UNPAN
Encyclopedia
The United Nations
Public Administration Network mission statement is to promote the sharing of knowledge
, experiences and best practices throughout the world in sound public policies, effective public administration
and efficient civil services, through capacity-building and cooperation among the United Nations Member States, with emphasis on south-south cooperation and UNPAN's commitment to integrity and excellence. It is organised by the UN Division for Public Administration, part of the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs.
s, online research organizations and specialized e-networks are becoming increasingly common and duplicative. UNPAN is different. Its substantive capacity and specialized service combine to create a uniqueness that sets UNPAN apart from conventional web-based information source
s. The one feature that is most unusual about UNPAN is its universality as an online public sector
policy and management information and knowledge network. UNPAN offers:
UNPAN is a dynamic process and not a static outcome which aims at responding to the needs of its users and addresses their most critical areas of work.
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
Public Administration Network mission statement is to promote the sharing of knowledge
Knowledge sharing
Knowledge sharing is an activity through which knowledge is exchanged among people, friends, or members of a family, a community or an organization....
, experiences and best practices throughout the world in sound public policies, effective public administration
Public administration
Public Administration houses the implementation of government policy and an academic discipline that studies this implementation and that prepares civil servants for this work. As a "field of inquiry with a diverse scope" its "fundamental goal.....
and efficient civil services, through capacity-building and cooperation among the United Nations Member States, with emphasis on south-south cooperation and UNPAN's commitment to integrity and excellence. It is organised by the UN Division for Public Administration, part of the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs.
Uniqueness
With communication technologies advancing at a tremendous rate, electronic information centreInformation centre
An information centre is a center designed specifically for storing, processing, and retrieving information for dissemination at regular intervals, on demand or selectively, according to express needs of users.-Examples:...
s, online research organizations and specialized e-networks are becoming increasingly common and duplicative. UNPAN is different. Its substantive capacity and specialized service combine to create a uniqueness that sets UNPAN apart from conventional web-based information source
Information source
"Source" means data that originates from either primary of secondary source. An information source is a source of information for somebody, i.e. anything that might inform a person about something or provide knowledge to somebody. Information sources may be observations, people, speeches,...
s. The one feature that is most unusual about UNPAN is its universality as an online public sector
Public sector
The public sector, sometimes referred to as the state sector, is a part of the state that deals with either the production, delivery and allocation of goods and services by and for the government or its citizens, whether national, regional or local/municipal.Examples of public sector activity range...
policy and management information and knowledge network. UNPAN offers:
- Access to regional experience in the practice of public policy development and management at the regional, national and local levels;
- Capacity-building and south-south cooperation in information and knowledge management;
- Ease of access to worldwide information in all areas of public sector policy and management;
- Demand-driven and interactive two-way provider of information and knowledge network.
UNPAN is a dynamic process and not a static outcome which aims at responding to the needs of its users and addresses their most critical areas of work.
Core Themes
- Governance systems and institutions
- Public service and management innovation
- Social and economic governance
- Public financial management
- Knowledge systems and e-government
Services/Products
- Online information services
- Online training services
- Online advisory services
- Online conference services
- Online directory services