Online Training Workshop on "Advancing Government Innovation and Leveraging Frontier Technologies for Disaster Risk Reduction and Building Resilience"
Organized by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) / Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG) / United Nations Project Office on Governance (UNPOG)
UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) Global Education and Training Institute (GETI)
Ministry of the Interior and Safety (MOIS) of the Republic of Korea
18 August - 22 September 2020 (Tuesdays, six 2-hour sessions)
8:00 East Africa | 10:00 Maldives | 12:00 Thailand | 17:00 Fiji
Registration
Upon application, you will be asked to provide:
- Your reason/learning objective for taking this course
- Your expectations from the course, and how do you plan to apply your learning
- Your current role relative to advancing government innovation and leveraging frontier technologies for disaster risk reduction and building resilience
- If you have been officially nominated to participate on behalf of your ministry/organization
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Presentations
Session 1: Global Frameworks & Risk-informed Governace
- Mr. Bokyun Shim, Head of Office, United Nations Project Office on Governance (UNPOG/DPIDG/UN DESA)
- Mr. Sanjaya Bhatia, Head of Office, UNDRR ONEA&GETI, Incheon, Republic of Korea
- Mr. Young-kyun Kim, Director-General, National Disaster and Safety Control Center, MOIS
- Ms. Sheena Saldanha, Senior Economist, Economic Planning Department, Ministry of Finance, Trade, Investment and Economic Planning, Republic of Seychelles
- Ms. Hafsa AbdElbagi Ahmed, Head of Risk Management & GIS Unit Disaster Risk Management Focal point, Early Warning Center for Multi Hazards Humanitarian Aid Commission (HAC), Sudan
Session 2: Leveraging Frontier Technologies for DRR and Building Resilience
- Mr. David Green, Head of Disaster Programme of NASA
- Mr. Koji Suzuki, Head of Asian Disaster Reduction Center of Japan
- Mr. Zhang Chi, National Disaster Reduction Center of China (NDRCC), Ministry of Emergency Management of P.R. China
- Prof Yang Saini, Director of International Collaboration Center on DRR, Beijing Normal University, P.R. China
- Mr. Sanjay K Srivastava, PhD, Chief, Disaster Risk Reduction UN ESCAP
Session 3: Inclusion of Vulnerable Groups in DRR Policy Design and Implementation to Build Resilience
- Ms. Mi Kyoung Park, Governance and Public Administration Officer, UNDESA/DPIDG/UNPOG
- Ms. Kim Mallalieu, Deputy Chairman, Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago; Senior Lecturer, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, The University of the West Indies; Co-Author of ITU Report "Women, ICT and Emergency Telecommunications"
- Mr. Louis Meuleman, Visiting Professor, Public Governance Institute of the University of Leuven; Vice Chair & Member, UN Committee of Experts on Public Administration (CEPA); Co-founder Public Strategy for Sustainable Development and Mr. Andreas Versmann, Independent policy advisor in environmental law, governance, stakeholder invovement and peer learning; Associate, Public Strategy for Sustainable Development
- Ms. Channe Lindstrom Oguzhan, Social Affairs Officer, Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Section, Social Development Division, UNESCAP and Ms. Aiko Akiyama, Social Affairs Officer, Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Section, Social Development Division, UNESCAP
- Mr. Purushottam Ghimire, Joint Secretary, National Planning Commission, Nepal
- Mr. Bhagawan Aryal, Chief of Planning and Budgeting Division, National Reonstruction Authority
- Ms. Naomi Simanihuruk, Trainer, Ministry of Village, Development of Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration, Indonesia
Session 4: Data & Digital Government for DRR and Building Resilience
- Mr. Keping Yao, Sr. Governance and Public Administration Expert & Mr. Samuel Danaa, Associate Capacity Development Expert, UNDESA/DPIDG/UNPOG
- Mr. Samuel Danaa, Associate Capacity Development Expert, UNDESA/DPIDG/UNPOG
- Mr. Kiyoung KO, Director, APCICT/ESCAP (APCICT)
- Ms. Atsuko Okuda, Director, ITU Regional Office for A-P
- Dr. Erin Hughey, Director of Global Operations, Pacific Disaster Center (PDC)
- Mr. Kazushige Endo, Director, UN Centre for Regional Development, UN DESA/DSDG
- Dr. Ebinezer R. Florano, Professor, National College of Public Administration and Governance (NCPAG), University of the Philippines (UP)
Session 5: Strengthening Governance and Leveraging Technologies for Public Health Emergencies
- Dr. Qudsia Huda, Head of Unit, Disaster Risk Management and Resilience, WHO Headquarters
- Mr. Deniz Susar, Governance and Public Administration Officer, Digital Government Branch, Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government, UN DESA
- Mr. Dae-Joong Lee, Director of Development Finance Division, Ministry of Economy and Finance (MOEF) – Republic of Korea
- Mr. Ramiz Uddin, Head of Results Management and Data
- Mr. Sanjaya Bhatia, Head UNDRR Office for Northeast Asia and Global Education and Training Institute, Incheon, Republic of Korea
Session 6: Innovative Experiences & Partnership Building
- Ms Sarah Wade-Apicella, Programme Officer, UNDRR
- Mr. Md. Abul Kalam Azad, Special envoy to the Climate Vulnerable Forum's (CVF) Presidency and former principal secretary at the Prime Minister's Office, Bangladesh
- Mr. Ranit Chatterjee, PhD, Co-founder, RIKA India and IRDR Young Scientist
- Ms. Michelle Chivunga N, Founder & CEO, Global Policy House, UK
- Mr. Demetrio Innocenti, Manager of the Simplified Approval Process (SAP), the Project Preparation Facility (PPF) and the Enhancing Direct Access (EDA) pilot programme, GCF
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Mr. Bokyun Shim, Head of Office, UNPOG/DPIDG/UN DESA, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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Online Discussion Board* (Knowledge Platform)
* To facilitate continued discussion on "Advancing Government Innovation and Leveraging Frontier Technologies for Disaster Risk Reduction and Building Resilience," the online discussion board will be created to address unanswered questions, promote dialogue, and exchange ideas.
PROGRAMME
- Day 1 - Tuesday, August 18, 2020
- Day 2 - Wednesday, August 19, 2020
- Day 3 - Thursday, August 20, 2020
- Day 4 - Friday, August 21, 2020
- Day 5 - Saturday, August 22, 2020
- Day 6 - Sunday, August 23, 2020
- Day 7 - Monday, August 24, 2020
- Day 8 - Tuesday, August 25, 2020
- Day 9 - Wednesday, August 26, 2020
- Day 10 - Thursday, August 27, 2020
- Day 11 - Friday, August 28, 2020
- Day 12 - Saturday, August 29, 2020
- Day 13 - Sunday, August 30, 2020
- Day 14 - Monday, August 31, 2020
- Day 15 - Tuesday, September 01, 2020
- Day 16 - Wednesday, September 02, 2020
- Day 17 - Thursday, September 03, 2020
- Day 18 - Friday, September 04, 2020
- Day 19 - Saturday, September 05, 2020
- Day 20 - Sunday, September 06, 2020
- Day 21 - Monday, September 07, 2020
- Day 22 - Tuesday, September 08, 2020
- Day 23 - Wednesday, September 09, 2020
- Day 24 - Thursday, September 10, 2020
- Day 25 - Friday, September 11, 2020
- Day 26 - Saturday, September 12, 2020
- Day 27 - Sunday, September 13, 2020
- Day 28 - Monday, September 14, 2020
- Day 29 - Tuesday, September 15, 2020
- Day 30 - Wednesday, September 16, 2020
- Day 31 - Thursday, September 17, 2020
- Day 32 - Friday, September 18, 2020
- Day 33 - Saturday, September 19, 2020
- Day 34 - Sunday, September 20, 2020
- Day 35 - Monday, September 21, 2020
- Day 36 - Tuesday, September 22, 2020
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08:00 - 10:00 am (EAT)ZoomOpening/ Orientation
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08:00 - 10:00 am (EAT)ZoomSession 1: Global Frameworks & Risk-informed Governance (UNDRR & UNPOG)
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08:00 - 10:00 am (EAT)ZoomSession 2: Leveraging Frontier Technologies for DRR and Building Resilience (UNDRR)
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08:00 - 10:00 am (EAT)ZoomSession 3: Inclusion of Vulnerable Groups in DRR and Building Resilience (UNPOG)
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08:00 - 10:00 am (EAT)ZoomSession 4: Data & Digital Government for DRR and Building Resilience (UNPOG)
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08:00 - 10:00 am (EAT)ZoomSession 5: Strengthening Governance and Leveraging Technology for Public Health Emergencies (UNDRR, WHO & UNPOG)
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08:00 - 10:00 am (EAT)ZoomSession 6: Innovative Experiences & Partnership Building (UNDRR)
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08:00 - 10:00 am (EAT)ZoomClosing & Way Forward
