As part of the advisory service for SDG Implementation for Member States, DPIDG/UNPOG conducted a scoping mission to Nepal for UNPOG policy advisory service from 7-9 November 2023. The objective of this mission is to i) identify SDG priority areas of collaboration for UNPOG policy advisory service, ii) understand Nepal’s country context, and iii) strengthen and build future .....

  Organised by Department of the Interior and Local Government United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) United Nations Resident Coordinator Office in the Philippines United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Philippines   Background The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) of the Philippines, with the support of the.....

  Organised by United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), through the Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG) and it's Project Office - United Nations Project Office on Governance (UNPOG) Ministry of the Interior and Safety of the Republic of Korea (MOIS) Korea Institute of Public Administration (KIPA) Korea .....

  Organised by United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), through the Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG) and its Project Office on Governance (UNPOG) Sustainable Development Council of Sri Lanka (SDC) Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) United Nations Resident Coordinator Office in Sri La.....

  Organised by United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), through  the Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG) and its project office - United Nations Project Office on Governance (UNPOG) Ministry of the Interior and Safety (MOIS) of the Republic of Korea   Background The Division for Public Institutions and Dig.....

  This handbook explains the concepts, attributes and approaches of collaborative administration and specifically introduces practical cases of collaborative public administration in local governments in the Republic of Korea. Collaborative public administration is recognized as a method that can effectively respond to complex and diverse administrative demands, but there are many obstacles in ap.....

Summary   The rising public expectation by the spread of democracy, globalisation, and informatisation has required good governance through government capacity and enhanced trust in government, along with democratic decision-making in government, private sector, media and civil society Against this backdrop, the 6th Global Forum on Reinventing Government, co-organised by the Government of Repub.....

Summary   While the World Bank and Asia Development Bank developed a set of analytical tools and indicators for monitoring democratic governance in developing countries at the national level, little attention has been paid to the development of a management capacity framework for local governments to strengthen transparent local governance. In particular, there is limited research on benchmarking.....

Summary   The UNGC Project Document closely links the implementation of the Project with the UN Public Service Awards, one of UNDESA’s major initiatives to facilitate the government reinvention efforts of Member States. Accordingly, the UNGC has undertook research on best practice cases in government reinvention based on past winners of the Award in order to identify and examine their.....

Summary   The objective of this in-depth research based on literature review was to analyze the state of trust in government, with a specific geographical focus on Asia. A 50 to 60 page background paper on each of three sub-regions of Asia – East, South and Southeast Asia – analyzed the degree to which the respective region’s governance systems and practices are conducive to genera.....

  DPIDG/UNPOG participated in the Benchmarking Mission of the National Planning Commission (NPC) of Namibia to the Republic of Korea facilitated by DSDG/UNOSD. DPIDG/UNPOG organized a thematic session with presentations on “Strengthening Capacities for Digital Government Transformation” and “Conducting a Situation Analysis to Assess Capacity Gaps and Opportunities .....

  DPIDG/UNPOG paid a courtesy visit to the KDI School of Public Policy and Management on 4 April 2024 to discuss their cohort’s participation in the upcoming UN Public Service Forum (UNPSF).   KDI School of Public Policy and Management is one of the leading think tanks  in the Republic of Korea, which has a large cohort composed of government officia.....

  On 20 March, DPIDG/UNPOG received a courtesy visit from the Ministry of the Interior and Safety (MOIS) of the Republic of Korea, headed by Mr. Young Jun Jung, the Deputy Minister for Planning and Coordination of MOIS. Mr. Jung conducted a site visit to the venue of the UN Public Service Forum (UNPSF) together with the venues of the study visits for the participants of the Forum includi.....

  On 14 March 2024, DPIDG/UNPOG received a Study Visit from Yonsei University. The study visit was attended by 45 first-year students from various majors. During the study visit, the UNPOG staff introduced: i) CEPA Principles of Effective Governance for Sustainable Development, ii) UNPOG's mandate and activities, and the iii) UN DESA Curriculum on Governance for the SDGs.  .....

  DPIDG/UNPOG participated in the 3rd Forum on Carbon Neutrality Goals of China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea jointly organised by ESCAP and the Trilateral Cooperation Secretariat (TCS). The Forum aimed to serve as a hub for exchange of policies, measures, and practices in various cross-cutting sectors among high-level government officials, experts, and international orga.....

  Korea Hosts Major Gathering to Boost Sustainable Development   INCHEON, 17 October 2023 - The eighth UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, today welcomed 100 delegates in person and over 200 participants online to the 7th Regional Symposium on Effective Governance and Digital Transformation for Accelerating Progress Towards the 2030 Agenda’ hosted by the Metropolita.....

  Asia and the Pacific meet to advance the Sustainable Development Goals   INCHEON, 22 November 2022 - Government and non-government representatives from countries across Asia and the Pacific and beyond, gathered for three days in Incheon, Republic of Korea, to discuss how to strengthen governance across a region struggling to make up ground lost to COVID-19, climate change, and ext.....