| 2nd Chief Information Officer Conference |
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The United Nations Project Office on Governance (UNPOG), is organising the 2nd CIO Conference entitled Advancing E-Government for Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific, which will take place in Bangkok, Thailand on 20 August 2015.
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| 31 July 2015 Deadline for Written Submissions for the WSIS+10 Overall Review Outcome Document |
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We would like to remind all stakeholders that the deadline for written submissions for the "non-paper" on the desired structure and content of the UN General Assembly's WSIS+10 overall review outcome document is 31 July. In that regard, Co-facilitators, Ambassador Jānis Mažeiks, Permanent Representative of Latvia, and Ambassador Lana Zaki Nusseibeh, Permanent Representative of the United Arab Emirates, reached out to all permanent Member and Observer States to encourage submissions before the deadline. Please click here to see their recent letter.
Guiding questions and a description of the submission process are available by following this link. We strongly encourage all stakeholders to contribute.
Following the release of the non-paper, all stakeholders will again be invited to submit comments electronically through the second week of September. |
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| Astana Economic Forum, Kazakhstan |
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At the VIII Astana Economic Forum held on 21-22 May 2015, UNDESA Assistant Secretary-General, Mr. Lenny Montiel led the UNDESA delegation and delivered a keynote address at a Workshop on "Innovative Solutions to Financing Sustainable Development: Role of Social Media".
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| UNPSA Press Release |
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The Division for Public Administration and Development Management is pleased to announce the official press release for the 2015 United Nations Public Service Awards is now available.
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| 2015 UNPSA Winners |
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The Division for Public Administration and Development Management is pleased to announce the Winners of the 2015 United Nations Public Service Awards (UNPSA) Programme.
Click here to see the list of winners. |
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| Employment Opportunity - DPADM Consultancy |
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DPADM is seeking an international consultant who will examine recent trends in fighting corruption, with a focus on legislation, implementation and international cooperation. It will include the experience of China in reinforcing legislative tools in fighting corruption as part of the research and analysis.
For more information, please click here for the Terms of Reference.
Interested candidates should send a completed P-11 form, resume and cover letter to Ms. Catherina Dakay at dakay@un.org, no later than 14 May 2015. To download a P-11 form, please click here.
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| Good governance at the heart of new sustainability agenda |
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New York, 21 April – In preparation for the new sustainable development agenda that is expected to be adopted this September at the Special Summit on Sustainable Development, public administration experts are gathering at the UN to examine measures to ensure good governance, which is seen as the cornerstone of efforts to implement the new global goals.
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| Culture Key to Global Sustainable Development - High-level Panel Discussion and Luncheon |
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How can global cultural partnerships better support peace, harmony, social cohesion, as well as cooperative initiatives in support of local, national, regional and global sustainability? The China Energy Fund Committee (CEFC), an ECOSOC-accredited NGO, and the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN-DESA), will be co-organizing a High-level Panel Discussion and Luncheon at the United Nations, focusing on culture as an enabler of sustainable development.
The High-level Panel Discussion and Luncheon will be held from 1:15 to 2:30 pm, Tuesday, 21 April 2015, in the Delegates Dining Room, United Nations Headquarters New York.
For more information click here.
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| 14th Session of the Committee of Experts on Public Administration, 20-24 April, UNHQ |
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The 14th Session of Committee of Experts on Public Administration (CEPA) will be held in United Nations Headquarters from 20-24 April 2015. This event, which will focus on the theme of “Building Trust in Government in Pursuit of the Sustainable Development Goals: What will it take?” is organized by the Division for Public Administration and Development Management (DPADM) for the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA).
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| Employment Opportunity - IGF Senior Consultant (Re-advertised) |
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DPADM is seeking a senior policy consultant for the Geneva-based Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Secretariat. The mandate of the IGF is to discuss the main public policy issues related to Internet governance in order to foster the sustainability, robustness, security, stability and development of the Internet.
Please click here to see the Terms of Reference.
Interested candidates should send a completed P-11 form, CV and cover letter to vacancies@intgovforum.org by 13 April 2015. To download a P-11 form, please click here.
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| Employment Opportunity - Information Technology Assistant |
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DPADM is seeking applicants with a minimum of five years of experience in the information technology field or related area. Experience in maintaining web pages is a requirement. Candidates with experience with Microsoft SQL, HTML, MS Server Management, CSS, Javascript, DNN, C# and asp.net is desirable.
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| Employment Opportunity - Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Consultants |
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DPADM is seeking two international consultants in connection with the 10th Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Annual Meeting, to take place in João Pessoa, Brazil, 10-13 November 2015. The consultants will be responsible for documenting separate “Best Practices” sessions of the meeting as well as preparing substantive papers related to the sessions.
For more information, please see the Terms of Reference for Vacancies IGFP-1900 and IGFP-1899.
Interested candidates should send a completed P-11 form, resume and relevant selected bibliography to the IGF Secretariat at:vacancies@intgovforum.org by 23 March 2015. To download a P-11 form, please click here.
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| Commonwealth e-Governance Forum 2015 |
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The Commonwealth e-Governance Forum 2015 will take place 24-25 March 2015 in Kigali, Rwanda on the theme of Smart Governance through Networked Government. The event will showcase innovative e-Governance services, examine new technologies and facilitate knowledge exchange. Key topics covered include open data for transparent governance, e-health, e-voting, m-governance and cloud services for governance. Speakers from DPADM/UNDESA will discuss the theme of E-Government for Sustainable Development: the Road Ahead.
For more information, please click here. |
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| Employment Opportunity |
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DPADM is seeking an International Consultant in preparation for its upcoming Expert Group Meeting (EGM) on “Creating a Sustainable Digital Society for All”. The EGM will take place in Colombia in June 2015, in parallel with the 2015 UN Public Service Forum Day and Awards Ceremony.
Click here to see the Terms of Reference.
Interested candidates should send the completed P-11 form, CV and cover letter to susar@un.org with copy to mazzucchi@un.org by 10 March 2015. To download a P-11 form, please click here. |
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| Employment Opportunity |
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DPADM is seeking a national consultant (Uruguay) for the project on Strengthening of Capacities of Developing Countries to Provide Access to Information for Sustainable Development through Open Government Data (OGD). The project objective is to demonstrate the potential and benefits of using OGD in advancing transparency, accountability and sustainable development in Uruguay.
Click here to see the Terms of Reference.
Interested candidates should forward the completed P-11 form and CV to cachola@un.org with copy to korekyan@un.org and ceban@un.org by 20 March 2015. To download a P-11 form, please click here.
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