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Spring 2006 Session of UNPAN Online Training Courses
The Spring 2006 session of UNPAN Online Training courses on "E-government - What a government leader should know" is now open to registration. This course is designed for individuals who have been, are, and/or will be involved in e-government initiatives at the country level. Registration for the courses will continue until 1 June 2006 and subscribers have to complete the courses by 1 July 2006. Please follow the link below for registration.
URL: http://unpan3.un.org/tlm40/Login.aspx
Seoul
Ranks First in Municipal Web Site Study Co-Sponsored by DPADM and ASPA
A joint study by
researchers at Rutgers-Newark and Sungkyunkwan University, Korea, of
the official web sites of the world's major cities ranked Seoul, New
York, Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Sydney as the top five municipalities in
“digital governance.” Digital governance is the degree to which a web
site – in this instance those of 100 large cities worldwide – enhances
citizens’ ability to learn about and participate in governmental
affairs. New York's web site was ranked first worldwide in terms of
usability.
The survey was conducted by the E-Governance Institute of
Rutgers-Newark and the Global e-Policy e-Government Institute of the
Korean university, and was co-sponsored by the United Nations Division
for Public Administration and Development Management (DPADM) and the
American Society for Public Administration (ASPA). The Rutgers-SKKU
E-Governance Performance Index continues a survey first completed in
2003. Researchers examined the largest city in each of 98 countries
with the highest percentage of Internet users, as well as Hong Kong and
Macao. The study evaluated the official web sites of each city in their
native languages.
Investigators applied 98 measures that covered five central areas:
security and privacy, usability, content, services and citizen
participation. Scores and rankings of all 100 cities are
available
online at http://www.andromeda.rutgers.edu/~egovinst.
IPAC
Executive Director Passes Away
Last month, Luc
Bernier, president of the Institute
of Public Administration of Canada (IPAC), sent the following
message:
Joe joined IPAC in the late 1960s, serving as Director of Research. In 1976, he was named Executive Director and since then guided the Institute with a steady hand and an ambitious heart. He was an unfailingly wise counsel to the Board of Directors and dearly appreciated by the staff that worked for him in the IPAC national office.
Public servants and scholars across Canada and around the world have lost a great champion in Joseph Galimberti. His cheerful disposition, his integrity and his easy smile won him friends across Canada. People who knew him well will remember the twinkle in his eyes when conversations turned to the subject of Africa. Joe dedicated his life to the ideals of professional, efficient and non-partisan public service and to the cause of sustaining scholarship in this vitally important field of endeavour. His values became our values.
I know that I speak on behalf of the Board of Directors, the IPAC staff, and all the members of the Institute of Public Administration of Canada in expressing our deepest sympathies to Carol, Joe's wife; Tony, his son; Heather, his daughter-in-law, and Liam, his dear young grandson, on this tragic loss.
It is a poignant sadness all the members of the IPAC family deeply share.
Guido Bertucci, director of the United Nations Division for Public Administration and Development Management, wrote:
Mr. Galimberti played an instrumental role in IPAC's partnership with the United Nations Programme in Public Administration and in promoting the improvement of public service through innovations, sharing his valuable advice and experience, particularly with the governmental and non-governmental organizations of developing countries.
We would like to join all the colleagues of IPAC in paying tribute to Mr. Galimberti, and we wish to express our gratitude for his extraordinary life of dedication and his contributions to the ideals of professional, efficient and non-partisan public service and to the cause of sustaining scholarship in this vitally important field of endeavour.
Joseph Galimberti’s funeral was held on 12 April in Toronto. UNPAN has posted a special tribute page to Galimberti on its web site.
URL: http://www.unpan.org/discover-specialnews.asp
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NEWS FROM ASPA
American Society for Public Administration (ASPA)
http://www.aspanet.org
U.S. Public Administration Community Gathers at ASPA National Conference
More than 1,100 public administration professionals, faculty and students gathered in Denver, Colo., last month to participate in the 2006 ASPA National Conference. At the conclusion of the conference, Wendy Haynes commenced a one-year term as the Society's president.
ASPA National Council Approves MOU with FRESPAG
At its 4 April 2006 meeting, ASPA's National Council voted to approve a memorandum of understanding between ASPA and the Free State Society for Public Administration and Governance (FRESPAG) in South Africa.
URL: http://www.aspanet.org/scriptcontent/intl.cfm
ASPA Delegation Will Visit Moscow This Month
ASPA past president Don Menzel will lead a delegation to Moscow, Russia, to participate in an international conference on "Public Administration in the XXI Century: Traditions and Innovations" 24-26 May 2006. Please contact Menzel at donmenzel@tampabay.rr.com for more information.
Second
Sino-U.S. International Conference Proceedings Available on UNPAN Web
Site
The
proceedings of the Second Sino-U.S. International Conference, “Public
Administration in the Changing World,” which was held in Beijing, China
in May 2004 are now available on the UNPAN web site. The
conference was
co-sponsored by the Chinese Public Administration Society (CPAS), ASPA,
Rutgers University-Newark and the Chinese
Public Administration Review (CPAR).
URL: http://unpan1.un.org/intradoc/groups/public/documents/ASPA/UNPAN022840.pdf
Recent Publications
Conference InformationA Performing Public Sector: The Second Transatlantic Dialogue
Theme: "Building Public Service-Oriented Government"
Dates: 1-3 June 2006
Location: Leuven, Belgium
Organizing institutes: American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) and European Group of Public Administration (EGPA)
Contact: Dr. Wouter van Dooren
E-mail: wouter.vandooren@soc.kuleuven.be
URL: http://zmen.mparuc.edu.cn
3rd Sino-US International Conference for Public Administration
Theme: "Building Public Service-Oriented Government"
Dates: 8-9 June 2006
Location: Beijing, P. R. China
Host Institute: School of Public Administration, Renmin University of China
Organizing institutes: American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) and Chinese Public Administration Society (CPAS)
Contact: Dr. Mengzhong ZHANG
E-mail: menzhong@yahoo.com
URL: http://zmen.mparuc.edu.cn
NEWS FROM CAFRAD
African Training and Research Centre in Administration for Development (CAFRAD)
http://www.cafrad.org
LOG-IN
Africa Research Network Official "Kick-Off " on 1 March 2006
The LOG-IN Africa Project (Local Governance and ICTs Research Network
for Africa) has officially initiated its activities on 1 March
2006. LOG-IN Africa is an emergent pan-African network of
research peers from nine countries (Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mauritius,
Morocco, Mozambique, Senegal, South Africa, and Uganda). The main
objective of LOG-IN Africa is to assess the current state and outcomes
of e-local governance initiatives in Africa, and in particular how ICTs
are being used to realise good local governance at four levels: a) the
internal organizational processes of local governments; b) the
provision of information and service delivery; c) the promotion of the
principles of good governance; and d) public participation and
consultation. LOG-IN Africa is executed by the African Training and
Research Centre in Administration for Development (CAFRAD), so to
ensure effective implementation; a pan-African outlook; and high-level
policy dissemination of research results. Initial funding for 1.3
Million CAD have been provided by the International Development
Research Centre (IDRC, Canada). LOG-IN Africa is led and coordinated by
Gianluca Misuraca (a
former UNPAN Associate Expert) on behalf of CAFRAD. The first
"Methodology Workshop" of LOG-IN Africa will take place at CAFRAD, in
Tangier, between 8-10 June 2006. For more information please
visit www.cafrad.org (and soon www.loginafrica.net) or contact cafrad@cafrad.org.
IST Africa 2006
The IST-Africa 2006 Conference & Exhibition takes place 3-5 May 2006 in the CSIR International Convention Centre, Pretoria, South Africa. IST-Africa 2006 promises to be one of the most important applied ICT research conferences to take place in Africa this year. Part of the IST-Africa Initiative, which is supported by the European Commission under the Information Society Technologies (IST) Programme of Framework Programme 6 (FP6), IST-Africa 2006 is the first in an Annual Conference Series bringing together delegates from leading commercial, government and research organisations, to bridge the Digital Divide by sharing knowledge, experience, lessons learnt and good practice.
URL: http://www.ist-africa.org/Conference2006/default.asp
NEWS FROM CARICAD
Caribbean Centre for Development Administration (CARICAD)
http://caricad.net
CARICAD Technical and Advisory Support Facility
The “Action-Oriented E-government Strategy for Countries of the Caribbean Region 2004-2007” was adopted by the 5th Caribbean Ministerial Consultation on Regional Cooperation for E-government Capacity Building in Barbados in June 2004. The strategy calls for a focus on “institutional and human resources capacity building as the framework for action.” Part VI of the Strategy states that, “the operational part of this Strategy will constitute the Caribbean E-government initiative, open to all Caribbean countries”.
Its aim will be: 1. To establish at the regional level…a Technical and Advisory Support facility (TASF) at the service of national and regional e-government efforts; 2. To provide a broad updateable programmatic framework for activities deemed crucial from the point of view of e-government development in the Caribbean, to be considered in national and regional plans and programs for e-government development and to offer programmatic information to the donors.
The Strategy further states that “the Regional Facility…will be established within CARICAD as part of CARICAD’s current mandate in the area of e-government and in implementation of the provisions of this Strategy.”
A major initiative which will be launched by the TASF by 15 May is the Caribbean E-Government Knowledge Bank, which will be accessible through the UNPAN and CARICAD web sites. The design and content outline has already been drafted and input from member states will be solicited prior to the finalisation of the Knowledge Bank.
Upcoming
Activities
Belize:
16-18 May 2006
Conduct an In-Country Workshop on E-Government Policy Formulation
St. Kitts & Nevis:
30-31 May 2006
- Requirements Analysis Study (re. Information Systems and Information Requirements for a Human Resource Information System and other software applications) to support the transition of the Establishment Division to the Human Resource Management Department
- Conduct an In-Country Workshop on E-Government Policy Formulation
Dominica: 14-15 June
2006
- Assist with the design of island-wide Surveys to collect data/evidence for e-government policy formulation
- Conduct further meetings with Committee established to rationalise the IT institutional framework across the Public Service and develop a National ICT Policy
Latin American Centre for Development Administration (CLAD)
http://www.clad.org.ve
XI International Congress of CLAD on State and Public Administration Reform
Dates: 7-10 November 2006
Location: Guatemala City, Guatemala
E-mail: clad@clad.org.ve
URL: http://www.clad.org.ve/congreso/congri.html
The XI Congress will focus on the six thematic areas defined as priority subjects by CLAD's Directive Council, as follows:
2. Professionalisation of civil service
3. Planning, budgeting and evaluation by results
4. Public policies and management models to face poverty and exclusion
5. Local development and territorial management
6. State and democratic governance
An Evaluating Committee integrated by external professionals of relevant international trajectory, along with CLAD's Academic Committee, will select the panel proposals related to their respective area.
During the Congress, diverse conferences will be presented by recognized specialists, among others:
- Enrique V. Iglesias, Secretario General Iberoamericano, Secretaría General Iberoamericana (SEGIB)
- Robert Wade, Professor of Political Economy, Development Studies Institute (DESTIN), London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Theme: "Contraloría y participación social en la gestión pública"
E-mail: concu19@clad.org.ve
URL: http://www.clad.org.ve/concurso/concuxix.html
Updated sections on SIARE's "Innovations and Trends in Public Management" (in Spanish)
The section contains the results of the research carried on by CLAD related to citizen participation and social control in public affairs, which has intended to contribute to enhance the improvement of democratisation in Latin America's public administrations. The section includes the review of on-line mechanisms for parliamentary participation. Also available are published methodologies, guides, links and documents of interest.
URL: http://www.clad.org.ve/siare/innotend/control.html
Innovations and Tendencies of E-Government in Latin America
The section has been updated, presenting new experiences and best practices in E-Government meant to get the State nearer to its citizens.
URL: http://www.clad.org.ve/siare/innotend/gobelec.html
Web Site Commented Directory on Public Management
This section includes 400 sites, approximately, portals related to State and Public Administration Reform, which have been organized by CLAD according to the type of information contained in each one. This will allow for faster and more direct connection to the portals. A summary description of the contents of each portal is included in this section. Recently has been incorporated to this section several web sites related to the fight against corruption.
URL: http://www.clad.org.ve/siare/directorio/inicio.html
Structure and Institutional Profiles of the State
This section provides systematized information to offer an overall view of the institutional profiles which characterise the States and Public Administrations in countries in Latin America and the Iberian Peninsula. Bearing in mind recent changes in State powers, the information is grouped according to a selective number of categories, as follows: State Structure; Public Administration Control Organisms; Regulatory Agencies, particularly privatised public services; and Political and Administrative State Structure.
URL: http://www.clad.org.ve/siare/perfiles/inicio.html
Juridical Basis of Public Institutionality
With a view to supporting legislative development processes, this section enumerates the titles of juridical norms -and in some cases the full text- underlying State Reform and Modernization processes underway in Public Administrations in Latin America, the Caribbean, and the Iberian Peninsula. The said norms are organised according to relevant categories.
URL: http://www.clad.org.ve/siare/basesju/inicio.html
Recent
Publications
The 34th edition of CLAD’s journal Reforma y Democracia contains the following articles:
- Mark H. Moore: Creando valor público a través de asociaciones público-privadas
- Manuel Villoria Mendieta: ¿Por qué desconfiamos de los políticos? Una teoría sobre la corrupción de la política
- Philippe C. Schmitter con Claudius Wagemann y Anastassia Obydenkova: Democratización y capacidad del Estado
- Koldo Echebarría: Caracterización empírica de las burocracias latinoamericanas: configuraciones y roles en el proceso de elaboración de políticas públicas
- Iván Finot: Descentralización y viabilidad del desarrollo local en América Latina
- Mauricio Olavarria Gambi: Superación de la pobreza: ¿crecimiento económico vs. políticas sociales?
- Enrique Cabrero Mendoza: Los retos institucionales de la descentralización fiscal en América Latina
- Mario Marcel: Reflexiones acerca del proceso de modernización del Estado en Chile y desafíos futuros
CLAD's
Association Members for 2006 are entitled to receive free of charge
editions 34, 35 and 36 of this journal. Subscription conditions,
abstract, and guide for contributions are available on CLAD's web site.
URL: http://www.clad.org.ve/reforma.html
Division for Public Administration and Development Management, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DPADM/UNDESA)
http://www.unpan.org/dpepa.asp
UN Hosts Fifth Session of the Committee of Experts on Public Administration
Organised by DPADM/DESA, the Fifth Session of the Committee of Experts on Public Administration met at UN Headquarters in New York from 27-31 March 2006. The Committee dealt with the following substantive items: (a) innovations in governance and public administration for the achievement of the internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals; (b) searching for a bottom-up approach and methodologies for developing foundations and principles of sound public administration; (c) a compendium of basic terminology in governance and public administration; and (d) a review of the activities of the United Nations Programme in Public Administration.
URL: http://www.unpan.org/cepa-5.asp
Recent
Publications
- Governance World Watch - Numbers 78, 79 and 80 will be issued
- Innovations in Governance in the Mediterranean Region (Available in July 2006)
Africa Governance Inventory and African Peer Review Mechanism Focal Points’ Workshop
DPADM is organising an Africa Governance Inventory (AGI) and African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) Focal Points’ Workshop to be held in conjunction with the Sixth Africa Governance Forum (AGF VI) at UNDP offices in Kigali, Rwanda on 8 May 2006. The Workshop will focus on the theme “The AGI as a governance information tool supporting the APRM”.
Date: 8 May 2006
Location: Kigali, Rwanda
Contact: Ms. Valentina Resta
Tel.: +1 (212) 963-8423
Panel on Participatory Budgeting
DPADM is partnering with the University of Chile, Santiago to organise a UN Panel on Participatory Budgeting to be held on 9 May at the University. The panel will be organised within the framework of the 6th International Conference in Finance, held by the University of Chile and taking place from 8-12 May.
Date: 9 May 2006
Location: Santiago, Chile
Contact: Mr. Adil Khan
Tel.: +1 (212) 963-6168
Panel on Standards of Excellence in Public Administration and Training
DPADM is organizing a Panel on Standards of Excellence in Public Administration and Training to be held on 12 May in conjunction with the NISPAcee 14th Annual Conference in Ljubljiana, Slovenia, being held from 11-13 May. The main objective of the panel is to bring together specialists and practitioners in public administration education and training to reflect and exchange ideas, information, experiences and best practices in the area of public administration education and training, especially given the challenges that are facing public sector leadership and management today and in the future. It is expected that the exchanges will benefit managers of public administration education and training institutes in their efforts to strengthen the human and institutional capacities of their institutes for improved public sector performance.
Date: 12 May 2006
Location: Ljubljiana, Slovenia
Contact: Mr. John-Mary Kauzya
Tel.: +1 (212) 963-1973
WSIS Implementation: Consultation Meetings on Action Lines C1 and C7
Following the Consultation of WSIS Action Lines Facilitators/Moderators held in Geneva on 24 February 2006, DPADM will facilitate Consultation Meetings on Action Line C1 - The role of public governance authorities and all stakeholders in the promotion of ICTs for development and Action Line C7 – ICT Applications – E-government. The Consultations will take place on 16 May 2006 during the World Information Society Week in Geneva, Switzerland.
Date: 16 May 2006
Location: Geneva, Switzerland
Contact: Ms. Haiyan Qian
Tel.: +1 (212) 963-3393
URL: http://www.unpan.org/post-WSIS-C1-C7.asp
Regional Workshop on "Poverty-Environment Nexus: Building Institutional Capacity”
DPADM, in collaboration with the Government of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam and the UNDP Poverty-Environment Project, is organising the Regional Workshop on "Poverty-Environment Nexus: Building Institutional Capacity” to be held in Hue City, Viet Nam from 23-25 May 2006. The primary theme of the workshop is institutional capacity-building and partnership development for participatory governance aiming to address the complex and intertwining challenges of poverty and environment at the community level. The workshop will be attended by approximately 40 officials and experts from Viet Nam and other Asian countries, and from relevant international organisations.
Dates: 23-25 May 2006
Location: Hue City, Viet Nam
Contact: Mr. Yoshinobu Yonekawa
Tel.: +1 (212) 963-7009
Launch of the Network of Innovators in Governance in the Mediterranean Region
DPADM has organized a meeting on the Launch of the Network of Innovators in Governance in the Mediterranean Region, which will take place in Marseille, France from 5 to 7 June 2006. The establishment of the Network is one of the activities of the Programme for Innovation in Public Administration in the Euro-Mediterranean Region (InnovMed), which is implemented by DPADM in collaboration with the World Bank Institute in Marseille and with the support of Formez, Italy through CAIMED. The meeting aims to provide a platform for discussion on the mission, composition, operational modalities and services, funding mechanisms, and sustainability of the Network, as well as the challenges and opportunities of linking existing networks in the region for the promotion of good governance and a better quality of life for all citizens.
Dates: 5-7 June 2006
Location: Marseille, France
Contact: Ms. Adriana Alberti
Tel.: +1 (212) 963-2299
Diplomats’ Training Workshop on E-Governance for Development
DPADM, in partnership with UNITAR, has designed a Webinar Series Training Workshop for New York Delegates entitled "E-Governance for Development", to be conducted in 2006/2007. This training workshop series is in response to the outcome of the two phases of the World Summit on the Information Society, which called for a continuous effort of developing countries to utilize the potential of ICT to further economic and social development and reduce the digital divide. The first one-day workshop will take place on 14 June 2006 in Conference Room 9 at UN Headquarters in New York.
Date: 14 June 2006
Location: UN Headquarters, New York
Contact: Ms. Angela Capati-Caruso
Tel.: +1 (212) 963-5318
United Nations Public Service Day and United Nations Public Service Awards
Organized by DPADM, the United Nations Public Service Day will be observed in a ceremony to be held at UN Headquarters on 23 June from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in Conference Room 4. In conjunction with this Day, the United Nations Public Service Awards for 2006 will be presented to the selected winners from various countries worldwide in recognition of their outstanding achievements in serving the public in their respective countries. The ceremony includes a video-conferencing session held with countries selected from all regions of the world, and cultural performances.
Date: 23 June 2006
Location: UN Headquarters, New York
Contact: Mr. Vyatcheslav Cherkasov
Tel.: +1 (212) 963-5097
URL: http://www.unpan.org/dpepa_psaward.asp
Institutional Partners Group Meeting
A meeting of the Institutional Partners Group (IPG) will be organised by DPADM to be held from 27-28 June 2006 at UN Headquarters in New York to prepare for the capacity development workshops in the 7th Global Forum on Reinventing Government, which will be hosted by the UN in 2007. Twenty partner institutions, including the entities of the UN system and world renowned institutions outside the UN, will participate in the meeting.
Dates: 27-28 June 2006
Location: UN Headquarters, New York
Contact: Mr. Shabbir Cheema
Tel.: +1 (212) 963-4533
NEWS FROM ECE
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (ECE)
http://www.unece.org
First World Road Safety Film Festival
On 23 March, the Palais des Nations hosted the first World Road Safety Film Festival on the occasion of the 48th session of the UNECE Working Party on Road Traffic Safety (WP.1). The festival was organised by UNECE in cooperation with LaserEurope.
Contact: Mr. José Capel Ferrer
Tel.: (+41) 22 917 2400
Fax (+41) 22 917 0039
E-mail: jose.capel.ferrer@unece.org
URL: http://www.unece.org/trans/roadsafe/filmfestival.html
New United Nations Project to Promote Dam Safety in Central Asia
To prevent major dam accidents in Central Asia, two United Nations regional commissions – the UN Economic Commission for Europe and the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific – launched a project to help Central Asian countries work together to improve dam safety. The UNECE-UNESCAP project was launched at a meeting in Almaty (Kazakhstan) on 10 and 11 April 2006
Contact: Mr. Bo Libert
Tel.: (+41) 22 917 2396
Fax: (+41) 22 917 0621
E-mail: bo.libert@unece.org
URL: http://www.unece.org/env/water/damsafety.htm
Recent
Publications
Energy Security in the Caspian Sea Region
The Caspian Sea region may be one of the few options left to
policymakers seeking to ensure the energy security of UNECE member
countries. It is a region very rich in oil and natural gas but at
present accounts for only 2% of world production. It has a very large
potential for increasing exports given adequate investments and export
agreements.
Symposium on Single Window Standards and Interoperability
The goal of the Symposium is to identify the standards and approach required for Single Windows to exchange information. The Symposium will consider current approaches by regional working groups to exchange information among Single Windows and will seek to identify the framework through which new standards can be developed. In addition, it will introduce the Single Window concept to countries and organizations, which are considering establishing such facilities.
Dates: 3-5 May 2006
Location: Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland
Contact: Mr. Tom Butterly
Tel.: (+41) 22 917 1178
Fax (+41) 22 917 0629
E-mail: Tom.Butterly@unece.org
URL: http://www.unece.org/trade/workshop/sw_2006/welcome.htm
Twelfth Session of the UN/CEFACT (Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business)
During the plenary the Centre will approve the decisions of the twelfth session in the afternoon of Wednesday, 24 May. The formal meeting will begin on Monday, 22 May at 12:00. The morning will be reserved for bilateral consultations with delegations.
Dates: 22-24 May 2006
Location: Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland
Contact: Ms. Karen Taylor
Tel.: (+41) 22 917 1379
Fax (+41) 22 917 0629
E-mail: karen.taylor@unece.org
URL: http://www.unece.org/cefact/cf_plenary/plenary06/list_doc_06.htm
Sixteenth session of the Working Party on Regulatory Cooperation and Standardisation Policies (WP.6) and Forum on “Regulatory Cooperation and Standardisation in a Globalizing World - Challenges and Future Directions"
The session will include the International Forum on Common Regulatory Language for Global Trade, which starts at 3:00 p.m. on 20 June and concludes on 21 June. The Forum is a joint event with the newly formed Committee on Trade, which has its session from Wednesday, 21 June, until Friday, 23 June.
Dates: 19-20 June 2006
Location: Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland
Contact: Mr. Serguei Kouzmine
Tel.: (+41) 22 917 2771
Fax (+41) 22 917 0479
E-mail: Serguei.Kouzmine@unece.org
URL: http://www.unece.org/trade/ctied/wp6/documents/wp6-06-list.htm
First Annual Session of the Committee on Trade
The first annual session of the newly formed Committee on Trade will take place back-to-back with the sixteenth session of the Working Party on Regulatory Cooperation and Standardisation Policies (WP.6) and the Committee's annual International Forum. With the UNECE reform, a “Committee on Trade” was created to replace the Committee for Trade, Industry, and Enterprise Development (CTIED). During the session, the participants will discuss the implications of the reform plan for the work of the new Committee. Specific actions to be taken, as related to the work of the Committee's subsidiary bodies, will be considered under the corresponding agenda items.
Dates: 21-23 June 2006
Location: Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland
Contact: Mr. Serguei Malanitchev
Tel.: (+41) 22 917 4146
Fax (+41) 22 917 0479
E-mail: serguei.malanitchev@unece.org
URL: http://www.unece.org/trade/ct/welcome.htm
NEWS FROM ICCE
Park University International Centre for Civic Engagement (ICCE)
http://www.park.edu/icce
New
ICCE Publication: Incoming ASPA
President, Executive
Director Describe the Value of Membership in Professional Associations
In a new paper
published by Park
University's International Centre
for Civic Engagement, incoming ASPA president Wendy Haynes
and ASPA executive
director Antoinette Samuel ask:
They conclude:
URL: http://www.park.edu/icce/files/civic200603.pdf
| EPFL Executive Master in e-Gov 2006/07:
Availability of Scholarships and Stipends for Selected Outstanding
Candidates Apply today to the 2006/07 edition of the EPFL Executive Master in e-Governance. A limited number of scholarships and stipends are available for outstanding candidates from selected countries for participation in this unique programme. The final date for registration is 31 May 2006. The Executive Master in e-Governance is an international program, conducted in collaboration with highly renowned partners and prestigious institutions worldwide, with residential classroom modules in Switzerland, Europe, North America and Asia. This dynamic and forward-looking executive education programme will sharpen your leadership competencies and equip you with the essential skills in effective ICT application and management in a fast-changing networked world. The course starts on 4 September 2006. Contact: EPFL at egov@epfl.ch URL: http://egov.epfl.ch |
NEWS FROM IIAS
International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS)
http://www.iiasiisa.be/iias/aiacc.htm
Conference Information
International Association of Schools and Institutes of Administration (IASIA) Annual Conference
Theme: "In Search of the Best: Attracting, Developing and Retaining in Public Service"
Dates: 5-8 July 2006
Location: Warsaw, Poland
Contact: IASIA
1 rue Defacqz, bte 11
BE-1000 Brussels
Tel.: +32/2-536.08.80
Fax : +32/2-537.97.02
E-mail: iasia@iiasiisa.be
URL: http://www.iiasiisa.be/schools/aeconf/aewarsaw/aewarsa.htm
International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS) Third Regional International Conference
Theme: "Transparency for Better Governance"
Dates: 16-20 July 2006
Location: Monterrey, Mexico
Contact: IIAS
1 rue Defacqz, bte 11
B-1000 Brussels
Tel.: +32/2-536.08.80
Fax: +32/2-537.97.02
E-mail: iias@iiasiisa.be
URL: http://www.iiasiisa.be/iias/aiconf/monterrey/aimexico.htm
European Group of Public Administration (EGPA) Annual Conference
Theme: "Public Managers under Pressure: Between Politics, Professionalism and Civil Society"
Dates: 6-9 September 2006
Location: Milan, Italy
Contact: EGPA
1 rue Defacqz, bte 11
BE-1000 Brussels
Tel.: +32/2-536.08.80
Fax : +32/2-537.97.02
E-mail: geapegpa@iiasiisa.be
URL: http://www.egpa2006.com
NEWS FROM IPAC
Institute
of Public Administration of Canada (IPAC)
Institut d'administration publique du Canada (IAPC)
http://www.ipac.ca (English)
http://www.iapc.ca (French)
IPAC in
Uganda
The Ugandan government recently held a Public
Service Readiness Workshop to prepare the public service for a newly
elected government. All Permanent Secretaries (deputy minister
equivalents) and presidential advisors attended the 4-day workshop
which included presentations by Mr.
Mitala, Head of the Public Service and Secretary to Cabinet, Mr. Vincent Lukone, Deputy Secretary
to Cabinet, three Permanent Secretaries, and a team of three (political
and bureaucratic) representatives of the Ontario Public Service. The
workshop effectively defined and implemented a process to provide the
incoming Cabinet with considered, non-partisan advice on how to
implement the new government mandate, and a foundation for translating
the election manifesto and other public commitments into a medium-term
policy agenda.
A New IPAC
Program for Tanzania
IPAC is now planning a new program for Tanzania:
Experience Sharing Programme on Human Resources (HR) Management. In the
early summer, nine senior officers of the Tanzanian Ministry of Public
Service Management will be visiting two Canadian provinces to gain
insight into Canadian innovations and best practices in strategic
workforce management, HR planning, recruitment and retention, labour
relations, career management, and HR information management and
analysis.
Recent
Publications
IPAC has released two new titles in its New
Directions Series:
New
Directions #18
Dreaming of the Regulatory
Village; Speaking of the Regulatory State (158 pp.)
edited by Michael McConkey and Patrice Dutil
A collection of essays by leading scholars from around the world
addressing the cutting edge ideas in regulatory governance, drawn from
the IPAC "International Brainstorm on the Future of the Regulatory
State" held in Toronto in December 2004.
URL: http://www.ipac.ca/files/RegulatoryState.pdf
New
Directions #17
Managing Service Transformation
Relationships Between Government and Industry: Best Practices
by Patrice Dutil, John Langford, Jeffrey Roy
Based on the study of seven cases drawn from the Government of Canada,
provinces and municipalities, this study examines the conditions of
successful collaborations between the public and private sectors. It
proposes 20 steps to attain "sustainable collaboration."
URL: http://www.ipac.ca/files/New%20Directions%20%2317.pdf
IPAC National Conference – In Search of Democracy
The place to be is Charlottetown, PEI where over five hundred public service practitioners, academics and professionals from across the country will gather to participate in IPAC's 2006 Annual Conference, 27-30 August. Under the theme "In Search of Democracy", a dynamic and knowledgeable roster of speakers will address the challenges facing democracy in our public service culture, as well as the public services' democratic relations to other components of society.
URL: http://www.ipac.ca/2006
IPAC Workshops on Performance Reporting
IPAC's joint workshops on performance reporting continue to draw participants from all orders of government and agencies. Workshops organized by IPAC National and Regional Groups have already been held in Montreal, Oakville and Fredericton with Halifax, Victoria and Edmonton sessions scheduled in May. For more information or for organizing a workshop in your region, contact George Khoury, Director of Membership and Marketing, at gkhoury@ipac.ca.
NEWS FROM IPMA-HR
International Public Management Association for Human Resources (IPMA-HR)
http://www.ipma-hr.org
Recent
Publications
- The April issue of IPMA-HR News is available online at www.ipma-hr.org (for IPMA-HR members only); the May issue of will be available online next week
- The weekly IPMA-HR HR Bulletin is available online at www.ipma-hr.org (for IPMA-HR members only)
- The April issue of the bimonthly electronic IPMA-HR International News is available online at www.ipma-hr.org
- The Spring 2006 issue of Public Personnel Management is available online at www.ipma-hr.org (for IPMA-HR members only)
- The Federal Section News is available online at www.ipma-hr.org (for IPMA-HR members only)
- The April issue of the Assessment Council News is available online at www.ipmaac.org
- Various press releases can be found online at www.ipma-hr.org
2006 IPMA-HR International Symposium on Public Personnel Management
Dates: 14-18 May 2006
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Contact: Neil Reichenberg
E-mail: nreichenberg@ipma-hr.org
2006 IPMA-Canada Human Resources Conference
Theme: "Challenge to Change"
Dates: 28-31 May 2006
Location: Halifax Marriott Harbourfront Hotel, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
URL: http://www.ipma-aigp.ca
Annual IPMAAC Conference on Personnel Assessment
Theme: "Winning thru Assessment: 30 Years of Adding Value to Organizations"
Dates: 25-28 June 2006
Location: The Riviera Hotel, Las Vegas, NV, USA
Contact: Carrie Hoover
E-mail: choover@ipma-hr.org
IPMA-HR Competency Model Online Training
Date: July 12
URL: http://www.ipma-hr.org/index.cfm?id=4017&navid=240&tcode=nws3
2006 IPMA-HR International Training Conference
Theme: "Solving the Generational Puzzle"
Dates: 7-11 October 2006
Location: The Flamingo, Las Vegas, NV, USA
Contact: Carrie Hoover
E-mail: choover@ipma-hr.org
NEWS FROM RCOCI
Regional Cooperation Office for City Informatization
(RCOCI)
http://www.apcity.org
RCOCI Ready for 6th Annual Forum on City Informatization in the
Asia-Pacific Region
The 6th Annual Forum on City Informatization in
the Asia-Pacific Region (CIAPR VI) will take place in Shanghai, China,
18-19 October 2006, with the theme “ICT and Citizens’ Inclusion: The
Role of Local Government.” It will be co-organised and co-sponsored by
the Shanghai Municipal People’s Government and the United Nations
Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), in partnership with
the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations
Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), the United Nations
Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), the United Nations
Information and Communication Technologies Task Force (UN/ICT/TF), the
State Council Informatization Office of China, the Ministry of
Information Industry of China, the Ministry of Science and Technology
of China, and the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
With a focus on inclusion for the poor, innovative e-government
solutions and tools, and engaging citizens’ participation in the
decision-making process, the Forum will be composed of a plenary
session, a number of parallel sessions and workshops, covering topics
such as ICT and e-government development for all, creating a public
value for citizens, enhancing participation and partnership with
citizens, creating e-government toolkits (information technology &
applications), and citizen-friendly e-government policies and cyber
laws.
The United Nations Public Service Awards, in the category of ICT
Application and Local e-Government, will be presented by UNDESA to
recognize outstanding achievement and contribution in local
e-government applications.
The Forum is expected to attract over 800 participants worldwide,
including senior officials form the UN and from central and municipal
governments of both developed and developing countries, CEOs of
well-known IT companies, and famous experts and scholars of academia,
international organizations and NGOs.
Contact: The Regional Cooperation Office for City Informatization
(RCOCI)
Tel.: (86-21) 6112 3736
Fax: (86-21) 6112 3739
E-mail: hyliu@apcity.org or
hyliu@siecc.org
RCOCI
Attended the 2nd Workshop of Cifal Barcelona
The 2nd Workshop of Cifal Barcelona took place from 8-10 March 2006,
entitled “Building Sustainable Communities: Urban Planning and Security
Policies”. Launched by Cifal Barcelona in collaboration with Unitar and
the Generalitat de Catalunya, it was the first one of a series
dedicated to analysing the spatial and social processes that contribute
to generating safe and lively urban environments. In the 3-day session,
local actors from Europe, North and Latin America, Africa and Asia
discussed approaches in carrying out local security appraisals so that
the authorities will be in a better position to identify possible
solutions, in particular in the field of urban planning and design.
RCOCI
Responds Quickly to Avian Influenza
The recent spread of avian influenza poses a grave threat to public
health and public security. It also raises a severe challenge to public
governance the world over. In this understanding, the RCOCI Editing
Department made an excellent effort to post a series of documents
focusing on avian influenza, health administration, and disaster
management as well, hoping to provide useful references for officials,
researchers, entrepreneurs, policy and decision makers. Please click to
view: Selected
Papers on Avian Influenza and Disaster Management.
- Asia-Pacific City Informatization Bulletin, Spring 2006, Issue 13
- Governance Asia-Pacific Watch, April 2006, Issue 53
- Governance Asia-Pacific Watch, March 2006, Issue 52
- Governance Asia-Pacific Watch, February 2006, Issue 51
NEWS FROM UNCRD
United
Nations Centre for Regional Development
http://www.uncrd.or.jp
Training Workshop on Project Planning and Management, and Data
Collection and Analysis: Training of Planning Experts for Oromia
Regional Government of Ethiopia - Phase VIII
UNCRD, Oromia Bureau of Finance and Economic
Development, and UNICEF Ethiopia organized the training workshop in
Adama, Nazareth, Ethiopia from 3-29 April 2006. The broad objective of
the training programme is to strengthen the capacity of the Regional
State of Oromia for effective local and regional development planning
and implementation by ensuring the availability of skilled and
competent manpower in the region.
URL: http://www.uncrd.or.jp
APDIP-UNCRD Regional Workshop on
Capacity Building of Asia Pacific e-Government Initiatives
As part of the project on Capacity Building of Asia Pacific
e-Government Initiatives, UNDP Asia-Pacific Development Information
Programme (UNDP-APDIP) and UNCRD jointly organised the workshop in
Bangkok, Thailand, 24-25 April 2006. Two authors from each of the
selected countries of Cambodia, China, Fiji, Hong Kong, India, Japan,
Korea, Mongolia, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka and Thailand met at
the workshop to review the draft papers, to share and discuss
experiences and initiatives on local e-Government in the Asia-Pacific
region.
URL: http://apollo.apdip.net/egov-init
Introductory Thematic Training
Module on Human Security
The module was conducted as part of the Postgraduate Course on Urban
and Regional Projects and Human Security of the University of
Viña del Mar, in Santiago, Chile, from 25-28 April 2006 jointly
with University of Viña del Mar, Chile; University Blas Pascal,
Argentina, Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLAC) and the
Municipality of Milan. A group of approximately 28 selected Chilean,
comprising high and middle level public officials of seven
municipalities and of the Ministry of Housing and Urbanism
participated.
URL: http://www.uncrd.or.jp
Recent
Publications
- Annual
Report 2004 (in English)
- Newsletter January-June 2005, No.
59 (in English)
- Regional Development Dialogue, Vol. 26, No. 1, Spring 2005, “Human Security and Conflict Resolution”
34th International Training Course in Regional Development (ITC)
UNCRD will hold its 34th International Training Course in Regional Development (ITC) from 18 May to 28 June 2006. The six-week Course will deliver the expected outcomes through a compact programme replete with cases for study and discussion, as well as field study visits to provide insights into Japan's regional development experience.
Dates: 18 May - 28 June 2006
Location: Nagoya, Japan
Contact: Training Office, UNCRD
Tel.: 81-52-561-9377 (general)
Fax: 81-52-561-9458 / 9375 (general)
E-mail: training@uncrd.or.jp
URL: http://www.uncrd.or.jp/tr/index.html
Second Regional Environmentally Sustainable Transport (EST) Forum
Dates: 11-12 September 2006
Location: Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Contact: Environment Unit, UNCRD
Tel.: 81-52-561-9377 (general)
Fax: 81-52-561-9375 (general)
E-mail: environment@uncrd.or.jp
URL: http://www.uncrd.or.jp
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