Vol. 34 Nos. 3-4 (July-December 2013)
EROPA Bulletin
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PA experts reflect on government, governability and
governance
The 2013 EROPA Conference looked at government from
different points of view: institutions, policy issues and
management. To help participants focus their discussions
on these three important facets, four renowned scholars
in public administration gave their reflections of the
conference theme.
Professor Jun Matsunami from Kobe University, Japan,
facilitated the said sessions. The speakers were: Professor
Tony Bovaird from the University of Birminghan, United
Kingdom; Professor Pan Suk Kim, Dean of the College
of Government and Business, Yonsei University, Korea;
Professor Edna A. Co from the National College of
Public Administration and Governance, University of
the Philippines; and Prof. Hideaki Shiroyama from the
University of Tokyo, Japan.
Left-right: Prof. Jun Matsunami (Chair) with Prof. Tony Bovaird, Dr.
Pan Suk Kim and Dr. Edna A. Co. (Photo: LAC)
In his presentation on “Capacity Building in Local
Prof. Bovaird concluded his presentation by comparing
Government: Organizational Responses to the Need
local governance to automobile production. He hoped
for Greater Human Capacity”, Professor Tony Bovaird
that local government institutions learn to innovate and
highlighted the role of the central and local governments
improve their capacities and that of their stakeholders, in
and their partners (e.g., citizens) in building human
the same way as hybrid cars, such as Lexus, do over the
capacity in the government system. He discussed three
years.
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