Requesting entity name
Policy, Legislation, Internal Cooperation and Special Projects Division Department of Risk and Disaster Management
Demand Region
Africa
Demand Sub region
Requesting Country
Seychelles
Requesting entity category
National government
Responsible Division/s
Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government
Areas of Work
Institutions, integrated and inclusive approaches
Support/Output provided
Support/Output provided (project, workshop, advisory service, etc.)
Workshop
SDGs
SDG16
Keywords
Innovation and digital government
disaster risk reduction
Status
Completed
Notes
In response to this request, DPIDG/UNPOG organized an Online Training Workshops on “Advancing Government Innovation and Leveraging Frontier Technologies for Disaster Risk Reduction and Building Resilience” from 18 August – 22 September 2020, every Tuesdays.
Event page: http://www.unpog.org/page/sub3_1_view.asp?sn=384&page=4&search=&SearchString=&BoardID=0002
Working Draft Outcome Report: http://www.unpog.org/file/download.asp?sn=559
No official request received.
Request received as an outcome of the August 2018 Island States Forum in Sri Lanka https://publicadministration.un.org/en/news-and-events/calendar/ModuleID/1146/ItemID/2961/mctl/EventDetails
Event page: http://www.unpog.org/page/sub3_1_view.asp?sn=384&page=4&search=&SearchString=&BoardID=0002
Working Draft Outcome Report: http://www.unpog.org/file/download.asp?sn=559
No official request received.
Request received as an outcome of the August 2018 Island States Forum in Sri Lanka https://publicadministration.un.org/en/news-and-events/calendar/ModuleID/1146/ItemID/2961/mctl/EventDetails
Request summary
DPIDG/ UNPOG was requested by the Government of the Seychelles to provide technical assistance to replicate the use of real-time data monitoring systems for disaster risk reduction and risk-informed policy decisions, as well as on an Online platform to disseminate technologies related to DRR/DRM and to facilitate technology transfer as an outcome of the August 2018 Island States Forum in Sri Lanka.