Department of Economic and Social Affairs Public Institutions
Committee of Experts on Public Administration

Documentation

Programme of work (as of 23 March 2023)


Opening 


Item 2: Adoption of the agenda and other organizational matters

 

Annotated provisional agenda (E/C.16/2023/1)

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Economic and Social Council decision on the dates and provisional agenda of the twenty-second session of CEPA (2022/333)

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Item 3: Institutional aspects of the 2023 theme of the Economic and Social Council and the high-level political forum on sustainable development 

 

Expert paper: Urgently transforming institutions for a greener, more inclusive and more resilient world in times of multiple crises (E/C.16/2023/2)

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Contribution by the Committee to the 2023 high-level political forum on sustainable development


Item 4: Peer exchange with voluntary national review countries and voluntary local review cities on experiences and promising practices in implementing Sustainable Development Goals 16 and 17 

 

Other inputs

UN-Habitat


Item 5: Institutional mechanisms for providing economic, financial, and structural support to address climate change, reduce the use of fossil fuels and protect biodiversity 

 

Expert paper: Institutional mechanisms for providing economic, financial and structural support to address the impact of climate change, protect biodiversity and reduce the use of fossil fuels (E/C.16/2023/3)

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Other inputs

Foundation for the Development of Sustainable Policies (FUNDEPS)

Northern CCB

UN-Habitat

UNISC International

United Nations University — Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability


Item 6: Application of the UN principles of effective governance for sustainable development for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals 

 

Expert paper: Promoting the governance principle of participation in support of the Sustainable Development Goals (E/C.16/2023/4)

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Conference room paper on knowing better where countries stand on their way to 2030

 

Conference room paper on the use of governance indicators in Voluntary National Review and Voluntary Local Review processes and what it may mean for building strong institutions for the SDGs

 

Other inputs

Central University of Jammu

Institute for the Evaluation of Public Policies

Sheffield University Management School


Item 7: Reinventing public sector workforce training and institutional learning towards changing mindsets in the public sector 

 

Expert paper: Reinventing public sector workforce training and institutional learning towards changing mindsets (E/C.16/2023/5)

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Other inputs

Centre Africain de Recherche Industrielle (French)

Centro Latinoamericano de Administración para el Desarrollo (Spanish)

Eastern Regional Organization for Public Administration

Foundation for the Development of Sustainable Policies (FUNDEPS)

International Institute of Administrative Sciences

National Institute of Public Administration of Spain (Spanish)


Item 8: Public financial management in times of emergency and implications for the credibility of budgets

 

Expert paper: Public financial management in times of emergency and implications for the credibility of budgets (E/C.16/2023/6)

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Other inputs

Foundation for the Development of Sustainable Policies (FUNDEPS)

University of Antioquia

United Nations University — Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability


Item 9: Stimulating public sector innovation through digital technology and measuring the impact of digital government 

 

Expert paper: Digitalization and public sector innovation (E/C.16/2023/7)

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Other inputs

Foundation for the Development of Sustainable Policies (FUNDEPS)

National Institute of Public Administration of Spain (Spanish)


Item 10: Responding to the effects of climate change in institution building efforts in fragile countries and countries emerging from conflict

 

Expert paper: Building strong institutions to link the environment and peacebuilding in conflict-affected countries (E/C.16/2023/8)

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Dedicated consultation with observers

 

A three-hour hybrid interactive consultation with observers will be held as part of the 22nd CEPA session on 29 March from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. EDT (New York time). This event is open to observers from Member States, UN system organizations, UN Permanent Observers, NGOs in Consultative Status with ECOSOC and other organizations related to public administration. An observer consultation note is available here with further details. The live webcast will be available here.