Public Administration to Become Compatible With EU Standards Source: Today's Zaman http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/news-220351-106-public-administration-to-become-compatible-with-eu-standards.html Focus: Institution and HR Management Summary: The Justice and Development Party (AK Party) has decided to implement the Public Personnel Reform, which it has been working on since 2003 to bring Turkey’s public administration up to par with European Union standards. The bill, which includes the amendments that need to be made to the Civil Servants Law as part of the EU harmonization process, will have a significant impact on civil servants. ... Read More 14 Views | Rated 0.0 | Created On : Aug 31, 2010

Database: Women & Men in Decision Making Source: European Commission http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=764&langId=en Focus: Institution and HR Management Summary: As part of its commitment to promoting gender equality in decision-making, the European Commission established a database monitoring the numbers of men and women in key decision-making positions in order to provide reliable statistics that can be used to monitor the current situation and trends through time. 8 Views | Rated 0.0 | Created On : Aug 31, 2010

New Laws Will Allow Access to Information Held by State Source: Business Daily http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Opinion%20&%20Analysis/New%20laws%20will%20allow%20access%20to%20information%20held%20by%20State/-/539548/995380/-/view/printVersion/-/m64nfb/-/index.html Focus: Electronic and Mobile Government, Institution and HR Management Summary: The operations of the Kenyan government in the past 47 years can be summarised as secretive and opaque. However, this will soon be a thing of the past. However, the promulgation of the New Constitution on Friday will immediately allow Kenyans to demand disclosure of any information held by the State as provided for in Article 35. 9 Views | Rated 0.0 | Created On : Aug 31, 2010

Asia: 10 Deadliest Quakes Source: IRINnews.org Focus: ICT for MDGs, Citizen Engagement Summary: Seven of the 10 most earthquake-vulnerable countries in terms of human exposure - China, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran - are in the region, according to the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR). 12 Views | Rated 0.0 | Created On : Aug 30, 2010

Asia Emerging as Key Player in International Standard Setting: Tweedie Source: accountancyage.com Focus: Institution and HR Management Summary: Asia is emerging as a significant force in international accounting and is baulking at attempts to pressure standard setters, according to the head of the international accounting rule maker. 17 Views | Rated 0.0 | Created On : Aug 30, 2010