Good Practices and Innovations in Public Governance 2003-2011

Good Practices and InnovATIONS in Public Governance
2010 UNPSA Winners (cont.)
Category 3: Fostering Participation in Policymaking Decisions through Innovative Mechanisms
Region Country Initiative Description Pg
Asia and Japan Collaboration Testing Public-service delivery and collaboration with the 135
the Pacific
private sector to better meet citizens’ needs.
Asia and
the Pacific
Australia Waterfuture A set of strategies to address water supply,
management and water recycling.
140
Europe and
North Am.
Italy
Youth in the Law Hall
(Ragazzi in Aula)
Initiative allowing high-school students to draft and
present new laws for possible parliamentary approval.
144
Latin Am.
and the
Caribbean
Brazil
Sustainable Development in
the Pratigi Protection Area
A programme for sustainable and integrated regional
development, based on participatory governance.
147
Western
Asia
Lebanon
A New Management Approach
to Parliamentary Elections
in Lebanon
Management plan to Lebanese parliamentary elections
following new local laws and international standards.
151
Category 4: Advancing Knowledge Management in Government
Region Country Initiative Description Pg
Asia and Australia Knowledge Network A public-private knowledge network enabling the 156
the Pacific
National Blood Authority to deliver blood products.
Asia and
the Pacific
Western
Asia
Japan Innovation Saga Project This is a public-private research and development
effort to harness the latest technologies and
know-how available in the private sector in order
to meet new demands on the public sector.
Oman Al-Shifa: An e-Health System A comprehensive health-care data system designed
to maintain an audit trail of patients’ medical histories.
161
165
Western
Asia
Bahrain
National Enterprise Architecture
Framework
An initiative to study the public sector’s existing data
and strategize expansion and improvement solutions.
168
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