The 5th session of the UN Committee of Experts on Public Administration

United Nations, New York, 27-31 March 2006

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Summary of Resolutions

The Economic and Social Council:

• Encourages Governments to create an environment that is supportive of change management, risk assessment and innovation so that they may provide better services to their citizens.
  


• Encourages Member States to strengthen citizen trust in government by fostering public participation in key processes of public policy development, public service delivery and public accountability.
  


• Requests the Secretariat to:
  
  
  1. Work with Governments with a view to assisting them to deepen the impact of the United Nations Public Service Awards by promoting and disseminating innovation in governance and public administration;
     
  2. Respond expeditiously to requests from Governments regarding the design, implementation and evaluation of participatory processes, including the dissemination of best practices of citizen participation;
     
  3. Continue to assist Member States in developing e-government tools to improve participation, transparency, accountability and service delivery and to increase sharing of information, products and resources throughout the United Nations Public Administration Network.
     

Documents

• Summary of Major Recommendations/Conclusions
  


• Report of the 5th Session of the Committee of Experts on Public Administration
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• Adoption of the Agenda and Organization of Work (E/C.16/2006/1)
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• Innovations in Governance and Public Administration for the Achievement of the Internationally Agreed Development Goals, Including the Millennium Development Goals (E/C.16/2006/2)
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• Searching for a Bottom-up Approach and Methodologies for Developing Foundations and Principles of Sound Public Administration (E/C.16/2006/3)
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• Compendium of Basic Terminology in Governance and Public Administration (E/C.16/2006/4)
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• Review of the United Nations Activities in the Area of Public Administration (E/C.16/2006/5)
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