The
United Nations Public Service Awards (UNPSA) is the most prestigious
international recognition of excellence in public service. It rewards
the creative achievements and contributions of public service
institutions to a more effective and responsive public administration in
countries worldwide in four categories. These are Improving Delivery of
Public Services, Fostering Participation in Public Policy-making
Decisions through Innovative Mechanisms, Promoting Whole-of-Government
Approaches in the Information Age and Promoting Gender-responsive
Delivery of Public Services.
Through
an annual competition, the United Nations Public Service Awards
Programme promotes the role, professionalism and visibility of public
service. It encourages exemplary public service and recognizes that
democracy and successful governance are built on a competent civil
service. In brief, the Awards aim to discover innovations in governance;
reward excellence in the public sector; motivate public servants to
further promote innovation; enhance professionalism in the public
service; raise the image of public service; enhance trust in government;
and collect and disseminate successful practices for possible
replication.
Some
of this year’s winning projects involve: improving education;
increasing access to potable water in rural areas; improving access to
and the quality of health care; integrating government data including
social security systems; enhancing transparency through increased access
to information for citizens; and reducing infant mortality rate among
other efforts.
The 2014 winners are from the following countries:
1st place winners: Austria, Bahrain, Brazil, Morocco, Oman, Republic of Korea, Singapore, South Africa, Thailand, Turkey, Uruguay
2nd place winners: Bahrain, Brazil, Cameroon, India, Republic of Korea, Spain
Read more information about the winning countries here: http://workspace.unpan.org/sites/Internet/Documents/winner%20fact%20sheet%20with%20flags.docx.pdf (close out sign in box to view)
For background information about the United Nations Public Service Awards and past winners, please visit: http://www.unpan.org/unpsa.
Past winning projects of the United Nations Public Service Awards are available as iPad and iPhone applications at: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/un-innovations-in-public-governance/id443218537?mt=8#.
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Source: UN Department of Public Information
http://unpan.org/DPADM/UNPSDayAwards/UNPublicServiceAwards/tabid/1522/language/en-US/Default.aspx
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