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dpadm20 November 2009
Roundtable on Governance with Applications of ICT for Achieving the MDGs in Africa

To increase its efforts to promote the use of ICT for development and to enhance awareness of governments and other stakeholders about key applications and uses of ICT, UNDESA through DPADM and UNDESA-GAID are organizing a series of regional roundtables on the "Use of ICT for Reaching the MDGs". The roundtables will provide higher visibility and support to the initiatives of UNDESA-GAID and help build an ICT for MDGs knowledge Matrix and Global Knowledge Base.

The roundtable taking place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 14-15 December 2009 will be organized in close collaboration with the Regional Commission for Africa, the African Union, the GAID Regional Network in Africa, and other relevant partners from the public and private sectors.

Contact: Enrica Murmura at murmura@un.org



dpadm13 November 2009
Internet Governance Forum 2009

The fourth annual meeting of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF), organized by DESA through DPADM, will be held from 15 to 18 November 2009 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. The overall theme of the meeting is Internet Governance - Creating Opportunities for All. The theme reflects the basic purpose of the IGF to develop a common understanding of how to maximize the opportunities the Internet provides, and how to address the risks and challenges, while also raising awareness of the development dimension of Internet Governance.

There are six items on the agenda: (1) managing critical Internet resources; (2) security, openness and privacy; (3) access and diversity; (4) Internet governance in light of WSIS principles; (5) desirability of the continuation of the Forum; and (6) impact of social networks.

Contact information: Wai Min Kwok at kwok@un.org



dpadm10 November 2009
The Latest UNPAN Newsletter is now available
The 2009 4th quarter edition of the UNPAN Newsletter is now available on UNPAN.

Click here to view the latest edition

asia and the pacific10 November 2009
The Latest Issue of Governance Asia-Pacific Watch Released
RCOCI is pleased to announce and briefly introduce the publication of her latest issue of Governance Asia-Pacific Watch (October 2009), which focuses on the latest development about Asia Pacific countries governance activities.

During this month, China celebrates its 60th anniversary, Indonesia approves its 2010 State Budget, "Project to Improve City's Air Quality Launched" in Bangladesh and Australia passes a "Bill for Reform of the Health Professions".

Please click here for more detail and enjoy your reading. Your feedback is greatly appreciated. (Introduced by Philip P. Yin) 

dpadm23 October 2009
World e-Parliament Conference 2009
The World e-Parliament Conference is the annual forum of the community of parliaments addressing, from both the policy and technical perspectives, how the use of information and communication technology can help improve representation, transparency, accountability, openness, and effectiveness in the complex parliamentary environment. The 2009 World e-Parliament Conference will be held in Washington, DC on 3-5 November 2009.  During the Conference, the preliminary results of the Global Survey on ICT in Parliament will be presented, along with guidelines and tools developed to help parliaments assess and improve their technological level.

Contact Information: Serge Kapto at kapto@un.org
 

dpadm23 October 2009
2nd Conference of African and European Regional and Local Authorities
The 2nd Conference of European and African Regional and Local Authorities is scheduled to take place on 6-7 November 2009 in Florence, Italy. The Conference will focus on "the impact of the economic and financial crisis on decentralized governance in Africa: the response of local authorities to the new development challenge". It aims to raise the awareness of the international community about the difficulties that local institutions are experiencing in responding to the development challenges posed by the financial crisis.

Contact information:
Adriana Alberti at alberti@un.org
Nadine Manket at manket@un.org

dpadm23 October 2009
Pre-Conference Meeting on Women in Local Authorities' Leadership Positions
The Seminar " Women in Local Authorities' Leadership Positions: Approaches to Democracy, Participation, Local Development and Peace" is scheduled to take place on 5 November 2009 in Florence, Italy. The Seminar aims to focus on the added value provided by the presence of women in local institutions in Africa. It also aims to lay the foundations for creating a platform for exchanging Euro-African experiences of women representative of local governments.

Contact information:
Adriana Alberti at alberti@un.org
Nadine Manket at manket@un.org

dpadm22 October 2009
40th International Symposium on Public Personnel Management
The International Personnel Management Association for Human Resources, which is based in Virginia, United States, is holding its 40th International Symposium on Public Personnel Management in Beijing, China from 25-28 October 2009.

Contact information: Almaz Woldekidane at almaz@un.org

dpadm21 October 2009
The African Union Special Summit on Refugees, Returnees and Internally Displaced Persons in Africa
The Chief of the Governance and Public Administration Branch, Mr. John-Mary Kauyza will be participating in the African Union Special Summit on Refugees, Returnees and Internally Displaced Persons in Africa by facilitating a ministerial workshop and delivering a paper on "the Role of Leadership in the displacement of people in Africa." This event will be held in Kampala, Uganda from 19-23 October 2009.

Contact information: John-Mary Kauyza at kauyza@un.org

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