Report of the 4th Session of the Committee of Experts on Public Administration

Documents and Presentations

MONDAY

• Programme
• Opening Statement by Mr. Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Assistant Secretary-General, DESA
• Adoption of the agenda and organization of work (E/C.16/2005/1)
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• Agenda Item 3:Revitalizing Public Administration: strategic directions for the future (E/C.16/2005/2)
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• Presentation on Agenda Item 3 by Mr. M. Adil Khan, Chief, SGMB,DPADM
• Discussants' Presentations:
     1. Minister Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi, Member of the Committee
     2. Professor Dennis A. Rondinelli,Member of the Committee
     3. Mr. Otton Solis-Fallas, Member of the Committee
• Presentation on “The Economic and Social Councils as a Mechanism for Participatory Decision-making in the Economic & Social Areas,” by Mr. Bertrand Duruflé, International Association of Economic and Social Councils & Similar Institutions (AICESIS)

• Agenda Item 4: Bottom-up Approaches and Methodologies to Develop Foundations and Principles of Public Administration: The Example of Criteria-Based Organizational Assessment (E/C.16/2005/3)
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• Discussants’ Presentations:
      1. Ms. Marie-Françoise Bechtel, Member of the Committee
      2. Professor Akira Nakamura, Member of the Committee
      3. Dr. Luis Carlos Bresser-Pereira, Member of the Committee
• Presentations on the following:
  1. 2005 Africa Governance Survey by Ms. Jennifer Kargbo, Economic Commission of Africa
  2. Background Document on "Debunking Myths on Worldwide Governance and Corruption:  The Challenge of Empirics and Implications." by Mr. Daniel Kaufman, World Bank Institute
  3. Video Conference Presentation on "Governance Empirics: Some methods, findings and Implications."by Mr. Daniel Kaufman, World Bank Institute
  4. E-government Readiness Index by Ms. Seema Hafeez, DPADM
• Summary of the ECOSOC High Level Segment Roundtable on Building State Capacity to Meet the Milennium Development Goals (MDGs): Governance, Institutions and Human Resources Capacities
• Presentation of Dr. Rachid Benmokhtar Benabdellah at the ECOSOC High Level Segment Roundtable
  

WEDNESDAY

• Agenda Item 5: Promoting and Rewarding Innovations and Excellence for Revitalizing Public Administration and Service Delivery: the United Nations Public Service Awards (E/C.16/2005/5)
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• Presentation on Agenda Item 5 by Mr. John-Mary Kauzya, Chief GPAB, DPADM
• Discussants' Presentations:
     1. Professor Werner Jann, Member of the Committee
     2. Professor José Oscar Monteiro, Member of the Committee
     3. Minister Patricia Sto. Tomas, Member of the Committee
• Presentation on Agenda Item 6: Review of the UN Activities in Public Administration by
  Mr. Guido Bertucci, Director, DPADM
• Presentations on the following:
     1. Governance and Public Administration by Mr. John-Mary Kauzya, Chief, GPAB
     2. Knowledge Management by Mr. Jerzy Szeremeta, Chief, KMB
     3. Socio-economic Governance and Management byMr. Adil Khan, Chief, SGMB
     4. International Conference on Engaging Communities by Mr. Michael Hogan, Queensland State Government, Australia

THURSDAY

• Presentation on the World Public Sector Report by Mr. John-Mary Kauzya, Chief, GPAB
• Summary of the Meeting between the Bureau of ECOSOC and the Bureau of the Committee of Experts on Public Administration

The Committee of Experts on Public Administration (CEPA), which was established by the Economic and Social Council in its resolution 2001/45 and consists of 24 experts appointed in their personal capacity by the Council upon the nomination of the Secretary-General, held its Fourth Session at United Nations Headquarters from 4 to 8 April 2005. The session was attended by 18 Members of the Committee. Observers from organizations of the United Nations system and from inter-governmental, non-governmental and other organizations also attended.

Highlights of the Agenda of the Fourth Session include:

• Emerging Issues in Revitalizing Public Administration
• Bottom-up Approach and Methodologies for Developing Foundations and Principles of Sound Public Administration
• Promoting and Rewarding Innovation and Excellence for Revitalizing Public Administration and Service Delivery: The United Nations Public Service Awards
• Review of the United Nations activities in the area of Public Administration

On the occasion of the Fourth Session of the Committee, a special meeting was convened between the Bureau of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and the CEPA to strengthen the relationship between the two Bureaux and to explore ways on how the Council can better assist the CEPA Bureau in accomplishing their objectives.

At the request of the ECOSOC Bureau, the Division for Public Administration and Development Management of DESA organized a Round Table on Building State Capacity to Meet the MDGs for the ECOSOC 2005 High-Level Segment on "Achieving the internationally agreed developing goals, including those contained in the Millennium Declaration, as well as implementing the outcomes of the major United Nations conferences and summits: progress made, challenges and opportunities." The Committee Members and Observers attended this Round Table. Four of the Committee Members participated as panellists in the Round Table.

The Committee of Experts in Public Administration is serviced by the Division for Public Administration and Development Management (DPADM) of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs.

Place and Time of Meeting
The Meeting will be held at the United Nations Headquarters (Entrance:46th Street & 1st Avenue), New York. It will commence daily at 10:00 a.m. and will take place in the ECOSOC Chamber on the 4th and 8th and in Conference Room 6 from 5 - 7 April 2005.

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If necessary, participants must obtain a visa through the United States Consulate or Embassy in their country.

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RAPPORTEUR

Prof. José Oscar Monteiro, Member of the Committee
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FRIENDS OF THE RAPPORTEUR

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