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The UNPOG Public Governance Quarterly

ISSUE 11 Autumn 2020

Capacity Development Webinar Series on "Leveraging ICTs and Digital Government for Innovative Solutions to Address the COVID-19 andemic-Responses in Africa" (1 July 2020, WebEx)

The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs , through its Division of Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG) and the Project Office on Governance (UNPOG), in collaboration with the ...

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I-I. The Online Discussion Board of the Webinar on "Leveraging Public Governance and Spearheading Innovative Solutions to Address the COVID-19 Pandemic-Responses in Africa"
- To facilitate continued discussion on the Webinar, the online discussion board was created to address unanswered questions, promote dialogue, and exchange ideas. The questions of the Webinar and answers are grouped into i) Governance and ... More
I-II. Final Outcome Report of the Webinar on "Leveraging ICTs and Digital Government for Innovative Solutions to Address the COVID-19 Pandemic-Responses in Africa"
- Capacity Development Webinar on Capacity Development Webinar on Leveraging ICTs and Digital Government for Innovative Solutions to Address the COVID-19 Pandemic-Responses in Africa More

II. Online Training Workshop on "Advancing Government Innovation and Leveraging Frontier Technologies for Disaster Risk Reduction and Building Resilience" (18 August - 22 September 2020)

Organized by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) / Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG) / United Nations Project Office on Governance (UNPOG)UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) Global Education and Training Institute (GETI) Ministry of the Interior and Safety (MOIS) of the Republic of Korea...
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III. Sungkyunkwan University - United Nations Project Office on Governance Special Lecture (11 September 2020, Zoom)
- UNPOG was invited to the Sungkyunkwan University Global MPA Virtual Special Lecture on 11 September 2020 to present on two training toolkits. The special lecture was attended by 40 participations, including 20 Global MPA students from over 18 countries...
IV. Capacity Development Webinar Series on "Accelerating Digital Transformation for Sustainable and Resilient Recovery from COVID-19" (13 October 2020, WebEx)
- Organized by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG)&Ministry of the Interior and Safety (MOIS), Government of the Republic of Korea in partnership with National Information Society Agency (NIA), Republic of Korea... More
V. World Peace Forum 2020 (29 October 2020, Busan, Republic of Korea)
- DPIDG/UNPOG was invited to participate in the World Peace Forum 2020, to be held on 29 October 2020 in Busan, Republic of Korea. The Forum was held to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the United Nations with the objective of raising global awareness...
VI. Online Training Workshop on "Government Innovation for Social Inclusion of Vulnerable Groups" (3 & 5 November 2020, Zoom)
- Organized by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) / Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG) / United Nations Project Office on Governance (UNPOG)... More

VII. 4th Youth Forum on SDG Implementation (20 November 2020, Zoom)

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Today, there are 1.2 billion young people aged 15 to 24 years, accounting for 16 percent of the global population. Projections suggest that the youth cohort in sub-Saharan Africa will continue to grow and will likely represent almost 30 percent of the world's youth by 2050, up from 18 percent in 2020 and almost 22 percent in 2030...
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VIII. [Save the Date] Symposium on "Effective, Inclusive and Accountable Public Institutions and Digital Government Transformation for Resilient Recovery and the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals" (24 - 26 November 2020, Zoom)

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The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG) through its Project Office on Governance (UNPOG) and in collaboration with the Ministry of the Interior and Safety (MOIS) of the Government of the Republic of Korea, is organizing...
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