The UNPOG Public Governance Quarterly
ISSUE 6 Summer 2019
I. Welcome Note
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The UNPOG Public Governance QuarterlyIn New York, from 9 to 18 July 2019, the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) was held under the theme "Empowering People and Ensuring Inclusiveness and Equality". During the HLPF, six of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were reviewed, including Goal 16: "Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels". SDG 16 is not just a goal in and of itself, but also a necessary enabler towards the implementation of the 2030 Agenda...More
II. The Latest at UNPOG
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Holistic Approaches for Implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the Caribbean Region (15-16 May 2019, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago) -
Expert Group Meeting on "The Future of Digital Government for Sustainable Development in Least Developed Countries, Small Island Developing States, and the Landlocked Developing Countries" (4-5 June 2019, Incheon, Republic of Korea) -
Strengthening Capacities of Asia-Pacific Local Authorities to Build Resilient Societies through Disaster Risk Reduction in Sustainable Development Strategies (4-7 June 2019, Jeju, Republic of Korea) -
2019 KIPA-KOICA-UN DESA International Forum (11 June 2019, Seoul, Republic of Korea) -
Participation in the LOGODI Global Forum 2019 (17-18 June 2019, Sejong, Republic of Korea) -
United Nations Public Service Forum and Awards Ceremony 2019 (24-26 June 2019, Baku, Azerbaijan) -
Preliminary Workshop for the 3rd SDGs Youth Summer Camp (24 June 2019, Seoul, Republic of Korea) -
Interregional Capacity Development Workshop on Digital Government Implementation for SDGs (23-24 July 2019, Bangkok, Thailand) -
The 3rd SDGs Youth Summer Camp (29 July - 1 August 2019, Incheon, Republic of Korea)
III. International Partnership
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Participation in 2019 Executive Training Course for Policymakers on the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs organized by the UNOSD/DSDG (20-24 May 2019, Incheon, Republic of Korea)More
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Visit by the Bangladesh Government Officials from the Ministry of Public Administration (27 May 2019, Incheon, Republic of Korea)More
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Participation in the ACSH Annual Conference on "Values, Trust and Technology in the Public Sector" (13-14 June 2019, Astana, Kazakhstan)Mr. Keping Yao, Senior Governance and Public Administration Expert, participated in the Annual Conference on "Values, Trust and Technology in the Public Sector" organized by the Astana Civil Service Hub from 13 to 14 June 2019 in Astana, Kazakhstan. Mr. Yao delivered a presentation on "Instituting Data Governance for Building Digital Trust and Advancing Digital Government" during the Session on Technology and Trust...More
IV. Partnership Building with Korean Society
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Visit by Incheon University Students (13 June, Incheon, Republic of Korea)More
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Special Lecture for Local Government Officials (19 June 2019, Sejong, Republic of Korea)More
V. Upcoming Activity
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Symposium on "Strengthening Capacities of Public Institutions for Transformation, Innovation and Ethical Leadership to Realize the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Agenda 2063 in East Africa" (16-18 October 2019, Kenya, Nairobi)DPIDG/UNPOG and PSIB, in collaboration with Kenya School of Government have begun preparations for the Symposium on "Strengthening Capacities of Public Institutions for Transformation, Innovation and Ethical Leadership to Realize the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Agenda 2063 in East Africa" to be held from 16-18 October 2019 in Nairobi, Kenya. The 3-day Symposium will consist of six plenary sessions and parallel training workshops on special thematic issues. The thematic issues will focus on the expressed challenges of target countries in previous Voluntary National Reviews regarding the implementation of the SDGs and the areas of transformational leadership and institutional strengthening.More
