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14 EROPA Bulletin Vol. 35 Nos. 1-2 (January-June 2014) CENTER REPORTS Participants took part in a number of informative lectures on the various subjects such as Local Government System, Local Tax and Finance System and Local Public Employee System, which are given by university professors and high-ranking central government officials. Furthermore, participants joined technical visits to different local governments. They also made a courtesy “The center has been visit to an executive conducting [the Local official of Ministry of Governance] program Internal Affairs and for the past 50 years C o m m u n i c a t i o n s . are since its establishment Participants and has received 567 expected to submit a perspective report at participants from 63 the end of the program countries, of which 271 are from EROPA to analyze problems of their local government member states. This year, the program system and propose policies to address such took place from 3 June until 3 July 2014, problems using the knowledge and methods with 12 participants they have learned from from 12 countries.” the program. This program has been well received as an informative and fruitful training opportunity which contributes to the further development of local governance in the Asia-Pacific region and promotes valuable international e