| In-House Seminar with Professor Richard Pomfret - 11 January 2013 |
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On 11 January 2013 DPADM held an in-house seminar presented by Professor Richard Pomfret award winning author and distinguished economist from the University of Adelaide, Australia. Professor Pomfret discussed issues raised in his recent book ‘The Age of Equality’ and argued that the State’s role now also includes promotion of equality of opportunity and outcome.
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| Meeting with Chinese Delegation - 13 December 2012 |
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On 13 December 2012, Ms. Haiyan Qian, Director, DPADM met with a delegation from China comprised of Mr. Xu Yuwei, Deputy Director, Beijing Municipal Archives Bureau, Mr. Zhao Xiaolu, Chairman of Board of Supervisors, Beijing NGO Association for International Exchanges, and Ms. Jin Pu, Deputy Division Chief, Beijing NGO Association for International Exchanges.
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| New Course Available in the UNPAN Online Training Centre |
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The UNPAN Online Training Centre has just launched a new interactive course, Strategic Intelligence. The new course is an intersection of three core elements: knowledge management (KM), business intelligence, and competitive intelligence. Its content was authored by Dr. Jay Liebowitz, Orkand Endowed Chair in Management and Technology, Graduate School of Management and Technology, University of Maryland University College.
To learn more about the Strategic Intelligence course, please click here.
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| Meeting with Korean Delegation - 6 December 2012 |
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Ms. Haiyan Qian met with Ms. Lee, Bong-hwa, President of the Korea Health and Welfare Information Service and her delegation on 6 December 2012. Ms. Lee shared one of the most important initiatives of the Republic of Korea which is the establishment of the National Health and Welfare System. Ms. Qian expressed her appreciation for this initiative and encouraged them to apply for the United Nations Public Service Awards.
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| Bahrain to Host the United Nations Public Service Day, Awards and Forum 2013 |
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DPADM/DESA and the Kingdom of Bahrain, through the eGovernment Authority (eGA) agreed to have the Kingdom host the 2013 United Nations Public Service Day, Awards and Forum in Manama from 24 to 27 June 2013. The agreement was reached at a meeting held on 4 December 2012 between Ms. Qian and Mr. Mohammed Ali Al Qaed, CEO, eGA. The event will commemorate the 11th Anniversary of the Awards and will mark the first time that they are being held in the Middle East.
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| Capacity Development Workshop on “Citizen Engagement and the Post-2015 Development Agenda" |
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The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), through its Division for Public Administration and Development Management (DPADM) is organizing, in cooperation with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UNESCWA), a capacity development workshop (CDW) on "Citizen Engagement and the Post-2015 Development Agenda” in Beirut, Lebanon, from 5-6 December 2012.
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| 2014 UN E-Government Survey: e-Government as an Enabler for Collaborative Governance |
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The Division for Public Administration and Development Management
(DPADM) of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
(UNDESA) is organizing an Expert Group Meeting (EGM) on the topic
"United Nations E-Government Survey: E-Government as an Enabler of
Collaborative Governance” from 4-5 December 2012 in UN Headquarters New York.
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| Meeting with the President of Azerbaijan - 5 November 2012 |
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On 5 November 2012, DESA's USG, Mr. Wu and DPADM Director, Ms. Haiyan Qian met with the President of Azerbaijan, Mr. Ilham Aliyev, at the margins of the 7th Internet Governance Forum (IGF), organised by DPADM/DESA through the IGF Secretariat at Baku, Azerbaijan, from 6-9 November 2012.
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