Meeting of the Executive Committee of Economic and Social Affairs (ECESA) on

1. Meeting of the Executive Committee of Economic and Social Affairs (ECESA) on Governance and Institution Building (GIB) Cluster Development Management Branch (DMB)/DPADM New York, 18 April 2013 Side Event during the12th Session of the Committee of Experts on Public Administration (CEPA)

2. Governance and Institution Building (GIB) cluster • One of the 10 thematic clusters of the ECESA • Composed of the UN entities • Explore synergies and cooperation possibilities to better serve the Member States and development stakeholders within a more integrated framework on governance and institution building

3. Rio+20 Follow-up Agreement on the need for developing a set of sustainable development goals (SDGs) that are global in nature and universally applicable

4. Rio+20 Follow-up: Work Streams Open Working Group A 30-member Open Working Group of the General Assembly is mandated by the Rio+20 Outcome document to prepare a proposal on SDGs for consideration by the Assembly at its 68th session (Sept. 2013 – Sept. 2014). High-Level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda The Panel assembles representatives from civil society, private sector, academia and local and national governments. In May 2013 the Panel will publish its report with its vision and recommendations on a global development agenda beyond 2015. UN System Task Team on the Post-2015 UN Development Agenda More than 60 UN agencies and international organizations. Co-chaired by the Department of Economic and Social Affairs and the United Nations Development Programme the Task Team supports the process by providing analytical thinking and substantial inputs. National, global and thematic consultations The United Nations Development Group has initiated consultations at the national and global level as well as a set of eleven thematic consultations. National consultations are taking place in more than 60 developing and developed countries and take various forms and shapes. Regional consultations The Regional Economic Commissions are engaged in regional consultations which will culminate in a report on regional perspective on the post-2015 development agenda. Sustainable Development Solutions Network The Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), led by Jeffrey Sachs, is a global, independent network of research centres, universities and technical institutions that works with stakeholders including business, civil society, UN agencies and other international organizations. UN Global Compact The UN Global Compact has been actively involved in ensuring that the views and contributions of businesses and the private sector feed into the post-2015 process. Coordination Senior coordination group of four Assistant Secretaries-General (ASGs)has been put in place.

5. Open Working Group A 30-member open working group of the GA is tasked with preparing a proposal on the SGDs GOAL: Will submit a report to the 68th Session of the GA – Sep 2013 • The meeting was opened by the President of the General Assembly and addressed by the Secretary-General in the UN General Assembly Hall in New York. • With the attendance of more than 50 Member States and 15 UN agencies and NGOs • The meeting was closed by Ambassador Csaba Körösi, Hungary, Co-Chair of the Open Working Group • The report will be available at the website http://sustainabledevelopment.un.org • One of the main conclusion :SDGs should build on the MDGs and to be action-oriented addressing in a balanced way of the three dimensions of sustainable development • Some key messages • Eradication of extreme poverty and hunger • Employment and decent jobs • Sustainable consumption and production • Critical importance of gender equality and empowerment of women • Access to and good management of essential of human well-being like food, water, health, and energy

6. UN System Task Team (UNTT) on the Post-2015 UN Development Agenda • Established by the Secretary-General in Jan 2012 • DESA & UNDP are the two co-chairs • Over 60 UN Entities and other international organizations • The terms of reference of the Task Team include: • assessing ongoing efforts within the UN system • consulting external stakeholders, such as civil society, academia and the private sector • defining a system-wide vision and road map

7. UN System Task Team (UNTT) – Governance and Accountability Deficits • Identified global, national and local governance and accountability deficits as one several global challenges to which the post-2015 UN development agenda should respond • A number of priority practice areas • Participation in decision-making • Corruption prevention • Public administration reform • E-government • Access to information • Public-private partnerships • Rule of law • Freedom of the media

8. Rio+20 Follow-up: Open Working Group Second session 17-19 April 2013 Overarching framework: poverty eradication and sustainable development Cross-sectoral issues: governance, inequality and equity, gender equality and women’s empowerment, human rights and rights-based approaches. • Conceptualizing the SDGs and the SDG process (the note prepared by the UN Technical Support Team) • Exchange of views on poverty eradication Development Agenda should seriously take into account the following considerations: 1. The core values contained in MDGs seem to be as valid today. 2. The post-2015 UN Development Agenda would need to build on broad consultations with main stakeholders to generate consensus and ownership. 3. The post-2015 framework should be more sensitive to sub-national disparities and regional specificities. 4. The format of concrete goals, targets and indicators should be retained, be realistic and should not be restricted to what seems easiest to reach and etc…. 5. The post-2015 UN Development Agenda should be meaningful to consider including intermediate targets. 6. The global agenda should be flexible to tailor targets to regional, national and sub-national realities but with certain minimum degrees of achievement and the internationally agreed basic principles relating to sustainability, inclusion and equity, full employment and etc… 7. Policy recommendations do not become prescriptive and have the flexibility to take account of national realities, but include a mechanism to revisit National Budgets and Plans against development gaps. 8. Goals and targets for the global partnership should be more precisely defined to improve accountability (avoid interpreting the partnership for development as a partnership of developed versus developing countries and donors versus recipients).

9. THE PANEL High-Level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda In July 2012 the UN Secretary-General launched his High-level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda. Co-chaired by the Presidents of Indonesia and Liberia and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, The Panel assembles representatives from civil society, private sector, academia and local and national governments. GOAL : the Panel will publish its report with its vision and recommendations on a global development agenda beyond 2015 (May 2013) The work of the Panel will reflect new development challenges while also drawing on experience gained in implementing the MDGs, both in terms of results achieved and areas for improvement. The Panel’s work will be closely coordinated with that of the intergovernmental working group tasked to design Sustainable Development Goals, as agreed at the Rio +20 conference. The reports of both groups will be submitted to Member States for their further deliberations. http://www.post2015hlp.org/

10. National, global and thematic consultations United Nations Development Group has initiated consultations at the national and global level as well as a set of eleven thematic consultations in more than 60 developing and developed countries Format: online and offline outreach tailored to national circumstances and needs, and closely linked to national development priorities. To facilitate a global conversation where each citizen can make their voice be heard, the initiative My World was established. Without having to sign up, users can select their six priorities out of a list of 16 different themes. Results of the survey will be submitted to the Secretary-General's High-level Panel. A set of eleven multi-stakeholder thematic consultations are convened on the following themes: education; inequalities; health; governance; conflict and fragility; growth and employment; environmental sustainability; hunger, nutrition and food security; population dynamics; energy; and water. Each thematic consultation is led by two or more UN agencies who work closely together with representatives from civil society, the private sector and academia as well as with co-hosting governments.

11. Sustainable Development Solutions Network The Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), led by Jeffrey Sachs, is a global, independent network of research centres, universities and technical institutions that works with stakeholders including business, civil society, UN agencies and other international organizations. As a first step, the network will establish 12 global expert groups to support global problem solving in ten critical areas of sustainable development. SDSN also provides technical support to the High-level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda. THEMATIC GROUPS 1: Macroeconomics, Population Dynamics, and Planetary Boundaries 2: Poverty Reduction and Peace-Building in Fragile Regions 3: Challenges of Social Inclusion: Gender, Inequalities, and Human Rights 4: Early Childhood Development, Education, and Transition to Work 5: Health for All 6: Low-Carbon Energy and Sustainable Industry 7: Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems 8: Forests, Oceans, Biodiversity, and Ecosystem Services 9: Sustainable Cities: Inclusive, Resilient, and Connected 10: Good Governance of Extractive and Land Resources 11: Global Governance and Norms for Sustainable Development 12: Redefining the Role of Business for Sustainable Development http://unsdsn.org/

12. Regional consultations & UN Global Compact The Regional Economic Commissions are engaged in regional consultations which will culminate in a report on regional perspective on the post-2015 development agenda. The UN Global Compact has been actively involved in ensuring that the views and contributions of businesses and the private sector feed into the post-2015 process.

13. Coordination • To ensure coherence across the different work streams an informal senior coordination group of four Assistant Secretaries-General (ASGs). • The group includes: • ASG for Economic Development at DESA, • ASG for Development Policy at UNDP, • ASG for Policy and Programme at UN Women and, • Special Advisor on Post-2015 Development Planning. • A Secretariat was established to facilitate the coordination and coherence across work streams, while each of the work streams remains substantively independent.

14. Expert Committee on a Sustainable Development Financing Strategy • Rio+20 recognizes the need for significant mobilization of resources from a variety of sources and the effective use of financing to promote sustainable development .  • The intergovernmental process was established under the auspices of the General Assembly, with technical support from the United Nations system. • An intergovernmental committee, comprising 30 experts nominated by regional groups, with equitable geographical representation including update the GA on the progress of its work before 67 GA. • The President of the GA appointed the Permanent Representatives of Kazakhstan and Norway to facilitate the process of establishing the committee. http://www.unpan.org/dpadm/ .. 14

15. http://paconnect.unpan.org Tool for Coordination

16. http://paconnect.unpan.org

17. PAConnect BLOGS Recent Topics for Blog • Should ICTs be a part of Sustainable Development Goals? • - no comments, 27 views • Internet Governance and the Post 2015 Development Agenda? - no comments, 19 views • We need to be the change we want to see in governance & institution building! -4 comments, 103 views

18. General Assembly Future We Want (Rio+20 Outcome) Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals (starting 2013) Group of Experts on Financing for Sustainable Development (starting 2013) 67th and 68th Sessions, 2012-2013 ICT for Development Information Society (WSIS) Various GA Reports Economic and Social Council 2012 and 2013 Substantive Sessions Various reports such as on ECOSOC reform CEPA 11th and 12th Session Advocacy and Servicing of Intergovernmental Bodies http://www.unpan.org/dpadm/ .. 18

19. UNPSA 601 nominations, marking a 28% increase from 2012 and over 100% growth since 2010 Member State participation increased from 73 in 2012 to 82 (11 countries partaking for the first time) Asia and the Pacific 35%; Western Asia 24%; Africa 18%; Europe and North America 12%; Latin America and the Caribbean 11% nomination UN Public Service Day, Award Ceremony and Forum to be held in the Kingdom of Bahrain on 24-27 June, 2013 Advocacy and Servicing of Intergovernmental Bodies http://www.unpan.org/dpadm/ .. 19 http://www.unpan.org/dpadm/

20. Analytical Research Government Institutional andHR Development Citizen Engagement in Managing Development Open Government Data and Services Electronic and Mobile Government UN Public Administration Country Studies • First phase is completed and requesting CEPA members feedback prior to public launch • World public sector brief based on analysis of UNPACS in 2013 (forthcoming) http://www.unpan.org/dpadm/ .. 20 http://www.unpan.org/dpadm/

21. UN E-Government Survey - 7th Edition E-Government for the People Available in English, Arabic, Chinese, Spanish Voluntary translation provided by: Arabic: United Arab Emirates Chinese: China Spanish: Costa Rica Analytical Research http://www.unpan.org/dpadm/ .. 21

22. Professionalism and Management of Human Resources in the Public Sector Benin Morocco Togo Rwanda E-Government Capacity Development Bahrain Brunei Darussalam Haiti Qatar Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates Morocco Citizen Engagement Including e-Participation Chad Advisory Services in the Field http://www.unpan.org/dpadm/ .. 22

23. Examples of Training Tools Reconstructing Public Administration after Conflict Developing Capacities for Human Resource Management in the Public Sector in Africa Innovations in Governance and Public Administration E-Procurement Global Guidelines METER: Measurement and Evaluation Tool for E-Government Readiness, new version in 2013 Open Government Data Toolkit Online Training Centre 36 courses in total New course on “Strategic Intelligence” 719 participants in 2012 Training Tools http://www.unpan.org/dpadm/ .. 23

24. Way Forward Capacity-Building Workshop on Open Government Data and Citizen Engagement Workshop on Future Government: Open Government Data and Citizen Engagement, Geneva, May 2012 • CEPA Resource Persons: Hyam Nashash & Rowena Bethel • Collaboration with leading institutions worldwide, including the World Bank

25. Way Forward (cont’d) Open Government Data and Citizen Engagement Toolkit(OGDCE Toolkit) • An entry point for the Member States planning to share data • Includes strategies for opening government data, recommendations about applications and platforms Complementary

26. Way Forward (cont’d) • Strengthen the capacity of developing countries to apply ICTs for engaging citizens through e-participation for development results • Enhance knowledge of government policy-makers, and relevant business and civil society leaders on the current concepts, approaches and best practices on e-participation • Co-produce the Measurement and Evaluation Tool for E-Participation Readiness (METEP) self-assessment guide (forthcoming)

27. CESAQ Self-assess those measures to engage citizens more directly in the national planning, programme Management & their functioning. Way Forward (cont’d)

28. Way Forward (cont’d) The Wisdom of Crowds: the Many Are Smarter Than the Few and Collective Wisdom Shapes Business, Economies, Societies and Nations • What could we do to bring more attention and participation of EC-ESA members to participate in Governance and Institution Building Cluster (GIB) ? • What would your organization want to get from and to give to to benefit from participation in GIB? • What would be a modality/way of cooperation and work together? http://www.unpan.org/dpadm/ .. 28

29. Thank you!