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World Public Sector Report 2018

Working Together: Integration, Institutions and the Sustainable Development Goals

The World Public Sector Report 2018 (WPSR 2018) examines how governments, public institutions and public administration can foster integrated approaches to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals. The report examines key challenges and opportunities for integrated approaches from the perspective of public administration, highlighting experiences from past decades both at the systemic and sectoral levels. It also examines how governments across the world have chosen to address existing interlinkages among the SDGs, and the implications of this for public administration and public institutions. The report thus aims to produce a comprehensive empirical analysis of policy integration for the SDGs at the national level, with a view to drawing lessons on how emerging initiatives aiming to enhance policy and institutional integration might lead to long-term success in achieving the SDGs, in different developmental and governance contexts.

UN E-Government Surveys

E-Government in Support of Sustainable Development

The UN E-Government Survey 2016 on “E-Government in Support of Sustainable Development” offers a snapshot of trends in the development of e-government in countries across the globe. According to the Survey more governments are embracing information and communication technologies (ICTs) to deliver services and to engage people in decision-making processes in all regions of the world. The 2016 UN E-Government Survey provides new evidence that e-government has the potential to help support the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and its 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs). The Survey indicates a positive global trend towards higher levels of e-government development as countries in all regions are increasingly embracing innovation and utilizing new ICTs to deliver services and engage people in decision-making processes. It underscores that one of the most important new trends is the advancement of people-driven services - services that reflect people’s needs and are driven by them. At the same time, disparities remain within and among countries. Lack of access to technology, poverty and inequality prevent people from fully taking advantage of the potential of ICTs and e-government for sustainable development.

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2016 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development Summary

Institution and sustainable Development Goal Implementation

This note by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs summarizes the 2016 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development deliberations on Sustainable Development Goal implementation from an institutional perspective.

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Policy Brief

Overview of institutional arrangements for implementing the 2030 Agenda at national level

This zero draft policy brief by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs provides an overview of institutional arrangements for national level implementation of the 2030 Agenda. It looks at the summaries of the first 22 national voluntary reviews submitted to the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development. The brief aims at taking stock of the various approaches countries are currently taking as well as identifying common characteristics and challenges.

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Series on Reinventing Government

Building Trust in Government

The first Global Forum on Reinventing Government was organized in 1999 in the United States of America. Since then, it emerged as one of the most significant global events to address government reinvention. Subsequent Forums were held in Brazil, Italy, Morocco, Mexico, the Republic of Korea and Austria. One of the outcomes of the Forums is the Reinventing Government Series of publications and papers.

The 7th Global Forum on Reinventing Government on the theme of "Building Trust in Government" was held in Austria.