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Regional Symposium on Effective Governance and Digital Transformation for Building Back Better and Accelerating the Implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

with a focus on Effective Governance and Digital Transformation

15-17 November 2021
21:00 PM – 00:00 AM (GMT-5, EDT New York time)
16-18 November 2021

11:00 a.m - 14:00 p.m. (GMT +9, Seoul Time)

The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) 's Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG), through its Project Office on Governance (UNPOG), and in collaboration with the Ministry of the Interior and Safety (MOIS) of the Government of the Republic of Korea, is organizing the 5th Regional Symposium on "Effective Public Governance and Digital Transformation for Building Back Better," which will be held on 16 - 18 November 2021 (11:00 a.m - 14:00 p.m. GMT+9, Seoul Time).

 

It is expected that over 300 participants from the Asia and Pacific region and beyond will attend the virtual event, including participants from national and local governments, international organizations, academia, schools of public administration, NGOs, and the private sector.

The Regional Symposium on “Effective Governance and Digital Transformation” is a UN DESA flagship annual event. It aims to raise awareness of critical public governance issues, examine current and future trends, and provide new approaches and methodologies to support the United Nations Member States in developing their capacities toward achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It also promotes peer-to-peer learning by providing participants with the opportunity to share knowledge and exchange innovative practices. 

 

The 5th Regional Symposium in 2021 will also mark the 15th Anniversary of UN DESA/DPIDG/UNPOG, established in June 2006. It will provide a venue for sharing its major achievements, challenges, and the way forward in supporting Member States' efforts to develop the capacities of their public institutions.

 

Documents

Aide Memoire  

Agenda

Flyer

 

Presentations

Day 1

  Session I :

• Mr. Bokyun Shim, Head, United Nations Project Office on Governance
• Mr. Xue Lan, Member of UN Committee of Experts on Public Administration, Dean, Schwarzman College; Co-Director, Institute for Sustainable Development Goals, Tsinghua University, China
• Mr. Ibnu Yahya, Coordinator of Balance of Payment, Ministry of National Development Planning, Indonesia
• Ms. Iwona Spytkowski, Team Leader and Strategic Planning Officer, UN Resident Coordinator's Office in Thailand
• Ms. Revai Makanje Aalbaek, Chair of the UN Pacific Strategy Outcome Group on Effective Governance and Community Engagement, UNDP Pacific Office in Fiji

 

Day 2

  Session II : 

• Ms. Rikke Hansen, OiC of the Statistics Division, UN ESCAP
• Mr. Phurba Phurba, Senior Planning Officer, Perspective Planning Division, Gross National Happiness Commission, Bhutan
• Ms. Rosemarie Edillon, Undersecretary, National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), The Philippines
• Ms. Mahjabeen Cheema, Deputy Chief, SDGs Section, Ministry of Planning Development and Special Initiatives, Pakistan
• Dr. Huang Dingxi, Vice President and Secretary General, Guangzhou Urban Planning Association, China
• Dr. Heena Yang, Senior Researcher, Carbon Neutrality Planning Team, Korea Water Resources Corporation, Republic of Korea

  Session III : 

• Mr. Vincenzo Aquaro, Chief of Digital Government Branch, DPIDG/UN DESA

• Mr. Kang-Tak Oh, Vice President, National Information Society Agency (NIA), Republic of Korea

• Mr. Seon Yong Jeong, Director General, Bureau of Local Innovation, Ministry of the Interior and Safety, Republic of Korea

• Mr. Anir Chowdhury, Programme Advisor, a2i (Innovate for All), Bangladesh

• Ms. Dana Abu-Nasrah, Sales Executive, Global Public Sector, IBM

• Prof. Zheng Lei, Director, Lab for Digital and Mobile Governance, Fudan University, China

 

Day 3

  Session IV : 

• Mr. Helmi Abidin, Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)/Resilience Coordinator, United Cities and Local Governments Asia Pacific (UCLG?ASPAC)
• Mr. Sunil Thawani, Author, Fellow, American Society for Quality (ASQ), Speaker and CEO, Quality Indeed Consulting Ltd., Board Member, United Arab Emirates
• Dr. Erin Hughey, Director of Global Operations Pacific Disaster Center, United States of America
• Ms. Alva Lee, Head of Governance, Risk & Compliance Services, Hong Kong SAR, KPMG in China

  Session V : 

• Ms. Adriana Alberti, Chief of Programme Management and Capacity Development Unit, DPIDG/UN DESA
• Mr. Munyraksa So, Principal of National School of Local Administration (NASLA) & Director of Training Department, General Department of Administration, Ministry of Interior, Cambodia
• Prof. Myung Jae Moon, Department of Public Administration, Yonsei University, Republic of Korea 
• Mr. Sean Sharidz Doral, Programme Officer, ITU Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
• Mr. Fadhil Bakeer Markar, Policy Specialist and Team Leader, Citra Social Innovation Lab, UNDP Sri Lanka
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Post-Event Survey

 

Other Reference Materials

Bhutan's Second Voluntary National Review Report

Curriculum on Governance for the Sustainable Development Goals

 

Media

Video

• 2021 Regional Symposium Video
• 15-Year Anniversary Video
• Day 1
• Day 2
• Day 3

Images

• Day 1
• Day 2
• Day 3

 

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Contact information:

 

For Substantive Matters:

- Adriana Alberti, Chief, Programme Management and Capacity Development and Unit, DPIDG/UN DESA, alberti@un.org

- Bokyun Shim, Head of Office, UNPOG, DPIDG/UN DESA, bokyun.shim@un.org

- Keping Yao, Sr. Governance and Public Administration Expert, UNPOG/DPIDG/UN DESA, yaok@un.org

For Administrative Matters:

- Ms. Hye Kyung Choi, Programme Management Assistant, DPIDG/UN DESA, choi9@un.org

- Mr. Wooyoung Kim, Administrative Assistant, UNPOG/DPIDG/ UN DESA, wooyoung.kim@un.org