🗒️ We are pleased to reveal Bosun Tijani as one of our Keynote Speakers for #ICEGOV 2024. On the third day of the conference, the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy of Nigeria 🇳🇬 will introduce the topic: "The Role of Digital Public Infrastructure in Strengthening Trust between Government and Citizens". Visit icegov.org to see all the updates. #UNU #EGOV
United Nations University - EGOV
Higher Education
Guimarães, 03 5,438 followers
We contribute to informed policy-making processes for promoting transparent, effective, and accountable institutions.
About us
The United Nations University Operating Unit on Policy-Driven Electronic Governance (UNU-EGOV) is based in the city of Guimarães, northern Portugal. Its mission is to support the United Nations (UN), as well as its Member States, in transforming the mechanisms of governance and building effective governance capabilities through the strategic application of digital technologies. UNU-EGOV is part of the broader United Nations University, a global think tank and postgraduate teaching organisation headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, since 1972.
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https://egov.unu.edu/
External link for United Nations University - EGOV
- Industry
- Higher Education
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Guimarães, 03
- Type
- Educational
- Founded
- 2014
- Specialties
- university, research, electronic governance, UNU, United Nations, United Nations University, Digital Governance, Smart Cities, Digital Media, Digital Democracy, Digital, Digital Transformation, and Public Sector
Locations
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Primary
Campus de Couros, Rua de Vila Flor
166
Guimarães, 03 4810-445, PT
Employees at United Nations University - EGOV
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Morten Meyerhoff Nielsen
Academic Fellow at United Nations University, Operational Unit for Policy-Driven Electronic Governance
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Eliane Torres
Senior Programme Development at United Nations University - EGOV
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Marco Antonio Catussi Paschoalotto
Assistant Professor at the School of Economics and Management - University of Minho, Adjunct Director at the Research Center of Political Science…
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Luís Nuno Barbosa (he/him)
Human Rights | Digital Government | Project Management | Digital Marketing
Updates
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💼 The application period for the UNU-EGOV Scholarships Programme to attend #ICEGOV 2024 is open. If you have an accepted paper for the conference, you can apply until 21 July. The results will be sent by email on 24 July. More information about the Scholarships and the application form are available here: https://lnkd.in/dY3fdExw #UNU #EGOV
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Join our seminar tomorrow, "#AI and Development: the Missing Link". 🌐 Explore how AI fits within development and ensure it supports development goals. Driss Kettani will be the speaker in this session. 📅 July 9th 📍At UNU-EGOV or Online Know more and register here: https://lnkd.in/dAPmgZnE #UNU #EGOV
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Learn about Track 5 of #ICEGOV 2024: Migration and Cross-border Digital Governance. 🌏 This track invites innovative, exploratory, and critical contributions about existing and new roles, paradigms, and solutions for governance actors in harnessing digital transformation in relation to migration and migration administration. 👥 Nedson Pophiwa and G. Hari Harindranath are the co-chairs of this track. For more information, visit icegov.org #UNU #EGOV | Wits School of Governance
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📘 The book “Governance of Data in the Public Sector” has been released. ✏️ This collaborative work between the Center for Technology and Society (CTS-FGV) and UNU-EGOV explores the complexities of data governance and regulation in the public context. We congratulate Larissa Magalhães on her contribution to this book. Learn more about the Brazilian regulatory framework, best practices and recommendations for public administrators. 📥 Download the book here: https://lnkd.in/dwDXuBzC #UNU #EGOV
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📖 Our "UNU-EGOV Memory and Project" Book has been made available online. Learn more about the history of the unit during these ten years. 📥 Access it here: https://lnkd.in/dChNBnMD #UNU #EGOV
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🌍 Join us at the Bonn AI & Climate Expert Meeting organized by UNU-EHS! Special mention to Bushra Ebadi, Research Associate at UNU-EGOV, for her presence at a panel discussion and for leading a seminar at this meeting. Register for virtual participation ➡️ https://lnkd.in/d8XPB7C4
Interested to understand the emerging solution space of #AI4ClimateAction? One more week until the Bonn AI & Climate Expert Meeting organized by UNU-EHS, in collaboration with UN Climate Change Technology Mechanism! Do you want a sneak peek of some of the speakers? 🎙️ Xiaomeng Shen, Vice-Rector in Europe, UN University | Director, UNU-EHS 🎙️ Tshilidzi Marwala チリツィ マルワラ [丸笑], Rector, United Nations University 🎙️Simon Stiell, Executive Secretary, UN Climate Change 🎙️Dietram Oppelt, Vice-Chair, UNFCCC Technology Executive Committee 🎙️Aimee van Wynsberghe, Professor, The University of Bonn 🎙️Gabriela Ramos, Assistant Director-General for the Social and Human Sciences, UNESCO (video message) 🎙️Youba Sokona, Former Vice-Chair, IPCC 🎙️Seydina Moussa Ndiyae, Member, UN High-Level Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence 🎙️Bushra Ebadi, Research Associate, United Nations University - EGOV Register for virtual participation➡️ https://lnkd.in/eV2hMRRy
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📑 UNU-EGOV's Moinul Zaber and Oxana Casu, along with Ernesto Brodersohn, have coauthored a comprehensive report on AI in Social Security organizations. This year-and-a-half-long project highlights the importance of robust data quality, context-sensitive models, and prioritizing safety standards. These elements are key to effective AI-driven automation in social security. Know more about the project and access the document here: https://lnkd.in/d46i67VV #UNU #EGOV
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Our team's research on digital governance was showcased at the 2024 dg.o Conference in Taipei. We thank Charmaine Distor, Beatriz Barreto Brasileiro Lanza, JAESHIN PARK and Zoran Jordanoski. Check out the full details here https://lnkd.in/dU3tmjDm #UNU #EGOV #DigitalGovernance
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Know our #ICEGOV2024 Tracks! Track 4: Digital transformation and innovation in the Public Sector, with Gedion Onyango and Beatriz Barreto Brasileiro Lanza as co-chairs. 📋 This Track focuses on new and replicable ways to use emerging technologies to revolutionize how digital public services are provided and produced by transforming the administration’s organizational, semantic, and technological aspects. Know more at icegov.org Wits School of Governance #UNU #EGOV
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