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2021 UN DESA-KRILA Forum on Public Governance and Digital Transformation of Local Government
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The UN DESA-KRILA Forum on "Strengthening of Public Governance and Accelerating Digital Transformation of Local Government for Emergency Response and Revitalization of Local Economy in the post-Covid 19 Era" was held on 7 July 2021 via Zoom.
The Forum was co-organized by the Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG) of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), through its Project Office on Governance (UNPOG) and the Korea Research Institute for Local Administration (KRILA)
The opening ceremony started with opening remarks by Mr. Bo kyun Shim, Head of United Nations Project Office on Governance, and Il jae Kim, president of Korea Research Institute for Local Administration, followed by keynote speeches by Soon Eun Kim, chairperson, Presidential Committee on Autonomy and Decentralization, Republic of Korea.
The forum consisted of two sessions. The first Session opened with a presentation delivered by Pro. Sabine Kuhlmann, Chair, Political Science, Public Administration and Organization, University of Potsdam. Her presentation focused on strengthening public governance of local government, reviewing the lessons from the COVID-19 crisis. The second presentation was delivered by Pro. Myung Jae Moon, Dean, College of Social Sciences, Yonsei University, on COVID-19 and public governance, addressing prospects and challenges.
The Session 2 was led by Mi kyung Park, Governance and Public Administration Officer, UNPOG/DPIDG/UN DESA with four presenters: Mr. Deniz Susar, Governance and Public Administration Officer, Digital Government Branch, DPIDG/UN DESA. Mr. Sean Audain, City Innovation Lead, Wellington City Council, Dr. Thavisak Manodham, Director General of E-Government Center, Ministry of Technology and Communications, Lao PDR and Ms. Aida C. Yuvienco, Director, Department of Information and Communications Technology, the Philippines.
After each session, professionals from related field, Mr. Erna Irawati, Head of the Center for Government Official's Program and Policy Competency Lecturer at the School of Administration, National Institute of Public Administration, Indonesia, Mr. Hyeon Uk Bak, Associate Research Fellow, KRILA and Dr. Zaki B. Khoury, Senior Digital Development Specialist, Digital Development Global Practice, The World Bank, have shared diverse strategies, approaches and experiences in the COVID-19 era.
Mr. Il Jae KIm, president, president of Korea Research Institute for Local Administration, delivered his closing remark, "Success requires collective action and whole of society approaches. Hence, holding such fora would be helpful to provide a meaningful venue for peer-to-peer learning by sharing diverse experiences."
