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5th Session

United Nations, New York

27-31 March 2006

The fifth session of the UN Committee of Experts on Public Administration was held at the United Nations Headquarters from 27 to 31 March 2006.

Chairperson: The Honorable Jocelyne Bourgon (Canada), President Emeritus of the Canada School of Public Service
Vice-Chairperson: Ms. Geraldine J. Fraser-Moleketi (South Africa), Minister for Public Service and Administration of South Africa
Vice-Chairperson: Mr. Taher H. Kanaan (Jordan), Executive Vice-President of The Higher Council for Science and Technology in Amman, Jordan and the Managing Director of the Jordan Centre for Public Policy Research and Dialogue
Vice-Chairperson: Mr. Wang Xiaochu (China), Vice-Minister of Personnel of the People's Republic of China
Rapporteur: Dr. Luis F. Aguilar Villanueva (Mexico), Professor of Public Policy and Management at El Colegio de la Frontera Norte (COLEF)

The Economic and Social Council:

Encourages Governments to create an environment that is supportive of change management, risk assessment and innovation so that they may provide better services to their citizens.

Encourages Member States to strengthen citizen trust in government by fostering public participation in key processes of public policy development, public service delivery and public accountability.

Work with Governments with a view to assisting them to deepen the impact of the United Nations Public Service Awards by promoting and disseminating innovation in governance and public administration;
Respond expeditiously to requests from Governments regarding the design, implementation and evaluation of participatory processes, including the dissemination of best practices of citizen participation;
Continue to assist Member States in developing e-government tools to improve participation, transparency, accountability and service delivery and to increase sharing of information, products and resources throughout the United Nations Public Administration Network.

Report of the 5th Session of the Committee of Experts on Public Administration
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Adoption of the Agenda and Organization of Work (E/C.16/2006/1)
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Innovations in Governance and Public Administration for the Achievement of the Internationally Agreed Development Goals, Including the Millennium Development Goals (E/C.16/2006/2)
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Searching for a Bottom-up Approach and Methodologies for Developing Foundations and Principles of Sound Public Administration (E/C.16/2006/3)
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