Capacities of Public Servants to Support SDG Implementation was held under the responsibility of Juwang Zhu, Director of the Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG). Adriana Alberti, Chief, Programme Management and Capacity Development Unit, Mariastefania Senese, Programme Management Officer, DPIDG/ UN DESA,…

This report covers the various topic of Asia and the Pacific governance, such as 1) government policy and legislation; 2) government system and civil services; 3) management, capacity building and innovation; 4) economic and social development and ICT; 5) public finance; and 6) private sector.  

This report covers the various topic of Asia and the Pacific governance, such as 1) government policy and legislation; 2) government system and civil services; 3) management, capacity building and innovation; 4) economic and social development and ICT; 5) public finance; and 6) private sector. File added date: 27 July 2022 Author: RCOCI Download publication: English  

This report covers the various topic of Asia and the Pacific governance, such as 1) government policy and legislation; 2) government system and civil services; 3) management, capacity building and innovation; 4) economic and social development and ICT; 5) public finance; and 6) private sector. File added date: 21 June 2022 Author: RCOCI Download publication: English

This report covers the various topic of Asia and the Pacific governance, such as 1) government policy and legislation; 2) government system and civil services; 3) management, capacity building and innovation; 4) economic and social development and ICT; 5) public finance; and 6) private sector. File added date: 7 June 2022 Author: RCOCI Download publication: English

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…

This report covers the various topic of Asia and the Pacific governance, such as 1) government policy and legislation; 2) government system and civil services; 3) management, capacity building and innovation; 4) economic and social development and ICT; 5) public finance; and 6) private sector. File added date: 3 May 2022 Author: RCOCI Download publication: English

This report covers the various topic of Asia and the Pacific governance, such as 1) government policy and legislation; 2) government system and civil services; 3) management, capacity building and innovation; 4) economic and social development and ICT; 5) public finance; and 6) private sector. File added date: 9 March 2022 Author: RCOCI Download publication: English

This Handbook, prepared by UN DESA/DPIDG, provides local and national governments with a set of conceptual approaches, practical strategies, and tools to improve the delivery of public services through citizen centric One-stop-Shops (OSS). It includes guidance on how to prepare an action plan to establish One-stop-Shops for public service delivery systems.  The first two chapters offer an overview of the rationale and different models of OSS.…

From innovation hubs and policy experiments to regulatory sandboxes Digital technologies carry a promise to fast track sustainable development by supporting innovative, forwarding-looking policies and digital government solutions. There are, however, numerous risks and complexities of frontier technologies that come along with those opportunities, as well as policy and regulatory challenges such as those related to inclusion, competition,…