Directory of Major Events

The 2020 Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) Annual Conference examined the macroeconomic impacts of COVID-19, its effects on MSMEs and households, and the pandemic-driven acceleration of digitalization in Asia and the Pacific. It explored how these trends will shape macroeconomic policy making and prospects for advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the region moving forward.

The Latin American Center for Administration for Development (CLAD) and the Government of Portugal, through the Ministério da Modernização do Estado e da Administração Pública, co-organized the "XXV International Congress of CLAD on State and Public Administration Reform”.

Fifteen of the world's leading Internet scientific and technological achievements were unveiled at the World Internet Conference, which were selected by a group of nearly 40 experts from around the world, cover post-pandemic industrial recovery and coordinated development, digital social governance, global public crisis response, cloud life based on artificial intelligence (AI) and other Internet-related fields.

22-24 November 2020 | Event |Digital Government | Chinese and English| Asia and the Pacific
Organized by WIC

This year’s conference will tackle the public sectors latest challenges and unique opportunities in the wake of COVID-19, including the rise of technology and digital services, pandemic responses and best practices at all levels of Government, the future of work, economic recovery, governance and leadership and much more. It will also feature workshops and networking opportunities designed to help job seekers in a changing employment landscape. 

The Global Standard in Public Services (NASPAA) consists of 743 conference “attendees” from over 250 universities in 25 countries. There were a total of 65 panels and seven workshops featuring the over 300 different speakers.

14-16 October 2020 | Event | Governance and Public Institutions | English| Americas
Organized by NASPAA

The Impacts of Civic Technology Conference features a series of discussions to reflect on the impacts of digitalization, transparency and accountability mechanisms and why digital transparency and accountability are more relevant than ever going forward.

ADBI and Chiang Mai University co-hosted a virtual conference on tackling constraints on poverty reduction and inclusive growth. The focus was on sharing country experiences and best practices for generating quality jobs, promoting small and medium-sized enterprise microcredit and financing, improving human capital development, gender equality, and ensuring social protection.

African Association for Public Administration and Management (AAPAM) organizes an Annual Roundtable Conference held in various countries across the continent. The Association also holds other conferences focusing on current critical issues in African public administration and management in order to increase the knowledge and skills of policy-makers and all stakeholders across the continent.

In the summit, the G20’s top health and health financing experts urged G20 government Leaders, Health and Finance Ministers to significantly boost investment in the health of their citizens in order to promote sustainable economic development and inclusive growth.

The 2018 Global Forum on Development took stock of the progress to date, and debate how policies can keep the promise of unleashing the power of women and youth as critical agents of change. During the Forum, high-level representatives from governments, businesses, foundations and international organisations, met and shared ideas on concrete ways to achieve greater prosperity for all.