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25 July 2014
UN e-Government Survey Online Training Course Launched
With the recent publication of the UN e-Government Survey 2014, UNDESA has created an online training course to serve as a useful supplement to the biennual Survey. Through this online training course, the learner is introduced to the fundamentals of the Survey as well as its more complex elements. Upon completion, the user will not only have a Certificate, but also a greater insight into the goals of the Survey.

To access the course, click here. 
25 July 2014
Employment Opportunity - Multiple Consultants for OGD initiatives Project in Latin America and Asia
DPADM is seeking multiple consultants for the project on Strengthening of Capacities of Developing Countries to Provide Access to Information for Sustainable Development through Open Government Data (OGD). The project objective is to demonstrate the potential and benefits of using OGD in advancing transparency, accountability and sustainable development in selected countries of Latin America and East Asia regions.

To see the Terms of Reference:

Interested candidates should forward the completed P-11 form and CV to ceban@un.org with copy to korekyan@un.org and cachola@un.org by 27 August 2014 (International consultant) and by 10 September 2014 (National consultants). To download a P-11 form, please click here.

25 July 2014
Employment Opportunity: - Two Consultants for the IGF Secretariat
  DPADM is seeking two (2) writers, to attend certain main/focus sessions, and work with the Best Practices Consultants to integrate particular Best Practices summaries, in connection with the 9th Annual Meeting of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) to be held on 2-5 September 2014 in Istanbul, Turkey.

To see the Terms of Reference, Writer 1 please click here and Writer 2 please click here.

Interested candidates should forward a completed P-11 form or CV to the IGF Secretariat at: vacancies@intgovforum.org by 30 July 2014.

To download a P-11 form, please click here.
24 July 2014
Official Launch of the 2014 E-Government Survey
The Department of Economic and Social Affairs through the Division for Public Administration and Development Management is pleased to announce the launch of the United Nations E-Government Survey 2014: E-Government for the Future We Want.

Please click on the links below to view:
Press Release   eGovKB   Publication
09 July 2014
Official Invitation to the Ninth Meeting of the Internet Governance Forum.
  Mr. WU Hongbo, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, has issued an official invitation to the Ninth Meeting of the Internet Governance Forum on 2-5 September 2014 in Istanbul, Turkey. The publication of this invitation to the IGF Website (http://www.intgovforum.org) also marks the start of the online registration for the ninth IGF meeting.

To see the invitation, please click here.
08 July 2014
The European Commission Highlights the UN e-Government Survey 2014

 The European Commission has published the UN e-Government Survey 2014 on its website as recommended reading. The Survey is available at the EC’s Digital Agenda for Europe portal.  This is the first time that the EC has made the UN e-Government Survey available. The Survey is produced every two years by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs. It is the only global report that assesses the e-government development status of the 193 UN Member States. It serves as a tool for decision-makers to identify their areas of strength and challenges in e-government and to guide e-government policies and strategies. 

To see the Survey in the European Commission website, click here.
02 July 2014
Employment Opportunity -- Individual Contractor: Webex Coordinator for the Internet Governance Forum
  In preparation for the 9th Annual Meeting of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) to be held on 1-5 September 2014 in Istanbul, Turkey, the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs/ Division for Public Administration and Development Management/Internet Governance Forum (IGF) is looking for an Individual Contractor who will be under the overall guidance of the Programme and Technology Manager of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Secretariat: Interested candidates can forward a completed P-11 form, CV and cover letter to the IGF Secretariat at: vacancies@intgovforum.org by 15 July 2014.

For more information, please click here.
02 July 2014
Employment Opportunity -- Individual Contractor: Webex Expert for the Internet Governance Forum Secr
  DPADM is seeking a Webex Expert in connection with the 9th Annual Meeting of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) to be held on 2-5 September 2014, Istanbul, Turkey.  Interested candidates can forward a completed P-11 form, CV and cover letter to the IGF Secretariat at: vacancies@intgovforum.org by 15 July 2014.

For more information, please click here.
02 July 2014
Now Available: e-Course on Citizen Engagement and Preventing Corruption
UNPAN Online Training Centre now introduces its new course: Citizen Engagement and Preventing Corruption.

In this course, you will learn about:
Module 1: Corruption, prevention, accountability and trust 
Module 2: Involving citizens in governance 
Module 3: Enabling citizen involvement to prevent corruption
Module 4: Implementing strategies for involving citizens

To enroll, please click here.
27 June 2014
Employment Opportunity - Individual Contractor Announcement # IGFP-1799
  In preparation for the 9th Annual Meeting of the IGF to be held on 2-5 September 2014 in Istanbul, Turkey, the Individual Contractor will be responsible for providing support to the IGF Secretariat on a range of tasks.  Also assisting in the other preparation activities for the 9th Annual Meeting of IGF in coordination with the IGF Programme and Technology Manager.

For more information, please click here.

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OGD_DA_Fact sheet
Strengthening of capacities of developing countries to provide Access to Information for Sustainable Development through Open Government Data
28 July 2014
TOR Consultant.Writer2 IGF2014
The second phase of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) held in Tunis on 16 - 18 November 2005, requested the Secretary-General, amongst other, to convene "a new forum for multi-stakeholder policy dialogue - the Internet Governance Forum (IGF). The Internet Governance Forum Secretariat is based in the United Nations Offices at Geneva (UNOG). The mandate of the IGF, set out in Paragraph 72 of the Tunis Agenda for the Information Society is to discuss the main public policy issues related to Internet governance in order to foster the sustainability, robustness, security, stability and development of the Internet. In preparation for the 9th Annual Meeting of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) to be held on 1-5 September 2014 in Istanbul, Turkey, the Consultant will be responsible for the following tasks, under the overall guidance of the Programme and Technology Manager of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Secretariat: 1. Write summaries of indicated main/focus sessions, integrate them in the Chairman's summary and contribute to its finalisation (the Chairman's summary is to be delivered at the end of the meeting.) 2. Provide draft papers for media briefings. 3. Write highlights on the state of discussions on issues related to Internet Governance that are addressed during the indicated main/focus sessions and corresponding feeder workshops. 4. Assist the Secretariat at the IGF meeting, especially on issues related to main/focus sessions, and liaise with different stakeholder groups, as requested by the Programme and Technology Manager of the Project.
28 July 2014
 
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