Publications

Since the mid -1990s governments around the world have been executing major initiatives in order to tap the vast potential of the internet for the distinct purpose of improving and perfecting the governing process. Like the personal computer, the internet has become an indispensable tool in the day-to-day administration of government. In an effort to gain an appreciation of the global e-government landscape in 2001, the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) and the United Nations Division for Public Economics and Public Administration (UNDPEPA) undertook a research study analyzing the approach, progress and commitment on the part of the 190 UN Member…

The 1997 Report on the World Social Situation: Social Development surveys the current socio-economic situation, with a specific focus on core issues of social development. The Report was prepared at the request of the General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council and the Commission on Social Development.