UNPOG organized the one-day study tour on 10 August 2017 for the participants of ADB-ADBI Forum on Governance and Institutions to gain first-hand experience on public service delivery by local governments in Korea. The tour included the visits to the Seoul Transport Operation and Information Service (TOPIS) on smart transportation and Sejong Self-Governing City on Urban Regeneration and .....

    ADB-ADBI Forum on Governance and Institutions-Practical Lessons on Governance and Service Delivery for Subnational Governments   The Governance Thematic Group of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) jointly organized the 2017 Forum on Governance and Institutions in partnership with the United Nations Project Office on Gov.....

The Regional Symposium on “Building Effective, Accountable and Inclusive Institutions and Public Administration for Advancing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development” held in Incheon welcomed 130 delegates representing 25 countries from the Asia-Pacific region. Organized by UNPOG in partnership with UNDP and UN ESCAP, the symposium focused on developing the capacity of government.....

  DPIDG/UNPOG participated in the Seoul Workshop for Strategic Foresight and Digital Diplomacy jointly hosted by University College London (UCL) and Korea University. The workshop aimed to leverage strategic foresight and insights from political science and public administration to explore the trends, drivers, opportunities and challenges behind emerging cooperation between Europe and the .....

The Korea Development Institute paid a courtesy visit to DPIDG/UNPOG to discuss potential collaboration between the two organizations. KDI is one of the leading think tanks contributing to the economic and social development of the Republic of Korea. UNPOG made an introduction about the upcoming Regional Symposium on Effective Governance and Digital Transformation to which KDI agreed to at.....

  DPIDG/UNPOG was invited by the World Bank Group KGGTF to participate in the “Green Growth and International Cooperation Forum and Closing Ceremony of the KGGTF Youth Internship Program”. The Forum aimed to introduce young people to organizations working on green growth and sustainable development, and to commemorate the completion of World Bank’s 2024 internsh.....

  DPIDG/UNPOG paid a courtesy visit to the KDI School of Public Policy and Management on 4 April 2024 to discuss their cohort’s participation in the upcoming UN Public Service Forum (UNPSF).   KDI School of Public Policy and Management is one of the leading think tanks  in the Republic of Korea, which has a large cohort composed of government officia.....

DPIDG/UNPOG paid a courtesy visit to the Korea Development Institute (KDI) on 29 February 2024 to discuss approaches and modalities for bilateral collaboration in 2024. KDI, as one of the leading think tanks in the Republic of Korea, has played an active role in advancing economic development and social progress of many countries through conducting in-depth research and capacity development pro.....