The session will highlight a state of informed preparedness that provides us with the opportunity to anticipate change, correct the course of action if necessary, and become more knowledgeable on the different possibilities that the future of cities offers. It also illuminates the ways that policy, strategies and actions can promote desirable futures.

2021 Leaders Summit - Open Government Partnership (OGP)

The 2021 OGP Global Summit will mark OGP’s 10th anniversary and will galvanize the open government community with fresh energy, political commitment, evidence, and support to build a stronger global movement for open government and democracy. OGP Global Summit themes will be aligned with the current Co-Chair Priorities: anti-corruption, digital innovation and governance, and public participation and civic space. 

The conference organized by Arab Organisation for Administrative Development (ARADO) in partnerships with relevant international organizations discusses topics of common interest to all Arab countries as well as the prospects for reaching a safe, sound and healthy life in Arab communities.

Organized by the Network of Institutes and Schools of Public Administration in Central and Eastern Europe (NISPAcee) and the Faculty of Public Administration, University of Ljubljana, the NISPAcee Annual Conference 2021 is expected to attract papers that will invigorate discussion on the possible methods of citizens' empowerment in the Central and Eastern European (CEE) region, in connection to its developments/traditions, governance practices, regulatory framework, financial capacity, public policy, digitalisation processes, human resource management and public administration itself. 

The 2021 AAPA Annual Conference will be jointly hosted by the Asian Association for Public Administration (AAPA) and the Institute of Public Administration and Civil Service (IPACS) of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA) in collaboration with the ASEAN Centre of the MGIMO University.

ICEGOV 2021 marks the 14th edition of the International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance. Jointly organised by the University of the Aegean, the Harokopio University of Athens and the United Nations University (UNU-EGOV), the conference will promote the interaction of people from all over the world and different sectors, such as academia, government, industry, and international organisations.

LDC5 is a United Nations conference organised by the Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (UN-OHRLLS).The LDC Future Forum will bring together the academic community, policymakers and practitioners to solicit new thinking on the challenges and make policy recommendations for LDCs for the next decade.The Forum will contribute to the Fifth United Nations Conference on LDCs (LDC5), taking place in Doha in January 2022. It will address the structural challenges and emerging issues faced by LDCs. We will also debate and introduce policy recommendations that can support LDCs in achieving the SDGs, build their ability to compete in the global economy, and eventually move towards convergence with other more developed economies.

This call for proposals opens in the midst of political, economic, and social upheaval that portends significant transformations across the globe. The answers to what these global shifts mean for governments, nations, communities and individuals are neither straightforward nor obvious, and the tools necessary to examine them are varied and expansive. 

The 2021 event is hosted by the City of Rotterdam, Netherlands and TU Delft University. Building on the success and innovation of previous meetings, Ecocity 2021 will feature a wide range of sessions, workshops, fieldtrips and other learning opportunities, showcasing the latest research and developments in urban design and city transformation practices.

European Center of Sustainable Development (ECSD) in collaboration with Canadian Institute of Technology (CIT) will organize the 9th ICSD 2021 International Conference on Sustainable Development (ICSD), with particular focus on Environmental, Economic and Socio-Cultural Sustainability.