The Regional Symposium on Effective Governance is a UN DESA annual event in the Asia and the Pacific region and beyond. It seeks to raise awareness of critical public governance issues, examine current and future trends, and provide innovative approaches and new methodologies to support United Nations Member States in developing their capacities to accelerate the implementation of.....

  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) and The Korea Research Institute for Local Administration (KRILA)   Background The United Nations Department of Economic and Social.....

    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),  United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) CIFAL Jeju/Jeju International Training Center (JITC),  U.....

  Organized by United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), through  its Project Office – United Nations Project office on Governance (UNPOG) of the Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG)      The 2024 United Nations Public Service Forum will take place in Incheon, the Republic of Korea from.....

    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 and The African Association for Public Administration and Management (AAPAM)   Background Digital government transformation is .....

  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 3rd Global ESG Management Forum on “Transition to Good Governance” organized by Incheon Ilbo, a local media outlet of Incheon Metropolitan City. The Forum brought together 150 participants from public institutions, private sector and civil society organizations in the field of environment and public governance to enhance understanding and identify.....

  DPIDG/UNPOG collaborated with DSDG on the First Global Workshop for 2025 VNRs by facilitating a session on Institutional Frameworks for the 2030 Agenda, with a focus on National Coordination Mechanisms. Discussions highlighted challenges and opportunities in policy integration, incorporating SDGs into National Development Plans, conducting evaluations through independent supreme audit in.....

  At the request of the Career Development Center of George Mason University, DPIDG/UNPOG staff delivered a thematic presentation on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development to a group of 15 university students preparing to pursue a career in the public sector or international organizations. During the presentation, UNPOG staff introduced the mandate and activities of D.....

  At the invitation of the Incheon Metropolitan City, DPIDG/UNPOG participated in the 2024 Incheon International Organizations Workshop. The Workshop is part of Incheon Metropolitan City’s annual event to foster collaboration and strengthen partnership between the Incheon Metropolitan City and the UN and other international organisations. The meeting was attende.....

  DPIDG, in collaboration with the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, organized the International Seminar on Public Sectors and Public Services. The seminar emphasized that sustainable development relies heavily on robust public sectors and enhanced public service capacity. Key highlights from the World Public Sector Report 2023 outlined the public sector's role and challenges in advan.....

Incheon, Republic of Korea – The United Nations Project Office on Governance (UNPOG) under the Division of Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG) of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), in collaboration with the Ministry of the Interior and Safety (MOIS) of the Government of the Republic of Korea and Incheon Metropolitan City, is excited.....

  28 June 2024 – On 24 – 26 June 2024, over 2,000 participants from 100 countries gathered in Incheon, Republic of Korea to explore ways to foster innovation in the public administration at the 2024 United Nations Public Service Forum (UNPSF).   Under the theme “Fostering Innovation Amid Global Challenges: A Public Sector Perspective”, the UNPSF brought to.....

  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.....