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The Department for Communities and Local Government (CLG), established in May 2006, has a powerful remit to promote community cohesion and equality, as well as responsibility for housing, urban regeneration, planning and Local Government. It unites the communities and Civil Renewal functions previously undertaken by the Home Office (now Ministry of Justice), with responsibility for regeneration, neighbourhood renewal and local government (previously held by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister). |
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Capturing, contributing to and disseminating best practice advice on local e-democracy internationally, nationally and locally. The International Centre of Excellence for Local eDemocracy (ICELE). ICELE is a virtual Centre of Excellence, providing a focal point for advising and supporting local authorities and communities, to enhance participation in all parts of the democratic process. Local Authorities, community groups and citizens can use the Centre's world leading online resources to help strengthen neighbourhoods and advance active citizenship. Governments, academic institutions and not-for-profit organisations can use the Centre's virtual facilities as a first port of call for information about pioneering e-democracy initiatives |
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The Council of Europe is the continent's oldest political organisation, founded in 1949. It groups together 46 countries, including 21 countries from Central and Eastern Europe. Its main job has become:
- Acting as a political anchor and human rights watchdog for Europe's post-communist democracies
- Assisting the countries of central and eastern Europe in carrying out and consolidating political, legal and constitutional reform in parallel with economic reform
- Providing know-how in areas such as human rights, local democracy, education, culture and the environment
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The Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations secretariat is a vital interface between global policies in the economic, social and environmental spheres and national action. The Department works in three main interlinked areas:
- It complies, generates and analyses a wide range of economic, social and environmental data and information on which States Members of the United Nations draw to review common problems and to take stock of policy options
- It facilitates the negotiations of Member State in many intergovernmental bodies on joint courses of action to address ongoing or emerging global challenges
The Department advises interested Governments on the ways and means of translating policy frameworks developed in United Nations conferences and summits into programmes at the country level and, through technical assistance, helps build national capacities. |
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Founded in 1904, the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) serves as a medium for members to exchange information and take unified stances on important issues. Topics of common interest range from administering elections, registering corporations, trademarks and trade names, publishing state administrative codes and registers, handling business and occupational licensing, and administering the uniform commercial code. Our membership includes the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the territories of American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. |
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