Upgrading of UNPAN Portal
We have been working on upgrading the UNPAN portal, and all UNPAN members will be invited to make comments and suggestions through the UNPAN Discussion Board. Visit http://www.unpan.apptheory.net to participate.

UNPAN Selects New Online Training Course Developers
Last summer, UNPAN solicited applications from its member institutions to develop three new online training courses.  The following UNPAN members were selected:

• EROPA/ASPA (joint; in process) – "Results-based Monitoring and Evaluation"
• IDEP – "Decentralised Governance"
• RCOCI – "Knowledge Management in Government"

Governance World Watch is Now Available on a Daily Basis
The UNPAN Governance World Watch, which used to be issued online on a monthly basis, is now offering news on a daily basis, and can be found at http://www.unpan.org/directory/worldNews/gww/gww_daily.htm.

ASPA Hosts Chinese Delegation for Training
Through an ongoing partnership with the Chinese Association for International Exchange of Personnel (CAIEP), ASPA recently hosted a group of 30 Chinese government officials for training and technical assistance. The four-day programme included overviews of American government structure, operation and ethics and field visits to the National Academy of Sciences, World Bank, National Science Foundation, and the U.S. Office of Special Counsel.

Recent Publications

• The Bridge - 12 December 2006 issue
  
• PA TIMES - December 2006 issue
  

Updated sections of SIARE (in Spanish)
- Modernisation Experiences in State Organization and Management
172 new entries of factual information gathering the most recent official actions taken in Ibero-America in fields such as administrative, political, social, constitutional and labor reforms.
URL: http://www.clad.org.ve/siare/innova/paginas/especificas/paises.html

- Innovations and Tendencies on E-Government in Latin America
The section presents experiences and best practices in E-Government as a means to get the State nearer to its citizens. Education and health sites are now are available.
URL: http://www.clad.org.ve/siare/innotend/gobelec.html

- Research and Training Activities related to Public Affairs
This database allows users to review 159 undergraduate and post-graduate study opportunities -69 doctorate, 377 masters and 251 specialisation- in public administration, public policy and similar disciplines. For each reviewed course, it provides information about objectives, regularity, duration, international accreditation, scholarships and requirements, among other aspects.
URL: http://www.clad.org.ve/siare/insti/insti_f.html

Recent Publications
CLAD’s Journal Reforma y Democracia
The 37th edition contains the following articles:

• Robert Hunter Wade: ¿Cómo pueden alcanzar los países en desarrollo a los desarrollados? El caso de la política industrial para una economía abierta
• Bernardo Kliksberg: ¿Cómo avanzar la participación en América Latina, el continente más desigual? Anotaciones estratégicas
• Guillermo V. Alonso: Acerca del clientelismo y la política social: reflexiones en torno al caso argentino
• Jeffrey Rinne: Mejorando el desempeño del sector salud en Brasil: comparación entre distintos modelos de hospitales
• Gabriel Murillo Castaño y Nathalia Castañeda Aponte: Competencias ciudadanas y construcción de ciudadanía juvenil
• Prudencio Mochi Alemán y Alejandro Vargas Castro: Estrategias de desarrollo local en el marco de la globalización: análisis de estudios de caso en México
• Fernando Mayorga Ugarte: Referéndum y Asamblea Constituyente: autonomías departamentales en Bolivia
• Mario Waissbluth, Cristian Leyton y José Inostroza: La descentralización en Chile 1990-2005: asignatura pendiente

CLAD's Association Members for 2007 are entitled to receive free of charge editions 37, 38 and 39 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

• Guillermo O'Donnell, Academic Director, Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies, University of Notre Dame, United States
• Boaventura de Sousa Santos, Director, Centro de Estudos Sociais (CES), Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
• Fernando Fernández-Savater, Professor of Philosophy, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM), Spain

Recent Publications

• SDR Vol 5, No 2

Forthcoming Events
Africa Capacity-Building Foundation Mission
Dates: 5-16 February 2007
Location: Abuja, Nigeria
DPADM is undertaking a mission to Abuja, Nigeria from 5-16 February, sponsored by the African Capacity-Building Foundation (ACBF), as part of a wider study of the role of leadership in governance and development in Africa to interview Nigerian Government and civic leaders, find out how they perceive their role, and solicit their views on how to minimise or eliminate constraints to effective deployment of leadership capacities within the west African subregion. The data collected from primary and secondary sources will be analysed and then used to prepare a paper on the leadership and development experience of the west African subregion.
Contact: Mr. Jide Balogun
Tel.: +1-917-367-5068  

International Workshop on E-access for All
Dates: 8-9 February 2007
Location: Bangalore, India
DPADM is jointly sponsoring, with the Government of Karnataka, India, an International Workshop on E-access for All to be held from 8 to 9 February 2007 in Bangalore, India. The theme “E-Access for All” will provide opportunities for an in-depth discussion and a wide exchange of views on a variety of items related to e-access and e-participation of the poor to local and national information and knowledge. One main focus of the workshop is to promote innovative and cost-effective solutions that place the poor at the centre of development in the global e-economy.  A key issue to be discussed is accessing the Internet, either by PC or mobile, at an affordable cost. The second main focus will be to formulate training guidelines that will be used to create an online ICT course on UNPAN.
Contact:  Ms. Haiyan Qian
Tel.: +1-212-963-3393
URL: www.unpan.org/directory/conference/guest/browseoneconference.asp?conference_id=2023

Recent Publications

• Summary of UN/CEFACT Trade Facilitation Recommendations - ECE/TRADE/346 – October 2006
• Protocol on Water and Health to the 1992 Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes, January 2007, in E/F/R/German

• 7 March 2007 (Topic: Mexico)
• 28 March 2007 (Topic: Middle East)
• 11 April 2007 (Topic: Migration)
• 25 April 2007 (Topic: Children)
• 12 September 2007 (Topic: Climate Change)
• 26 September 2007 (Topic: War Crimes)
• 10 October 2007 (Topic: Central Asia)
• 24 October 2007 (Topic: South Africa)

Recent Publications
Congress of the International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS) and of the International Association of Schools and Institutes of Administration (IASIA)
Theme: "Global Competitiveness and Public Administration: Implications for Education and Training"
Dates: 9-14 July 2007
Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Contact: IIAS
Rue Defacqz, 1, Bte 11
B-1000 Brussels (Belgium)
Tel.: 32-2-536-08-80
Fax: 32-2-537-97-02
E-mail: iias@iiasiisa.be
URL: http://www.iiasiisa.be/iias/aiconf/abu_dhabi/aidhabi.htm
 
Annual Conference of the European Group of Public Administration (EGPA)
Theme: "Public Administration and the Management of Diversity"
Dates: 19-22 September 2007
Location: Madrid; Spain
Contact: EGPA
Rue Defacqz, 1, Bte 11
B-1000 Brussels (Belgium)
Tel.: 32-2-536-08-80
Fax: 32-2-537-97-02
E-mail: geapegpa@iiasiisa.be
URL: http://www.egpa2007.com

• IIAS Newsletter Issue 2 - December 2006

Recent Publications

• The December 2006-January 2007 issue of the bimonthly electronic IPMA-HR International News is available online at www.ipma-hr.org.
• The October 2006 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.

NEWS FROM NASPAA
National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA)
http://www.naspaa.org

NASPAA Launches the GlobalMPA Web Portal (www.globalmpa.net) to Promote MPA/MPP Degree Programs Nationally and Globally
NASPAA proudly announces the launch of its international web portal, www.globalmpa.net, which represents the most comprehensive pool of resources and information about or related to MPA/MPP degrees on the Internet. The web portal is designed to serve as an objective information source for potential international students seeking to pursue an MPA/MPP degree in the States.

It will help students find the MPA/MPP programme of their choice that meets their needs and expectations, assist with any issues they might face in the course of application to MPA/MPP schools and contribute to the excellence in public service/governance nationally and globally. 

• A searchable online database of 77 participating MPA/MPP schools with internationalised programmes in the U.S.;
  
• Listing of academic degrees and fields of specialisations available in these schools;  
• Admission criteria for MPA/MPP programmes;  
• Financial aid options for MPA/MPP students in the U.S.;
• Student journals/diaries about academic and campus life in MPA/MPP schools;  
• Listserv and blogs related to MPA/MPP education;  
• The latest job opportunities available for the international public service; and
  
• MPA/MPP Ambassadors (Alumni) who can serve as resource to potential students from their regions.

NASPAA believes that the web portal will also enable students to make fully informed and effective choices about a degree/programme that meets their career interests, expectations and needs.

In the future, NASPAA plans to expand the GlobalMPA web portal by adding new resources for international and U.S. academic programmes and faculty. The new resources and information will be added regularly to make sure that the web portal remains helpful and up-to-date.

NEWS FROM NISPAcee
Network of Institutes and Schools of Public Administration in Central and Eastern Europe (NISPAcee)
http://www.nispa.sk

Recent Publications

• NISPAcee News, Winter 2007

NEWS FROM RCOCI
Regional Cooperation Office for City Informatization (RCOCI)
http://www.apcity.org

CIFAL Shanghai – Workshop on E-Government
CIFAL Shanghai – Workshop on E-Government will be held by CIFAL Shanghai and UNITAR in Yantai, Shandong Province, China 26-30 March 2007. This meeting will attract around 26-30 CIOs from various cities in the Asia Pacific Region. It will involve the most updated tendencies of IT development both at home and abroad, the application of E-government and IT in various fields. Integrated case studies and on-site visits with specialized lectures will be presented by UN, international and domestic experts. Around the topic of E-Government, with the help of information technology, the workshop aims to enhance city management and the government capacity for service as well as to push the coordinated development of the city economy, society and environment. Participants will be awarded UNITAR Workshop Certificate singed jointly by the United Nations Assistant Secretary-General and leaders from Yantai Municipal Government.

New Asia-Pacific City Informatization Bulletin to Be Released in March
RCOCI is pleased to announce that the new edition of serial Asia-Pacific City Informatization Bulletin will be released in March 2007. Based on feedback from UNPAN readers, the new edition will further focus on the innovative ideas and successful experiences of ICT development around the world, especially in Asia-Pacific region. It will have six columns including Policy and Legislation, e-Government, e-Commerce, e-Society, e-Security and Conference and Training and a column of Special Focus for readers’ attention.
URL: http://www.unpan.org/serials-asia.asp#rcoci

Documents of CIAPR VI Released by RCOCI
The documents of The 6th Annual Forum on City Informatization in the Asia-Pacific Region (CIAPR VI) have been released by RCOCI Editorial Department with the authorization of the Forum Committee.
URLs: http://www.unpan.org/conf_CIAPRshanghai06.asp
unpan.org/autoretrieve/regional.asp?region=asia%20and%20pacific&content=conference
unpan.org/autoretrieve/regional_focus.asp?region=asia%20and%20pacific&focus=e-government

Top 10 Most Visited Documents in 2006 According to Progress Report on UNPAN Implementation

Recent Publications

• Asia and Pacific City Informatization Bulletin, Issue 17 Spring 2006 (New Edition, forthcoming)
• Asia and Pacific City Informatization Bulletin, Issue 16 Winter 2006
• Governance Asia-Pacific Watch, January 2007
• Governance Asia-Pacific Watch, December 2006
• Governance Asia-Pacific Watch, November 2006
• Governance Asia-Pacific Watch, October 2006

NEWS FROM UNCRD
United Nations Centre for Regional Development
http://www.uncrd.or.jp

Recent UNCRD Activities
2007 International Disaster Management Symposium “Culture of Disaster Prevention in the Context of Housing and Urbanisation” (18 January 2007, Kobe, Japan)
Remembering the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake of 1995, the Symposium was held to share the experiences of the post-disaster rehabilitation and reconstruciton by the local governments and people. Panel discussions, film presentations, and exhibitions were also held to provide better understanding of the Culture of Disaster Prevention.
URL: http://www.hyogo.uncrd.or.jp

Traveling Workshop on Pro-Poor, Pro-Women Use of ICTs for Social Development (10-18 December 2006, Chennai, Pondicherry, and Dindigul, India)
The aim of the ICTA/MSSRF/UNCRD Traveling Workshop was to provide the Sri Lankan participants with knowledge on current experience of best practice projects in India that are using information and communication technologies (ICTs) for the empowerment and social development of poor women. Ten participants were women community leaders/organizers from the plantation community, plantation management/concerned staff of the Plantation Human Development Trust (PHDT), Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA) of Sri Lanka, and from the agencies managing the telecentre in Nuwara Eliya and Badulla districts.
URL: http://www.uncrd.or.jp/hs

Second Regional Environmentally Sustainable Transport (EST) Forum (11-12 December 2006, Yogyakarta, Indonesia)
The Forum was organised with Ministry of the Environment-Government of Japan and Ministry of the Environment-Republic of Indonesia, to conduct policy dialogue and share best practices, to follow-up on the implementation of the Aichi Statement, and to discuss the modalities for the Mayors’ Dialogue on EST (April 2007, Kyoto, Japan). The participants were government representatives from the Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Transport, experts in various EST thematic areas, and representatives from relevant international organisations.
URL: http://www.uncrd.or.jp/env

Recent Publications

• UNCRD Newsletter, No. 60/61 (July 2005 - June 2006)
• UNCRD Highlights, No. 37/38 (July 2005 - June 2006) (Japanese)

UNPAN Newsletter is p ublished quarterly by the United Nations Online Network in Public Administration and Finance (UNPAN). Editor: Erik Bergrud, Director, International Centre for Civic Engagement and Special Assistant to the President for University Projects on Civic Engagement Park University To learn more about UNPAN, please contact: Mr. Guido Bertucci, Director or Ms. Haiyan Qian, UNPAN Chief Manager Division for Public Administration and Development Management Department of Economic and Social Affairs United Nations Two UN Plaza-Room DC2-1712 New York, NY 10017 Tel: +1-212-963-3393 Fax: +1-212-963-9681 E-Mail: qianh@un.org http://www.unpan.org