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17 May 2013

Now Available: Guidelines on Open Government Data for Citizen Engagement - 2nd Edition

The Guidelines on Open Government Data in Managing Development is a practical and easy-to-understand guideline for policy makers and technologists. It can be used to understand, design, implement and sustain open government data initiatives. UNPAN has just released the 2nd edition and the Japanese version of the Guidelines.

To view the Guidelines, please click here.

02 May 2013

The Economist Intelligent Unit: Expert Views on the UN E-Government Survey

A report published by the Economist Intelligence Unit, entitled E-government in Europe, the Middle East and Africa - Expert views on the UN e-government survey, which features contributions from Haiyan through an interview.

To view the report, please click here.

22 April 2013

2013 Joint Congress of IIAS and IASIA

The 2013 Joint Congress of IIAS and IASIA will be held in Manama, Bahrain from June 1 to 6, 2013. The main theme of the 2013 Joint Congress is “the Future of Public Administration: Professionalism and Leadership,” which is both timely and compelling in an era of global economic stagnation. On this basis, the congress will further discuss the following three sub-themes:

Future risks and strategies;
Leadership for the future;
Innovative service delivery for the future.

For more information please click here.

16 April 2013

South-South News Coverage for CEPA 12th Session

News coverage with South-South News for the opening of the 12th Session of the UN Committee of Experts on Public Administration held on Monday, 15th April, 2013 at the United Nations Headquarters.

To watch this video, please click here.

08 February 2013

New 2013 Learning Opportunities from the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)

The Public Finance Trade Programme (PFT) of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) is pleased to announce and showcase a selection of the most sought after course titles for a global audience of finance and trade officials. PFT's courses are based on decades of experience in public finance and trade-related training. Thousands of finance-sector and trade officials have already benefitted from our e-Learning courses. So why not you and your institution?
For information on course outline and registration, please click here.

29 January 2013

Ethos Interview: Celebrating the United Nations Public Service Awards

Sophie Arie, freelance journalist of Ethos, interviews Ms. Haiyan Qian, Director of UNDESA/DPADM about the 2012 winners and the new technologies that are promoting citizen engagement.

For full article, please click here.

22 January 2013

Vote for the Changes that Would Make the Most Difference to your World!

The United Nations and partners want to hear from YOU! MY World is a global survey asking you to choose your priorities for a better world. Results will be shared with world leaders in setting the next global development agenda.

From now until 2015, you can help define the next set of global goals by telling us the changes that you would like to see in the world.

Click here to have your voice heard!

14 January 2013

2013 Joint Congress of IIAS-IASIA - Call for Papers

The 2013 Joint Congress of IIAS-IASIA will be held in Manama, Bahrain from 1-6 June 2013. The main theme of the 2013 Joint Congress is "the Future of Public Administration: Professionalism and Leadership," which is both timely and compelling in an era of global economic stagnation. IIAS-IASIA invites all interested individuals to submit papers in any of their three major categories under the umbrella of the Congress' main theme. For more information click here.

13 November 2012

The International Journal of eGovernance Calls for Manuscripts

The International Journal of eGovernance (IJeG) is inviting all interested persons to submit their eGovernance manuscripts for publication in International Journal of eGovernance.

For more information click here.

29 June 2012

Now Available on UNPAN...

Smart policies to close the digital divide: Best practices from around the world is an Economist Intelligence Unit report that is now available on UNPAN. This report highlights an interview with Ms. Haiyan Qian, Director, DPADM.

To read more click here.

14 June 2012

Call for Applicants for the Executive Training on Foundations of Government Information Leadership

The Department of Informatics at the University of Minho (DIUM) and the Center for Electronic Governance at the United Nations University International Institute for Software Technology (UNU-IIST-EGOV) welcome applications to participate in the Executive Training on Foundations of Government Information Leadership, to be organized in Braga, Portugal from 23 to 27 July 2012. The training is addressed to policy-makers, decision-makers, public managers, and Chief Information Officers from government and intergovernmental organizations (GCIO), responsible for planning, managing and sustaining Electronic Governance (EGOV) and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) initiatives.

For more information click here.

23 May 2012

UNGIS Side Event at the 2012 UN Conference on Sustainable Development

The United Nations Group on the Information Society will hold the side event ICTs: the Foundation of our Sustainable Future on 17 June in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The meeting will look at specific ICT applications and services that can assist in the transition towards a green economy, focusing on the key role that policies, regulations and international standards, play to allow for the uptake of ICT applications.

For more information, please click here.

22 May 2012

Enterprise Architecture for Connected E-Government: Practices and Innovations

The publication Enterprise Architecture for Connected E-Government: Practices and Innovations by Dr. Pallab Saha addresses the gap in current literature in terms of linking and understanding the relationship between e-government and government enterprise architecture.

To find out more about this publication click here.

07 April 2012

Call for Papers

Cheyney University of Pennsylvania is hosting a conference entitled International Conference on Democratic Governance: Challenges in Africa and Asia from 8-10 August 2012. The conference program development committee welcomes papers that feature high quality conceptual papers, as well as qualitative and quantitative empirical research papers. Papers from individuals at all stages of their careers are welcome, including graduate students. The deadline to submit all proposals is 30 April 2012.

For more info click here.

22 February 2012

Now Available on UNPAN

The United Nations Development Programme's publication entitled Mobile Technologies and Empowerment: Enhancing Human Development Through Participation and Innovation is now available on UNPAN.

To read this publication click here.

25 January 2012

Now Available on UNPAN

The publication entitled Insight into the Basics of World Dynamics by Mr. Oliver De Meistre is now available on UNPAN.

To read more click on either Overview or Full-Text.

16 January 2012

Call for Papers

Cheyney University of Pennsylvania is hosting a conference entitled Democracy, Governance and Curbing Corruption in Sub-Saharan Africa from 8-10 August 2012. The conference program development committee welcomes proposals that feature high quality conceptual papers, as well as qualitative and quantitative empirical research papers. Proposals from individuals at all stages of their careers are welcome, including graduate students. The deadline to submit all proposals is 31 January 2012.

For more info click here.

16 January 2012

UNITAR Announces its 2012 Online Executive Education

The Public Finance and Trade Programme of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) announces its 2012 online executive education on financial trade and intellectual property.

To view the complete list of courses, please click here.

01 December 2011

Worldwide Celebration of the Open Data Day

This year's International Open Data Hackathon is scheduled for this coming Saturday, 3 December. The event will happen simultaneously in more than 20 countries distributed in all six continents, and it aims to gather citizens, web designers and developers interested in creating new applications, data sets and catalogues using open data.

To learn more about the event, please click here. To view the places where the International Open Data Hackathon is happening, click here.

18 November 2011

Books Written by Murari R. Sharma and Ajit M.Banerjeeare are now Available as Resources in UNPAN

The following two books written by Murari R. Sharma and Ajit M.Banerjeeare are now available as resources in UNPAN: "Reinventing the United Nations" and "United Nations International Civil Service: Perceptions, Realities and Career".

For more information, please click here.

08 November 2011

Access to WSIS Stocktaking Activities

DPADM has recently implemented a direct link to the WSIS Stocktaking Activities, which intends to fulfill the dual purpose of providing an inventory of activities undertaken by governments and all stakeholders in implementing the Geneva decisions (WSIS Declaration of Principles and Plan of Action).

For more information, please click here.

05 October 2011

Now Available on UNPAN...

The International Team and Project Management Technical Handbook, written by Oliver De Meistre is now available on UNPAN. The publication underlines the importance of having a good mastery of the instrumental yet complex concepts of image, credibility and smart communication. To read more, please click here.

27 September 2011

Celebrate Right to Know Day!

Tomorrow on 28 September the world celebrates Right to Know Day. Every year more and more civil society organisations, information commissioners and ombudsmen, journalists, students and academics and individuals celebrate this important day.

For more information about celebrating Right to Know Day click here.

13 September 2011

Now Available on UNPAN

The Manual of Government Expenditure Planning and Monitoring: Medium Term and Performance Budgeting by Max O. Brice is now available on UNPAN. The Manual is an operational Guide for Government Budget Office and Line Ministries to plan and monitor public expenditures on a results-based Program. Please click here to view.

01 September 2011

UNITAR Announces its September to November 2011 Online Courses

The Public Finance and Trade Programme of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) announces its September to November 2011 online courses on finance, trade and intellectual property.

To view the complete list of courses, please click here.

11 August 2011

Featured News from the UN News Centre

Three million poor people in Africa and South Asia, the majority of them women, will gain access to low-cost mobile phone numbers as part of technology firm Movirtu's partnership with the United Nations-backed initiative that enlists the private sector in efforts to fight poverty.

To read more click here.

21 July 2011

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Delivers the Opening Address at the Launch of the Open Government Partnership

On 12 July 2011, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivers the opening address at the launch of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) in Washington, D.C. The OGP is a new international initiative aimed at securing concrete commitments from governments to promote transparency, increase civic participation, fight corruption, and harness new technologies to make government more open, effective, and accountable. A multi-stakeholder International Steering Committee, co-chaired by the United States and Brazil in its inaugural year, is comprised of government and civil society representatives from around the world. For more information please click here.

01 July 2011

21st UN/INTOSAI Interregional Symposium

The 21st UN/INTOSAI Symposium will be held in Vienna, Austria, from 13-15 July, 2011. The Symposium is to focus on the theme "Effective practices of cooperation between SAIs and citizens to enhance public accountability". For more information click here.

05 May 2011

UNITAR Announces its May to June Online Courses

The Public Finance and Trade Programme of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) announces its May to June 2011 online courses on finance, trade and intellectual property.

To view the complete list of courses, please click here.

11 March 2011

Online Courses on Finance, Trade and Intellectual Property

The Public Finance and Trade Programme of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) announces its March 2011 online courses on finance, trade and intellectual property.

To view the list of courses, please click here.

Events

2013 Joint Congress of IIAS/IASIA
Jun 01, 2013 to Jun 06, 2013
BIPA, Manama
International Institute of Administrative Sciences/ International Association of Schools and Institu

Documents

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17 May 2013

Guidelines on Open Government Data for Citizen Engagement 2nd Edition
The Guidelines on Open Government Data in Managing Development is a practical and easy-to-understand guideline for policy makers and technologists. It can be used to understand, design, implement and sustain open government data initiatives. The document is tailored to the needs and constraints of developing countries, but it can be used by anyone interested in opening up data. It contains the core principles of openness, best practices and case studies, checklists, step-by-step guidelines and practical policy recommendations.
17 May 2013

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