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12 June 2013

New Employment Opportunities at DPADM

The Division for Public Administration and Development Management (DPADM) currently has two vacancies for consultants to assist in the development of the World Public Sector Brief. For more information, please click here.

10 June 2013

2013 United Nations Public Service Forum, Day and Awards Ceremony

The United Nations Public Service Forum, Day and Awards Ceremony will take place in Manama, the Kingdom of Bahrain, from 24 to 27 June 2013. Focusing on the theme of “Transformative e-Government and Innovation: Creating a Better Future for All, the Forum is organized by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), Division for Public Administration and Development Management (DPADM) in partnership with the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN ESCWA), in collaboration with the hosting Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain.

For more information click here.

17 May 2013

Now Available: Guidelines on Open Government Data for Citizen Engagement - 2nd Edition

The Guidelines on Open Government Data in Managing Development is a practical and easy-to-understand guideline for policy makers and technologists. It can be used to understand, design, implement and sustain open government data initiatives. UNPAN has just released the 2nd edition and the Japanese version of the Guidelines.

To view the Guidelines, please click here.

17 May 2013

International Conference on Policy Making 2.0

The European Commission, FP7-funded support action CROSSOVER, together with UNDP-CIS, the Democratic Society and Euractiv, is organising the International Conference on Policy-Making 2.0 that will take place at the Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland on 17-18 June 2013. The conference will explore the emerging technologies and trends that are changing the way policy-making is made.

For more information and to register, please click here.

15 May 2013

Researchers from Princeton University Visit CIIIAP

As part of activities related to exchange of innovations and dissemination of best management practices within the Public Administration, the International Center of Innovation and Exchange in Public Administration (CIIIAP) was responsible for coordinating the visit of researchers from Princeton University (USA) to the State of Bahia, Brazil, from April 29 to May 10, 2013.

To read more click here.

06 May 2013

CAFRAD Conference on "Enhancing the Capacity of Leaders of African Parliaments"

CAFRAD is organizing a Conference on “Enhancing the Capacity of Leaders of African Parliaments for more Astute Legislation” to assess the performance challenges of the legislature and to empower the parliamentarians for a higher competence in the discharge of their legislative duties for the development of Africa. The Conference will be held in Rabat (Morocco) from 20 to 22 May 2013.

For more information click here.

02 May 2013

The Economist Intelligent Unit: Expert Views on the UN E-Government Survey

A report published by the Economist Intelligence Unit, entitled E-government in Europe, the Middle East and Africa - Expert views on the UN e-government survey, which features contributions from Haiyan through an interview.

To view the report, please click here.

22 April 2013

2013 Joint Congress of IIAS and IASIA

The 2013 Joint Congress of IIAS and IASIA will be held in Manama, Bahrain from June 1 to 6, 2013. The main theme of the 2013 Joint Congress is “the Future of Public Administration: Professionalism and Leadership,” which is both timely and compelling in an era of global economic stagnation. On this basis, the congress will further discuss the following three sub-themes:

Future risks and strategies;
Leadership for the future;
Innovative service delivery for the future.

For more information please click here.

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Information Economy Report 2012: The Software Industry and Developing Countries
The Information Economy Report 2012: The Software Industry and Developing Countries is the seventh in the flagship series published by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The 2012 edition gives focuses on the role of software capabilities in accelerating progress towards a more inclusive information society. Key issues covered include: - The link between software capabilities and development - Global and regional trends in production, spending, trade, investment, venture capital and employment in the software sector - The evolving ICT landscape and its impact on software production patterns - Trends and implications related to free and open source software (FOSS) - An analysis of the market orientation of software production in developing countries - Country case studies - Policy recommendations on how governments and their development partners can better leverage software for development and strengthen national software systems The Report finds that, because software is increasingly permeating societies at all levels of development and activity, it is becoming more important for countries to develop the technological capabilities needed to adopt and adapt existing software solutions, and eventually to innovate. Software and service activities represent an opportunity for developing countries, thanks to the low capital entry requirements, the sector's high-value, high-growth nature and knowledge-rich profile. Due to changes in the ICT landscape, even small-scale developers in developing countries can now participate in software development and production, for example in the area of mobile applications. The Report suggests that there is considerable room for developing countries to make better use of the software potential. The Report introduces the concept of the national software system. It emphasizes that domestic software producers and users are greatly influenced by the quality and affordability of ICT infrastructure, access to relevant human resources and capital, the legal framework, an enabling business infrastructure, as well as by the links with software networks in the rest of the world. Governments play a central role in the national software system. Overall, the competitiveness of the system is affected by the national vision, strategy and government policies which should nurture software capabilities and the system as a whole. In particular, Governments are important users of software (notably through e-government and public procurement activities) and they strongly influence most of the enabling factors of the system. The Information Economy Report 2012 offers several policy recommendations to governments. It also explores various examples of software development initiatives by individual countries and groups of countries. In the Statistical Annex of the Report, UNCTAD presents among other things international data on software spending, exports and employment.
11 June 2013