ECOSOC High Level Side Event on Innovation and Technology for Post-2015 Development Agenda

Start Date:

Jul 03, 2013

End Date:

Jul 03, 2013

Venue:

Room XXVI, Palais des Nations, Geneva

Description:

Side Event during ECOSOC High Level Segment

Organized by

United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA)

in Partnership with

Center for Electronic Governance at United Nations University International Institute for Software Technology

3rd July 2013, 13:15 – 14:45

Palais des Nations

Room XXVI

Innovation and Technology for Post-2015: the Expert’s View

UNDESA in partnership with the Center for Electronic Governance at United Nations University IIST (UNU) will hold special session as a side event for the delegates and participants to the ECOSOC High Level Segment Meetings on ‘Innovation and Technology for Post 2015 Development: the Expert’s View’ on Wednesday 3rd July 2013 from 13:15 to 14:45.

To build synergy between the AMR and the discussions at the Expert Group Meeting, the Side event will address the issue of Why should public governance rely on innovation and technology for post-2015 development? High level experts will offer their views on the issue and engage the participants in an interactive discussion on the role, opportunities and challenges for utilizing technology as a governance enabler for post-2015 development. Building on the inputs received from the participants they will create a clear case for including technology-enabled governance in the post-2015 debate.

Programme: 13:15 – 14:45, 3rd July 2013

Speakers:

Moderator: Tomasz Janowski

Wojciech Cellary, Professor and Head of the Department, Department of Information Technology, Poznan University of Economics, Poland

Mr. John Mary KauzyaChief, Public Administration Capacity Branch
Division for Public Administration and Development Management (DPADM)
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA)
Tel: 1(212) 367 1973
Email: kauzya@un.org

ECOSOC High Level Side Event on I''nnovation and technology for Post 2015 Development''

The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs UNDESA in partnership with the Center for Electronic Governance at United Nations University IIST UNU is organizing a three day Expert Group Meeting EGM from 3-5 July 2013 on Governance Public Administration and Information Communication Technologies for Post 2015 Development The EGM discussions will pave the way forward for integrating governance and technology-enabled governance in the discussions of the UN Post 2015 Development Agenda and inform the work of UNDESA on the Post-2015 UN Development Agenda The EGM is being held during the Economic and Social Council ECOSOC High Level Segment which will review the progress on MDGs with a thematic focus on ‘ Science technology and innovation STI and culture for sustainable development and the MDGs’ leading to a Ministerial Declaration at the end of the high-level segment To build synergy between the AMR and the discussions at the Expert Group Meeting UNDESA in partnership with