Winning initiatives help keep children safe, advance gender equality, and protect life below water

Ten initiatives from Brazil, Canada, India, Ireland, Panama, Philippines, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, and Ukraine have been recognized for their innovative public service delivery with the prestigious UN Public Service Awards at a virtual celebration organized by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs today.

A fishing village in Thailand using drone technology to save life below water; community centres in Brazil keeping children off the streets; transparent electronic public auction systems in Ukraine; and the implementation of equal pay for women and people from disadvantaged communities in Canada – these are just some of bold innovations honoured at this year’s event. All of this year’s winners have implemented new solutions to provide services to people, while advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).  Winning initiatives also leveraged ICTs and digital government in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and demonstrated public institutions’ resilience and inventiveness in times of crisis.

The 2022 UN Public Service Award winners were announced by Mr. Liu Zhenmin, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, during a virtual event to commemorate the United Nations Public Service Day [https://bit.ly/UNPSA2022].

The 2022 UN Public Service Award Winners are:

  • Community Peace Center (COMPAZ), City Hall of Recife – Brazil
  • Mise en oeuvre de la Loi sur l'équité salariale au Québec, Commission des normes, de l'équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail – Québec, Canada
  • Mo Bus, Capital Region Urban Transport – India
  • The Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP), Department of Rural and Community Development – Ireland
  • Sistema de Informacion de Vacunacion Contra la Covid-19 / Panavac19, Autoridad Nacional para la Innovacion Gubernamental de Panama – Panama
  • Science for Change Program (S4CP), Department of Science and Technology – Philippines
  • The System of Records of the State Sanitary Inspection (“SEPIS”), Chief Sanitary Inspectorate – Poland
  • Tawakkalna Application, Saudi Data and AI Authority – Saudi Arabia
  • Koh Libong Community: Digital Transformation for Smart Environment, Digital Economy Promotion Agency – Thailand
  • Prozorro.Sale – world’s most transparent e-auction system for public assets management, State-owned enterprise Prozorro – Sale, Ukraine

The UN Public Service Awards recognize excellence in public service delivery that promotes effectiveness, transparency, and inclusiveness to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). For more information on the UN Public Service Award and the winners, visit  https://bit.ly/UNPSA2022