At its 54th plenary meeting, on 22 July 2015, the Economic and Social Council:
(a) Decided that the fifteenth session of the Committee of Experts on Public Administration would be held at United Nations Headquarters from 18 to 22 April 2016;
(b) Approved the provisional agenda for the fifteenth session of the Committee as set out below:
1
Election of officers.
2
Adoption of the agenda and other organizational matters.
3
Moving from commitments to results: transforming public institutions to facilitate inclusive policy formulation and integration in the implementation and monitoring of the sustainable development goals:
a
Ensuring prioritization and decision-making that is fair, responsive, inclusive, participatory and accountable at all levels;
b
Improving engagement and communication between Governments and stakeholders, including through access to information, open government and electronic and mobile solutions;
c
Ensuring effective and innovative implementation, monitoring and impact evaluation of the policies identified in support of the sustainable development goals;
d
Strengthening the confidence of citizens in the effectiveness, validity and integrity of public administration through enhanced, targeted efforts to use good governance to prevent, expose and deal with corruption;
e
Developing transformative leadership and enhancing relevant competencies of public servants.
4
Provisional agenda for the sixteenth session of the Committee.
5
Adoption of the report of the Committee on its fifteenth session.
