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EROPA Bulletin
Vol. 34 Nos. 3-4 (July-December 2013)
A YEAR IN REVIEW:
2013 EROPA Activities and Programs
What follows is a summary of the activities of EROPA during the year, as it moves to strengthen its network,
expand online presence, and foster public administration theory and practice.
Last year, a number of activities and programs have
been conducted by EROPA in pursuit of its goals to
promote the study and practice of public administration
in the Asia-Pacific region. During this period, the
organization strived to establish working linkages with
other public administration institutions.
In August 2013, COTI conducted its first training session
on the Three-Year Capacity Enhancement Program for
Vietnam’s Strategic Leaders, and in December, it started
the Public Sector Development Program for Indonesia’s
Executive Officials. Apart from the training activities,
the institute also publishes it annual COTI Highlights.
Building linkages
Despite busy preparations for the 2013 Conference,
the Local Autonomy College (LAC), which houses
the EROPA Local Government Center, continues to
conduct lectures, training activities and seminars for
both local and foreign government officials. LAC
annually organizes a Group Training Course in Local
Governance, which tackles relevant topics on local
government. The course includes a half-day program
comprised of lectures and facility visits. A total of 13
participants from Nepal, the Philippines and Vietnam,
were accommodated in the said program for the year
2013. Meanwhile, LAC hopes to release the next volume
of Comparative Studies of Public Administration soon.
EROPA worked with the Institute of Public
Administration of Canada (IPAC) in developing
a proposal on “Building Capacity for the Use of
Evidence” (BCURE), as part of a bid for proposals by
the Department for International Development (DfID)
in the United Kingdom. Secretary-General Orlando
Mercado, along with Ms. Ann Masson, Director of
International Programs, IPAC, met with different
institutions in the Philippines and India that may
possibly serve as partners for the said project. SecretaryGeneral Mercado also met with some of the staff from
the Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA)
and the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and
Pensions. The proposal was not shortlisted; however,
this served as a learning experience for EROPA to work
with new institutions as well as reconnect with inactive
member organizations.
EROPA also continues its publication program and
expanding its online presence. It also maintains its
status as one of the Online Resource Centers (ORCs)
of the United Nations Public Administration Network
(UNPAN).
The EROPA Centers
The EROPA Development Management Center
at the Central Official ́QɅ