The unfolding COVID-19 pandemichas presented governments around the world with the biggest challenge since World War II.

How well-equipped have Governments been to combat this threat? How can emerging best practices from Asia Pacific be leveraged across the region or globally? Will they become ‘new normals’? What capabilities within and outside Governments emerge as critical? And what are the approaches to develop and accelerate those capabilities? What does the future of policy and governance innovation look like?

The Regional Innovation Centre, UNDP Asia Pacific along with Dark Matter Labs sought answers to all these questions with their partners through this online summit.

The aim of the journey was to provide a regional platform for knowledge and experience space for interested government partners, help articulate and prioritize ‘new normal’ government capabilities and support action to forge them in various national contexts.

Through the NextGenGov Online Summit, UNDP Asia Pacific and Dark Matter Labs are part of the 2020 After Shock Dialogues Network.