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Regional Symposium

Regional Symposium 2018


UNPOG, part of the Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG) of UN DESA, and in close collaboration with the Government of the Republic of Korea, organizes the annual Symposium for the Asia-Pacific region since 2017 for the purpose of strengthening the capacity of the public administration and promoting innovation for advancing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

The ultimate objective of the annual Symposium is to strengthen capacity of governments to build institutions at the national and local levels to support SDG implementation, promote innovation for inclusive service delivery, and strengthen government capacity to develop open innovation systems to engage societies in designing, delivering and implementing policies and build effective partnerships.

The Symposium provides a good platform for participants to identify good practices and ideas and enhance cooperation between countries, between central and local governments and among all stakeholders. It includes discussions on improving public institutions and public services delivery, actions for localizing the SDGs, the impact of frontier technologies on the public sector, engaging all stakeholders, particularly civil society organizations and the private sector, enhancing means of implementation, as well as adapting plans and policies to the SDGs and different national contexts.

UNPOG organized the first Regional Symposium in December 2017 and is currently preparing to organize the second Regional Symposium in October 2018.
General Information Registration for Regional Symposium is by invitation only.
PROGRAMME
08:00-09:00Lobby at G-Tower
Registration
09:00-13:00
Site Visit
09:00-13:00Meeting Room 2, 8th Floor of G-Tower
Training Workshop of the Global Initiative for Schools of Public Administration on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
“Mobilizing and equipping public servants to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals”
- By invite only
  • Introduction Moderator
  • Ms. Adriana Alberti, Chief, Capacity Development Unit, Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG), UN DESA
  • Introductory Presentation
  • Ms. Maria Stefania Senese, Governance and Public Administration Officer, DPIDG, UN DESA
  • Session 1 Moderator
  • Ms. Maria Stefania Senese, Governance and Public Administration Officer, DPIDG, UN DESA
  • Session 1 Speaker
  • Mr. Alex Brillantes, President, Asian Association for Public Administration
  • Session 1 Speaker
  • Md. Aslam Alam, Rector, Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre, Bangladesh
  • Session 1 Speaker
  • Mr. Dasho Karma Tshiteem, Chairman, Royal Civil Service Commission, Bhutan
  • Session 1 Speaker
  • Mr. K. Rohana Gangadhara, Senior Consultant, Sri Lanka Institute of Development Administration, Sri Lanka
  • Session 1 Speaker
  • Mr. Sarkhad Zulfikar, Director/Rector, National Academy of Governance, Mongolia
  • Session 1 Speaker
  • Mr. Iqbal Mohammed Chauhan, Director General, National School of Public Policy, Pakistan
  • Session 1 Speaker
  • Ms. Pham Thi Quynh Hoa, Director of International Cooperation Department, National Academy of Public Administration, Viet Nam
  • Session 1 Speaker
  • Ms. Maria Fe Villamejor Mendoza, Dean, National College of Public Administration and Governance, Philippines
  • Session 1 Speaker
  • Ms. Mariyam Nazima Ibrahim, Senior Human Capital Management Executive, Civil Service Commission, Maldives
  • Session 1 Speaker
  • Mr. Narayan Gopal Malego, Senior Director of Studies, National Administrative Staff College, Nepal
  • Session 1 Speaker
  • Mr. Jeffrey Fereti Faitua, Coordination Officer, Public Service Commission, Samoa
  • Session 1 Speaker
  • Mr. Martin Mahe, Chairman, Public Service Commission, Vanuatu
  • Interactive Discussion
13:00-14:00
Lunch
14:00-15:306th Floor of G-Tower
Plenary Session I
“Taking Stock of the Implementation of SDG Goal 16 on Effective, Accountable, and Inclusive Institutions in Asia and the Pacific - Lessons Learned and Good Practices”
  • Moderator
  • Mr. Chae Gun Chung, Head of United Nations Project Office on Governance (UNPOG), Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG), United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)
  • Speaker
  • Ms. Adriana Alberti, Chief, Capacity Development Unit, DPIDG, UN DESA
  • Speaker
  • Ms. Katinka Weinberger, Chief, Environment and Development Policy Section, Environment and Development Division, UN ESCAP
  • Speaker
  • Mr. Kanya Khammoungkhoun, Deputy Director General of International Organizations Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lao PDR (2018 VNR)
  • Speaker
  • Mr. Sherub Gyeltshen, Senior Planning Officer, Gross National Happiness Commission, Bhutan (2018 VNR)
  • Speaker
  • Mr. Davaasuren Avirmed, Adviser on Implementation of SDGs and Sustainable Development Vision, National Development Agency, Mongolia (2019 VNR)
15:30-16:00
Coffee Break
16:00-17:306th Floor of G-Tower
Plenary Session II - Part A
“Effective Public Institutions and Digital Government for Advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)”
  • Moderator
  • Ms. Stefania Senese, Governance and Public Administration Officer, DPIDG, UN DESA
  • Speaker
  • Ms. Adriana Alberti, Chief, Capacity Development Unit, DPIDG, UN DESA
  • Speaker
  • Mr. Ahn Moon Suk, Professor, Department of Public Administration, Korea University
  • Speaker
  • Mr. Haogang Zhu, Member of Advisory Board, E-Government Committee, China
  • Speaker
  • Mr. Yun Chang Hee, Director, Department of ICT Platform & Services, Information Technology Planning Team, National Information Society Agency, Republic of Korea
  • Speaker
  • Mr. Mustain Billah, Deputy Secretary, Department of ICT, Ministry of Posts, Telecommunication and Information Technology, Bangladesh
  • Speaker
  • Mr. Alex Brillantes, President, Asian Association for Public Administration
  • Speaker
  • Mr. Dasho Karma Tshiteem, Chairman, Royal Civil Service Commission, Bhutan
  • Speaker
  • Ms. Maria Fe Mendoza, Dean, National College of Public Administration and Governance, Philippines
  • Speaker
  • Mr. M. Aslam Alam, Rector, Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre
  • Q&A Session
19:00-20:30
Welcome Dinner
09:00-10:006th Floor of G-Tower
High-level Session
  • Official Remarks
  • Mr. Kim Boo Kyum, Minister, Ministry of the Interior and Safety, Republic of Korea
  • Official Remarks
  • Mr. Liu Zhenmin, Under-Secretary-General, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
  • Welcoming Remarks
  • Mr. Park Jun-Ha, Vice Mayor for Administrative Affairs, Incheon Metropolitan City
  • Keynote Speeches
  • Mr. Ahn Moon Suk, Professor, Department of Public Administration, Korea University
  • Keynote Speeches
  • Mr. Meleti Bainimarama, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Rural & Marine Development and National Disaster Management, Fiji
10:00-10:30
Group Photo & Coffee break
10:30-12:306th Floor of G-Tower
Plenary Session II - Part B
“Effective Public Institutions and Digital Government for Advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)”
  • Moderator
  • Mr. Daeshik Jo, Secretary-General, Korea NGO Council for Overseas Development Cooperation (KCOC)
  • Speaker
  • Mr. Dong-seok Kang, Vice President, National Information Society Agency, Korea
  • Speaker
  • Mr. Shuliang Wang, Executive Dean, Beijing Institute of Technology, China
  • Speaker (Remote)
  • Mr. Danil Kerimi, Head of Information Technology and Electronics Industries, World Economic Forum
  • Speaker
  • Ms. Altyn Alimkhanova, Head of the sector of digitalization in industries, Department on Industrial Innovative Development, Prime-Minister’s Office, Kazakhstan
  • Speaker
  • Mr. Rajnesh Singh, Managing Director, Internet Society
  • Speaker
  • Mr. Sunil Geness, Director, Global Digital Government, SAP Africa
  • Speaker
  • Mr. Mohammad Hadi Hedayati, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, Afghanistan
12:30-14:00
Lunch
14:00-15:306th Floor of G-Tower
Plenary Session III
“Inclusive Institutions for SDG Implementation : Ensuring Inclusion and Participation in Decision Making of the Poorest and Most Vulnerable Groups”
  • Moderator
  • Mr. Artemy Izmestiev, Policy Specialist, UNDP Seoul Policy Center
  • Speaker
  • Ms. Lynn Rowena Sidi, Under Secretary, Ministry of Development Planning and Aid Coordination, Solomon Islands
  • Speaker
  • Mr. Biju Kumar Shrestha, Joint Secretary, Infrastructure and Production Division, National Planning Commission, Nepal
  • Speaker
  • Mr. Brian Lariche, Make it Right Movement, Malaysia
  • Speaker
  • Ms. Susana Concordo Harding, Director, International Longevity Centre, Tsao Foundation, Singapore
  • Speaker
  • Mr. Daeshik Jo, Secretary-General, Korea NGO Council for Overseas Development Cooperation (KCOC)
  • Speaker
  • Ms. Ye-eun Kang (2018 Speech Contest Winner, Youth representative on Migrants Inclusion), Hankuk Academy of Foreign Studies, Republic of Korea
  • Q&A Session
15:30-16:00
Coffee Break
16:00-17:30Meeting Room 1, 8th Floor
Parallel Breakout Groups - Session III
Group I: Youth Engagement in Public Governance
  • Moderator
  • Mr. Jean D’Aragon, Senior Sustainable Development Expert, UN Office for Sustainable Development, UN DESA
  • Speaker
  • Ms. Sara Thapa Magar, UNDP 2030 Youth Force Ambassador, Nepal
  • Speaker
  • Mr. Ganendra Awang Kristandya, UNDP 2030 Youth Force Ambassador, Indonesia
16:00-17:30Meeting Room 3, 4th Floor
Parallel Breakout Groups - Session III
Group II: Women’s Inclusion and Participation
  • Moderator
  • Mr. Artemy Izmestiev, Policy Specialist, UNDP Seoul Policy Center
  • Speaker
  • Ms. Roshni Sen, Principal Secretary, Government of West Bengal, UNPSA 2017 Winner, India
  • Speaker
  • Ms. Khunying Kobchitt Limpaphayom, Emeritus Professor, Chulalongkorn University, UNPSA 2018 Winner, Thailand
  • Speaker
  • Mr. Jollam Banda, Director for Economic Planning, Ministry of Financing, Economic Planning and Development, Malawi
  • Speaker
  • Ms. Arifah Sharifuddin, Senior Manager, eRezeki Operations, System & eLadang, MDEC
16:00-17:30Meeting Room 4, 4th Floor
Parallel Breakout Groups - Session III
Group III: Ensuring the Inclusion and Participation of Older Persons: Addressing the Challenges of Ageing Societies
  • Moderator
  • Mr. Keping Yao, Governance and Public Administration Expert, UNPOG. DPIDG, UN DESA
  • Speaker
  • Ms. Susana Concordo Harding, Director, International Longevity Centre, Tsao Foundation, Singapore
  • Speaker
  • Mr. Kwangwan Ko, Assistant Governor, Jeollanamdo Province, Republic of Korea ? UNPSA Case on Inclusive Transport for Ageing Communities
In ParallelMeeting Room 2, 8th floor
Training Workshop of the Global Initiative for Schools of Public Administration on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
- By invite only
09:00-09:456th Floor of G-Tower
Plenary Session IV
“Accountable Institutions for SDG Implementation: Data, Statistics and Analytics for Monitoring, Review and Follow-up”
  • Moderator
  • Mr. Keping Yao, UNPOG, DPIDG, UN DESA
  • Speaker
  • Ms. Adriana Alberti, Chief, Capacity Development Unit, DPIDG, UN DESA
  • Panel Discussion
  • Mr. Cesar Melito dos Santos Martins, Chief of Statistics International Cooperation and SDGs Focal Point, Timor-Leste
  • Panel Discussion
  • Mr. Eka Chandra Buana, Director for Macro Planning and Statistical Analysis, Ministry of National Development Planning, Indonesia
  • Panel Discussion
  • Mr. Salvo Tchamo, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, Ministry of Land, Environment and Rural Development, Mozambique
  • Q&A Session
09:45-10:306th Floor of G-Tower
Plenary Session V
“Public Governance Innovations to Strengthen Resilience”
  • Moderator
  • Mr. Sanjaya Bhatia, Head, Office for North East Asia and Global Education and Training Institute for Disaster Risk Reduction, United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR)
  • Speaker
  • Mr. Meleti Bainimarama, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Rural & Marine Development and National Disaster Management, Fiji
  • Speaker
  • Mr. John Jack, Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of the Prime Minister, Vanuatu
  • Speaker
  • Ms. Gina Bonne, Chief of Mission, Indian Ocean Commission
  • Speaker
  • Mr. Shahriar Kader Siddiky, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Bangladesh
  • Speaker
  • Mr. Basanta Shrestha, Director Strategic Cooperation, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development
  • Q&A Session
10:30-11:00
Coffee Break
11:00-12:30Meeting Room 1, 8th floor
Parallel Breakout Groups - Session V
Group I: DRR Strategies and Climate Change Adaptation
  • Moderator
  • Ms. Sarah Wade-Apicella, UNISDR
  • Speaker
  • Mr. Patrick Van Laake, Senior Ecosystems Management Specialist, Division of Mitigation and Adaptation, Green Climate Fund
  • Speaker
  • Mr. Meleti Bainimarama, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Rural & Marine Development and National Disaster Management, Fiji
  • Speaker
  • Mr. Sherub Gyeltshen, Senior Planning Officer, Gross National Happiness Commission, Bhutan
  • Speaker
  • Mr. Basanta Shrestha, Director for Strategic Cooperation, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development
11:00-12:30Meeting Room 3, 4th Floor
Parallel Breakout Groups - Session V
Group II: Digital Government and Technological Innovations for Resilient and Sustainable Societies
  • Moderator
  • Mr. Heon-Jun Kim, Senior Programme Management Expert, UNPOG, DPIDG, UN DESA
  • Speaker
  • Mr. John Jack, Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of the Prime Minister, Vanuatu
  • Speaker
  • Mr. Anitelu Toimoana, Director of Information and Technology, Ministry of Meteorology, Energy, Information, Disaster Management, Climate Change and Communications, Tonga
  • Speaker
  • Mr. Siope Vakataki ''Ofa, Economic Affairs Officer, ICT and Disaster Risk Reduction Division, UNESCAP
11:00-12:30Meeting Room 4, 4th floor
Parallel Breakout Groups - Session V
Group III: Effective Financing for Resilience
  • Moderator
  • Ms. Ana Thorlund, UNISDR
  • Speaker
  • Mr. Samuel Ieremia, Assistant CEO, Economic Policy and Planning Division, Ministry of Finance, Samoa
  • Speaker
  • Ms. Janie Rioux, Senior Specialist, Division for Mitigation and Adaptation, Green Climate Fund
  • Speaker
  • Ms. Gina Bonne, Chief of Mission, Indian Ocean Commission
  • Speaker
  • Mr. Lawrence Hoomyung Lee, Advisor to Executive Director, AfDB
In Parallel
Training Workshop of the Global Initiative for Schools of Public Administration on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) - By invite only
12:30-14:00
Lunch
14:00-16:156th Floor of G-Tower
Plenary Session VI - Partnership-Building Session
  • Moderator
  • Ms. Adriana Alberti, Chief, Capacity Development Unit, DPIDG, UN DESA
  • Reporting Back from Plenary and Group Sessions
  • Speaker
  • Mr. Keping Yao, Governance and Public Administration Expert, UNPOG, DPIDG, UN DESA
  • Speaker
  • Mr. Salvo Tchamo, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, Ministry of Land, Environment and Rural Development, Mozambique
  • Speaker
  • Ms. Adriana Alberti, Chief, Capacity Development Unit, DPIDG, UN DESA
  • Speaker
  • Ms. Stefania Senese, Governance and Public Administration Officer, DPIDG, UN DESA
  • Speaker
  • Mr. Shahriar Kader Siddiky, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Bangladesh
  • Speaker
  • Ms. Meylene C. Rosales, Assistant Regional Director, National Economic & Development Authority (NEDA), The Philippines
  • Speaker
  • Mr. Inoke Nagatalevu, Acting Manager Corporate Service, Ministry of Rural & Marine Development and National Disaster Management, Fiji
  • Speaker
  • Mr. Youngsam Ma, Director, UNITAR CIFAL Jeju
  • Speaker
  • Ms. Togzhan Akhmetzhanova, Specialist on Partnership, UNDP Astana Civil Service Hub
  • Speaker
  • Mr. Hong Gu Jeon, NIA E-government Global Academy
  • Speaker
  • Mr. Sunil Geness, Director, Global Digital Government, SAP Africa
16:15-16:30
Coffee Break
16:30-16:456th Floor of G-Tower
Closing Session
  • Closing Remarks
  • Mr. Il Jae Kim, Deputy Minister for Government Innovation and Organization Management, Republic of Korea
  • Closing Remarks
  • Mr. Liu Zhenmin, Under-Secretary-General, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
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