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dpadm11 June 2010

Note of the Secretary-General on the Continuation of the Internet Governance Forum

A/65/78 - E/2010/68
The General Assembly, in its resolution 60/252 inter alia endorsing the Tunis Agenda for the Information Society adopted by the World Summit on the Information Society at its second phase, requested the Secretary-General to examine the desirability of the continuation of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF), in formal consultation with Forum participants, within five years of its creation, and to make recommendations to the United Nations Membership in this regard. The present note responds to that request.

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dpadm03 June 2010

The World e-Parliament Report 2010

The World e-Parliament Report 2010 examines how global and regional inter-parliamentary cooperation can exploit synergies among nations to help parliaments in developing countries bridge the digital divide by overcoming the barriers of limited resources and technical constraints. It proposes to the parliamentary and donor communities a shared framework for e-parliament based on strategic goals that serve democracy, good governance, and the attainment of the internationally agreed development goals.

To read the entire report please click english or french

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dpadm02 June 2010

The 2010 United Nations e-Government Survey is now available on UNPAN

The 2010 United Nations e-Government Survey: Leveraging e-government at a time of financial and economic crisis has officially been launched by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs through the Division for Public Administration and Development Management.

To read the entire report please click here

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dpadm01 June 2010

Workshop for Enhancing the role of National Economic Social Councils (ESCs) for Inclusive Socio-Economic Policy Development

A workshop entitled Enhancing the role of National Economic Social Councils (ESCs) for Inclusive socio-economic Policy Development will be held in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso from 1-3 June 2010.

The main objective of this workshop is to strengthen the capacity of ESCs in Africa to support the participatory process in public policy making, implementation and monitoring, in order to enhance design and implementation of National Development Strategies and improve service delivery for the achievement of the MDG.

For more information click here

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dpadm30 May 2010

Briefing on Matters Related to the Internet Governance Forum

A briefing chaired by the Under-Secretary General of UNDESA, Mr. Sha Zukang will take place on 30 March 2010 at 3:00PM in the United Nations North Lawn Building in New York. All the Permanent Missions in New York are invited and will be briefed on the procedure related to submission of the recommendations of the Secretary-General(SG) on the desirability of continuation of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) within five years of its creation, as per Paragraph 76 of the Tunis Agenda for the Information Society (WSIS), endorsed by the General Assembly in resolution 60/252.

For more information contact Ms. Haiyan Qian at qianh@un.org

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dpadm27 May 2010

UNPAN 2010 Courses now available...

The Online Training Center has re-opened its courses for the year 2010. If you wish to register for our courses, which are available in English, French, Ukrainian, Russian and Arabic, please click on the link provided below. Each course is self-guided, and must be completed within 60 days of registration. A certificate of completion will be awarded at the end of the course. For more information, contact Ms. Milagros Verendia at verendiam@un.org.

To Register please click here

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dpadm26 May 2010

UNDESA announces the launch of the 2010 World Public Sector Report

The 2010 World Public Sector Report brings to the fore a very critical issue - how to reconstruct public administration in post-conflict situations so as to enable it to promote peace and development in countries that have been affected by civil war and destruction. It is a question that has remained unresolved for decades and has brought poverty, despair, and death to people in many corners of the world.

To view the entire report please click here

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latin america and the caribbean26 May 2010

Ibero-American School of Administration and Public Policy Promotes E-Learning 2.0 Course

The Ibero-American School of Administration and Public Policy (EIAPP) will promote, between August and November of this year, the "Ibero-American Course of E-Learning 2.0", an online course recommended by the National Institute of Public Administration in Argentina (INAP).

For more details, please click here.

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north america25 May 2010

American Society for Public Administration Call for Proposals

The American Society for Public Administration, ASPA, is pleased to announce that the call for proposals for the 2011 Annual Conference is now open.

Under the theme 'Public Administration Without Borders', the conference addresses local, national and international opportunities and challenges faced by the United States. The event will take place in Baltimore, Maryland, in March 2011.

For more information, please click here.

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asia and the pacific24 May 2010