United Nations University-EGOV

👉 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗼𝘄: 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗛𝘆𝗽𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗘𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲: 𝗔 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗧𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰-𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿

This UNU‑EGOV seminar addresses the challenge of how public-sector organisations can systematically assess the applicability and feasibility of tokenisation in their business processes.

The session draws on real-world cases to illustrate how the framework can support more informed choices in digital transformation initiatives. Fernando Escobar is the guest speaker.

🔗 Learn more: https://unu.edu/egov/event/hype-evidence-process-tokenisation-framework-public-sector

📢 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲!

As part of the “Write. Review. Publish.” webinar series, UNU‑EGOV is organising a session that reflects on how interdisciplinary exploration can lead to meaningful academic contributions, including in emerging areas such as quantum computing and public policy.

The session will feature Kim Moloney (Hamad Bin Khalifa University), who will share insights from her own experience of entering a new research domain and collaborating across disciplines to develop new lines of inquiry.

This webinar will explore how informal ideas and “academic toe-dips” can evolve into structured research, highlighting the value of cross-disciplinary dialogue in shaping research agendas and producing tangible outputs.

📅 7 July 2026
🕑 14:00 (Lisbon time)
🔗 Mandatory registration: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/ez6qDbS3RT

👉 ICEGOV 2026: Know our Tracks and Chairs!

𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝟭: 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲

The first track of ICEGOV2026 focuses on building trust through inclusive governance models and ethical digital practices. Topics include advancing transparency, accountability, and the ethical use of technologies while ensuring inclusivity in digital governance.

Particular emphasis is placed on real-world experiences, impact-driven initiatives, and institutional practices that sustain trust and inclusion over time. This Track focuses specifically on governance models and participatory methods rather than technical privacy and security measures.

ICEGOV 2026 is jointly organized by the UNU-EGOV and the Prince Sultan University, under the patronage of مركز آمر.

🔗 Find more: https://www.icegov.org/2026/track-1/

📚 At the beginning of June, we had the pleasure of being visited by a group from the organization Núcleo de Inclusão, Comunicação e Media, which is developing an international project within Erasmus+ called “Democracy under pressure: the role of nonviolent communication”.

Integrated into their training course on shaping democracy through nonviolent communication, this visit allowed us to share UNU-EGOV’s mission and role and to discuss the implications and consequences of using digital technologies when building strong, empowered, and sustainable communities.

💡As their course was focused on the importance of strengthening political literacy, critical thinking and participation, in a context where democracy faces increasing challenges, such as disinformation, polarization and the manipulation of young people, we also had the chance to promote a debate on these matters.

UNU-EGOV’s researcher Bushra Ebadi discussed with the group how storytelling can be used to build narratives for transformative change. The discussion addressed questions of authorship and representation, as well as strategies to challenge dominant narratives, which have historically contributed to exclusion, marginalisation, and injustice in areas such as security, development, and technology.

Know more: https://unu.edu/egov/news/unu-egov-hosts-study-visit-nonviolent-communication

📢 The first meeting of the InovaJuntos Portugal Network took place in Guimarães on 2–3 June, in the context of the Municipality’s adherence to the Network’s Cooperation Agreement.

Their agenda included a visit to UNU-EGOV on the first day and was a great opportunity for us to share our work and mission.

The delegation was welcomed by the UNU-EGOV Director, Delfina Soares, alongside Deputy Director Luís Barbosa and researchers Joana Carvalho, Mariana Lameiras and Luís Nuno Barbosa, who provided a broad scope of the diverse work we develop towards capacity building and digital tools for more transparent and efficient governance.

This meeting was a unique opportunity to the continued effort of working with government officials and representatives to build bridges between our research and projects and the policies on digital governance in our country.

🔗 Learn more: https://unu.edu/egov/news/unu-egov-welcomes-inovajuntos-portugal-network

🎤 UNU-EGOV’s Principal Research Specialist, Morten Meyerhoff Nielsen, was recently interviewed by User Needs First (Gebruiker Centraal) following discussions at the Gebruiker Centraal Conference in March 2026.

During the conference, Denmark was repeatedly highlighted in a panel discussion on digitalisation strategies as a strong example of how to design and implement effective digital governance approaches.

Building on these reflections, the interview delves deeper into the Danish model. It addresses key enablers of successful digital transformation, including institutional coordination, a clear focus on user needs, and sustained investment in trust and interoperability, offering policymakers and practitioners across diverse national contexts relevant insights.

🔗 You can read the English version here: https://international.gebruikercentraal.nl/optimizing-digital-governance-the-danish-approach/

Also available is a more detailed Dutch article, specifically targeting the Dutch context https://www.gebruikercentraal.nl/deense-digitale-overheid-een-model-voor-nederland/

📷 User Needs First (Gebruiker Centraal)

👇 These are ICEGOV’s Programme Committee Chairs this year!

This committee is responsible for the overall academic and scientific programme of the conference and the papers submitted and to be presented.

ICEGOV 2026 counts with the expertise and knowledge of Mohammed Alshara, from our local host Prince Sultan University in , Saudi Arabia; Naci Karkin, representing the international organizer, the United Nations University (UNU-EGOV), and Nina Rizun, from the Gdańsk University of Technology in Poland.

Know more: https://go.unu.edu/PCChairs-ICEGOV-2026

📍𝗢𝗻-𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝘇𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

The UNU‑EGOV and Cetic.br | Núcleo de Informação e Coordenação do Ponto BR - NIC.br are organising an on-site workshop on governance and data protection in the context of digital transformation, taking place on 17-18 June 2026 in Maputo, Mozambique.

The initiative aims to promote a space for dialogue, capacity building, and the exchange of experiences on digital governance, data governance, and data protection within the context of Mozambique’s digital transformation.

The workshop is part of the project “Dialogues on Digital Governance: Capacity Building and Cooperation in Digital Governance in the PALOP countries”.

🔗 Read more: https://unu.edu/egov/news/site-workshop-debates-governance-and-data-protection-context-digital-transformation