MDGs and directly related cases
2011 UNPSA Winners
Categories 3: Fostering participation in policy-making decisions through innovative mechanisms
Goal 8: Develop a global partnership for development
Case 918
Initiative: Information Network Village Project
Institution: Ministry of Public Administration and Security, Republic of Korea
In cooperation with the private sector, make available benefits of new technologies, especially information and communications
The Ministry of Public Administration and Security (MOPAS) established the Information Network Village Project, which aims to bridge the information gap between urban and rural communities in Korea. The initiative utilizes a goal of “information literacy” as a method to promote MDGs in the country, particularly by reducing the gap that exists between those with internet access and those without, supplying the demand for knowledge of communications & technology, and ensuring access to the digital society.
The Invil initiative was designed to create ‘free-standing and self-sufficient communities’ of the people, for the people, and by the people in rural areas.
This was part of the ministry’s strategy for balanced regional development, which aimed at establishing a sustainable, self-supporting growth model that would ultimately remove the information gap among regions and lead to higher income and quality of life for rural residents.
Case 941
Initiative: Participatory Irrigation Management by Civil Society Committee and Water User Organizations
Institution: Royal Irrigation Department, Thailand
The benefits of this initiative impacts the individual level (Thai farmers), and the global level as well. In the most direct sense, the initiative is directed to the individual level of the marginalized Thai farmer. The program generates opportunities for farmers to access relevant and timely information about water and agriculture, to share problems and concerns surrounding water, enables them to influence decision-making in irrigated water-delivery, which all serve to refine service accountability. The water service accountability fosters multi-farming activities, increasing crop production and the income for farmers.
The initiative includes a substantial global level as well. Thailand is one of the largest global exporters of agriculture and food (in 2007, was ranked #13 for agricultural exporter). That water service delivery is accountable impacts the globe, as does the use of multi-farming and crop diversification. Furthermore, this initiative promotes food security in relation to food availability and global access to food.
Category 4: Advancing knowledge management in Government
Goal 8: Promote gender equality and empower women, and
Goal 3: Develop a global [partnership for development
Case 875
Initiative: Transforming the Society through eOman strategy
Institution: Information Technology Authority, Oman
In cooperation with the private sector, make available benefits of new technologies, especially information and communications.
Goal 8) The Digital Oman Strategy/e-Oman Initiative aims to empower citizens by providing meaningful interaction through eServices. It aims to create an effective government-community-citizen infrastructure that provides better public services to its people. Through eServices, the government seeks new and innovative ways to better engage and interact with citizens in the delivery of public service. Using the latest Information Technology solutions, citizens would be able to view information, pay bills, apply for services and monitor application status right in the comfort of their own homes, offices and from their mobile devices. This initiative is coherent with the above MDG, as it decreases the societal gap between those with and without the knowledge and access to modern digital technologies, and facilitates greater access to and knowledge of such technologies.
Goal 3) Aside from the general goal to bridge the information gap in OMAN, the Information Technology Authority (ITA) places particular emphasis on promoting gender equality by empowering women through enhanced ICT knowledge. ITA has established 9 Community Knowledge Centers within the premises of Oman Women’s Association, with the particular goal of training 1,890 women by the end of 2011 in basic ICT skills. These centers have also trained and qualified 19 Omani female trainers from the Women’s associations.
Goal 8: Develop a global partnership for development
Case 905
Initiative: e-People System: Knowledge Management for People's Voice
Institution: Anti-Corruption & Civil Rights Commission, , Republic of Korea
In cooperation with the private sector, make available benefits of new technologies, especially information and communications.
Among many other benefits from the “e-people” initiative, including the increased efficiency of government services, this initiative includes a benefit that corresponds with one of the MDGS. “E-people” provides citizens with an online resource to file civil petitions, as opposed to the previous method of visiting government agencies. Aligned with the above MDG, this initiative makes available the benefits of new technologies – particularly communication through online resources, directly helping citizens by providing them with new resources to express dissatisfaction with government.
Case 1091
Initiative: Common Knowledge Network
Institution: Agency for the Public Services Reform, Portugal
In cooperation with the private sector, make available benefits of new technologies, especially information and communications.
The Agency for Public Services Reform created the RCC which utilizes communications and technology to disseminate information, and facilitate the sharing of knowledge and experience from diverse factions and level of society (local, regional, national) The main benefit of RCC is the knowledge transfer within Portuguese public administration at central, regional and local level. This transfer involves the sharing of best practices between public agencies.
Other important benefit is the contribution of RCC to widespread the use of new information and communication technologies, bringing together all relevant actors, especially by helping the creation and facilitation of communities of practice (COPs). These communities use the technological facilities of the collaborative portal of RCC to develop their activities and achieve their goals.
Case 1119
Initiative: Improving Data Collection on Fish Activities and Coastal Resources Management
Institution: Fisheries Division, Dominica
Integrate the principles of sustainable development into country policies and programmes; reverse loss of environmental resources
This initiative relates to the above MDG, as it provides critical information and a foundation on the statistics and composition of the fishery industry as a whole. This information is extremely important basis for which management decisions can me made with consideration of marine conservation and environmental sustainability.
The Fisheries Division in Dominica has sought to address many problems associated with fisheries and marine environment statistics and databases, by updating existing databases and creating new ones. Ensuring the availability of adequate and up to date statistics and information is critical to inform management of the status of this industry, by providing a basis for taking particular management decisions.
The initiative also aimed to link activities at sea with the economic and environmental impact, particularly through the Basic Fisherman Training Programme (BFTC) and the Fisheries Industry Census. The BFTC educated new and existing users of the industry of the marine environment and industry as a whole. The census was critical, as it provided a baseline level data on the composition of the industry. The socio-economic information obtained from the census is essential for future decisions for the progress of the industry, and also for conservation.
Another major project was the Scientific Basis for Ecosystem-based Management in the Lesser Antilles Including Interactions with Marine Mammals and Other Top Predators or Lesser Antilles Pelagic Ecosystem (LAPE) Project, a Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) project. It was a five year project which developed the scientific basis (data, models and recommendations) to support future management plans for an ecosystem approach to sustainable and responsible utilization of pelagic resources.
The impacts of the initiative, as outlined in their application:
• Providing greater resources to the sector
• Improvement of the knowledge of fisher folk and the public in general on the value of resources
• More user-friendly data is available
• Data is now more easily accessible and accurate
• Inclusion of critical new datasets to the data collection scheme (Fish Aggregating Devices – FADs)
• Improved systems and process, for better reporting
• Ability for fishers to improve techniques and methods
• Ability for better methods to deal with troubles at sea
• Less disregard to the marine life
• Less lost fishers at sea.
• Better statistical information for economic assessment and decision making
Cases Prior to 2011
Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Goal 2: Achieve universal primary education
2006, Rwanda, Assessment and Evaluation for Reconciliation
2008, India, Public Institutions and Services, Government of Nagaland
2008, Jordan, Family Planning, Higher Population Council, Amman
Goal 3: Promote gender equality and empower women
2006, Canada, Domestic Violence Project, Monitoba Provincial Court
2008, Jordan, Family Planning, Higher Population Council, Amman
2010, Republic of Korea, Women Friendly City Project, Seoul
Goal 4: Reduce child mortality
2006, Zambia, Masaiti District Health Management Board, Copperbelt Province
2008, Jordan, Family Planning, Higher Population Council, Amman
2009, Zambia, Integrated Health Services, Itezhi Tezhi District Health Office
Goal 5: Improve maternal health
2006, Zambia, Masaiti District Health Management Board, Copperbelt Province
2008, Jordan, Family Planning, Higher Population Council, Amman
2009, Zambia, Integrated Health Services, Itezhi Tezhi District Health Office
Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
2006, Zambia, Masaiti District Health Management Board, Copperbelt Province
2008, South Africa, Transnet-Phelophepa Health Care Train, Johannesburg
2009, South Africa, Administrative Support for TB Programme, Cape Town
2009, Zambia, Integrated Health Services, Itezhi Tezhi District Health Office
Goal 7: Ensure environmental sustainability
2010, Brazil, Support Programme for Integrated and Sustainable Development of the Protected Environment Zone, Pratigi
Goal 8: Develop a Global Partnership for Development
2006, Rwanda, Assessment and Evaluation for Reconciliation (Goal 2)
2006, Zambia, Masaiti District Health Management Board, Copperbelt Province (Goals 4,5,6)
2006, Canada, Domestic Violence Project, Monitoba Provincial Court (Goal 3)
2008, South Africa, Transnet-Phelophepa Health Care Train, Johannesburg (Goal 6)
2008, India, Public Institutions and Services, Government of Nagaland (Goal 2)
2008, Jordan, Family Planning, Higher Population Council, Amman (Goals 2,3,4,5)
2009, South Africa, Administrative Support for TB Programme, Cape Town (Goal 6)
2009, Zambia, Integrated Health Services, Itezhi Tezhi District Health Office (Goals 4,5,6)
2010, Republic of Korea, Women Friendly City Project, Seoul (Goal 3)
2010, Brazil, Support Programme for Integrated and Sustainable Development of the Protected Environment Zone, Pratigi (Goal 7)
Cases indirectly related MDGs
2003, Mexico, Integral Family Development System of Tamaulipas State (Goal 1)
2003, Lebanon, Education Centre for Research and Development (Goal 2)
2004, Morocco, Program Provisioning Drinking Water to Rural Populations (Goals 1,2,3,6)
Multiple effects – better educational access, hygiene, gender equality.
2006, Brazil, Self-Sustainable Sanitation Systems Programme (Goal 7)
Community-based water management.
2007, Singapore, Progress Package, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Manpower (Goal 1)
2007. South Africa, e’Thekwini Municipality Water and Sanitation Debt Relief (Goal 7)
More efficient water management system (incl. financing and leakage management)
2009, India, Water and Sanitation Management Organization, Government of Gujarat (Goal 7)
Community-based water management.
2010, Australia, Gold Coast Water (Goal 7)
More efficient water management system.