Conference Agenda

Session
Capacity Development Workshop: Importance and Relevance of the Standards of Excellence for Public Administration Education and Training
Time:
Tuesday, 02/July/2024:
2:00pm - 3:30pm

Session Chair: Dr. Najat ZARROUK, IASIA President and Director of Development, Knowledge Management and ALGA of UCLG Africa, UN CEPA Member
Session Chair: Dr. Cristina RODRIGUEZ-ACOSTA, United Nations Division of Economic & Social Affairs
 Location: New Education Building Room 12

New Education Building, Ground Floor, Bloemfontein Campus.

2:00 pm to 2:10 pm     
Welcome and Objectives of the Session
 
Mr. Juwang Zhu, Director, Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG), United Nations Department of Economics and Social Affairs (UNDESA).
 
Dr. Najat Zarrouk, Director of Development, Knowledge Management and African Local Governments Academy (ALGA) of UCLG Africa, President, International Association of Schools and Institutes of Administration (IASIA), UN-CEPA member, Morocco.

Prof. Hamid Ali, ICAPA-Steering Committee Acting Chairperson (Online).

2:10 pm to 2:30 pm      
Moderator: Mr. Cesar Alfonzo, IASIA Executive Secretary.
 
What are the Principles for Effective Governance for Sustainable Development and how can they help improve governance, and why is it important to integrate the SDGs in the curricula of schools of public administration?

Ms. Cristina A. Rodriguez-Acosta, Inter-Regional Adviser, DPIDG/UNDESA


What new capacities are needed in the public sector to achieve the SDGs?  
Presentation of UNDESA Framework
Ms. Adriana Alberti, Chief, Program Management & Capacity Development Unit (PMCDU), DPIDG/UNDESA.

2:30pm to 2:55pm
Why is it important to have Standards of excellence in education and training in public administration?

Dr. Ra'ed BenShams, Task Force Member; President of International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS)
Prof. Ludmila Gajdosova, Task force Member; Executive Director, NISPACee.
Prof. Juraj Nemec, Professor, Masaryk University, Czechia.
Dr. Rachel Emas, Task force Member; Associate Teaching Professor and Director of Master of Arts in Environmental Resource Policy, George Washington University (Online (TBC)  

What are the UN DESA/IASIA Standards of Excellence in Public Administration Education and Training and how are they being updated?  
•    UNDESA/IASIA

2:55 pm to 3:25 pm
Questions/Comments from the audience

3:25 pm-3:30 pm
Wrap up and Closing remarks by UNDESA & IASIA.


Session Abstract

The Capacity Development Workshop, held within the 2024 IASIA Conference in Bloemfontein, South Africa, will focus on the "Importance and Relevance of the Standards of Excellence for Public Administration Education and Training." Initiated by UN DESA in collaboration with IASIA, this effort aims to update the 2008 Standards to align with recent inter-governmental agreements and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The workshop seeks to strengthen public institutions and services for SDG implementation, enhance the role of public administration institutes in workforce preparation, integrate SDGs into curricula, and ensure an inclusive review process through global engagement.


No contributions were assigned to this session.