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Leveraging the power of ICTs and digital government for the transformation of public institutions, and the public-sector landscape more broadly, is essential to advancing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Governments worldwide are gearing up efforts to strengthen their capacities for digital transformation. 

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E-government Survey 2022: The Future of Digital Government

The UN E-Government Survey 2022 was launched on 28 September 2022. The theme of the 12th edition of the Survey is “The Future of Digital Government”. The Survey looks at how digital government can facilitate integrated policies and services across the 193 United Nations Member States. It supports countries’ efforts to provide effective, accountable and inclusive digital services to all and to bridge the digital divide and leave no one behind.

Digital Government: Research and Practice

Digital Government: Research and Practice (DGOV) is an interdisciplinary Gold Open Access journal that focuses on the potential and impact of technology on governance innovations and its transformation of public institutions. It promotes applied and empirical research from academics, practitioners, designers, and technologists, using political, policy, social, computer, and data sciences methodologies.

Webinar on the UN E-Government Survey 2022: Advances and challenges of digital government in Latin America and the Caribbean

Objectives

1. Present the main results for the United Nations E-Government Survey 2022 with special focus on the results of the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean.

2. Discuss and reflect on the progress and challenges in the region to ensure that digital government becomes a driver for sustainable development.

Duration

The event will last 1 hour and 30 minutes.

Language

There will be English/Spanish interpretation.

Open Forum on adopting data governance framework: from silos to ecosystem

UN DESA/DPIDG is organizing an Open Forum on Adopting Data Governance Framework: From Silos to Ecosystem as part of the Internet Governance Forum 2022. The Open Forum seeks to address existing challenges and gaps in digital data governance, data management and cooperation, focusing on enhancing the institutional capacities of countries to utilize, manage and govern data in a comprehensive, objective and evidence-based manner, through regional and global cooperation.

Call for paper - “Digitalization Enabling Human Resources Management and Development in Public Organizations”

Digitalization in human resources is in full swing. As digital technologies such as big data, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence exert greater influence on human resource management (HRM) theory and practice, HRM processes are becoming automated, transparent, centralized, and efficient. Leveraging digital technologies in HRM can be of help not only stimulate the employees of public organizations but also revitalize their existing human resources, which is of great significance to the high-quality development of public organizations.

Innovation, Digital Government and Changing Mindset for Public Sector Transformation in Guyana to Achieve the SDGs

The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), through its Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG), the Ministry of Public Service of Guyana, the Caribbean Centre for Development Administration (CARICAD) and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), with the support of the Resident Coordinator Office, co-organized a Training Workshop on “Innovation, Digital Government and Changing Mindset for Public Sector Transformation in Guyana to Achieve the SDGs”.

Capacity Development Webinar on Implementing a Multi-Pronged Strategy for Digital Transformation: Lessons from Asia

The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), through its Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG), in collaboration with China National Academy of Governance (CNAG) and Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences (SASS),organized a capacity building webinar on strengthening digital transformation through investing in digital infrastructure, fostering a digital workforce, improving digital government services, building a dynamic digital economy, and developing national digital data policies and strategies for ensuring data quality, access, security,

United Nations E-Government Survey​ Local Online Service Index (LOSI) Webinar Series ​Episode 1 – Jordan ​

The first LOSI webinar series organized by the Digital Government Branch (DGB) of the DPIDG / UN DESA  will focus on the application of LOSI methodology in Jordan. This one-hour webinar will host researchers who conducted the study in 19 cities in the country. The webinar will also highlight opportunities and challenges in e-government at city level while aiming at information sharing and capacity building.

Webinar on "The place and Advantages of Digital Governance for African Local Governments"

Faced with rampant urbanization, cities are changing and transforming ; imbalances and inequalities are increasing, problems are becoming more and more complex, particularly with regard to local governance, local management and the local public services delivery.

For Morocco, the changes are profound, the stakes are high and the territorial challenges must be taken into account and urgently.

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