Conference Agenda

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Session Overview
Date: Monday, 10/Feb/2025
9:00am - 10:30amIIAS Scientific Committee meeting
Location: MR 19
Session Chair: Hideaki Shiroyama, The University of Tokyo, Japan
10:30am - 11:00amTea Break
11:00am - 12:30pmIIAS Council of Administration meeting on Regular items (1/2)
Location: MR 19
Session Chair: Ra'ed Mohammed BenShams, IIAS President, Bahrain
12:30pm - 1:30pmLunch
1:30pm - 3:00pmIIAS Council of Administration meeting on Regular items (2/2)
Location: MR 19
Session Chair: Ra'ed Mohammed BenShams, IIAS President, Bahrain
3:00pm - 3:30pmTea Break
3:30pm - 5:00pmIIAS General Assembly meeting
Location: MR 19
Session Chair: Ra'ed Mohammed BenShams, IIAS President, Bahrain
Date: Tuesday, 11/Feb/2025
9:30am - 11:00amBook Discussion: "Viksit Bharat @2047: Governance Transformed"
Location: MR 19
Session Chair: Voruganti Srinivas, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, India
Session Co-Chair: C.K. Mathew, DARPG, India

Opening remarks by Dr. Ra'ed Mohammed BenShams, IIAS President

Brief remarks by authors and editors

9:30am - 11:00amMinimum Government, Maximum Governance
Location: MR 18 (1)
Session Chair: Suresh Misra, Indian Institute of Public Administration, India
9:30am - 11:00amAdvancing Skills and Competencies for Innovation in Public Administration: Shaping the Future of Governance
Location: MR 18 (2)
Session Chair: Angela Bourbouli, National Centre for Public Administration & Local Government (EKDDA), Greece
Session Co-Chair: Foteini (Fani) Komseli, National Centre for Public Administration & Local Government (EKDDA), Hellenic Open University (HOU), Greece
9:30am - 11:00amEnsuring Excellence in Public Administration: Challenges and Innovations in Accreditation
Location: MR 16 (1)
Session Chair: Gyorgy Hajnal, Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary
9:30am - 11:00amIntergovernmental Coordination
Location: MR 17
Session Chair: Purshottama Sivanarain Reddy, University of Kwazulu Natal, South Africa
Session Co-Chair: Juraj Nemec, Masaryk University, Czech Republic
9:30am - 11:00amPublic Administration in India: Public Governance and Public Policy, in Practice and Theory
Location: MR 11
Session Chair: Raymond Saner, Basle University and Centre for Socio-Eco-Nomic Development, Switzerland
9:30am - 11:00amIRAS Panel on Next Generation Administrative Reforms: From Crisis to Resilience?
Location: MR 12
Session Chair: Sabine Kuhlmann, University of Potsdam, Germany
Session Co-Chair: Manuel Pedro Rodríguez Bolívar, University of Granada, Spain
Session Co-Chair: Ricardo Corrêa Gomes, FGV São Paulo School of Business Administration, Brazil
Moderator: Marco De la Cruz, IIAS, Belgium
9:30am - 11:00amGoverning Smart Territories: Navigating Innovation, Sustainability, and Emerging Challenges
Location: MR 13
Session Chair: Younes Abouyoub, United Nations, Lebanon (Lebanese Republic)
9:30am - 11:00amDigital Transformation and Governance
Location: MR 20
Session Chair: Liza Ceciel Van Jaarsveldt, University of South Africa, South Africa
9:30am - 11:00amYouth, Participation and Development: Pioneering Administrative Reforms for Inclusive Growth
Location: MR 14
Session Chair: Randhir Auluck, University of Westminster, United Kingdom
11:00am - 11:30amTea Break
11:30am - 1:00pmEmerging Technologies and Digital Public Infrastructures
Location: Auditorium
Session Chair: T.M. Vijay Bhaksar, Gvt of Karnataka, India
1:00pm - 2:00pmOpening Ceremony
Location: Auditorium
Session Chair: Voruganti Srinivas, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, India
Session Co-Chair: Ra'ed Mohammed BenShams, IIAS President, Bahrain

Honorable Minister of State Dr. Jitendra Singh

2:00pm - 3:00pmLunch
2:00pm - 3:30pmSocial Innovation, Commons and Administration
Session Chair: Manuela Barreca, Università della Svizzera Italiana, Switzerland
Session Co-Chair: Anna Simonati, UNIVERSITA' DI TRENTO, Italy
Session Co-Chair: Nathalie Colasanti, Università degli studi di Roma Unitelma Sapienza, Italy
Moderator: Rocco Frondizi, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy
3:00pm - 4:30pmNext Generation Administrative Reforms
Location: Auditorium
Session Chair: Wolfgang Drechsler, TalTech, Estonia
Session Co-Chair: Suresh Misra, Indian Institute of Public Administration, India
  • Meghna Sabharwal, University of Texas at Dallas;
  • Reuben Ng., Assistant Professor, Lee Kuan Yew School, National University of Singapore;
  • Voruganti Srinivas, Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances;
  • T.C. Gupta, Haryana Right to Service Commission
4:00pm - 5:30pmSocial Innovation, Commons and Administration
Session Chair: Manuela Barreca, Università della Svizzera Italiana, Switzerland
Session Co-Chair: Anna Simonati, UNIVERSITA' DI TRENTO, Italy
Session Co-Chair: Nathalie Colasanti, Università degli studi di Roma Unitelma Sapienza, Italy
Moderator: Rocco Frondizi, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy
4:30pm - 5:00pmTea Break
5:00pm - 6:30pmEnsuring Generative Skills for a Continuously Evolving World
Location: Auditorium
Session Chair: Ra'ed Mohammed BenShams, IIAS President, Bahrain
Date: Wednesday, 12/Feb/2025
9:30am - 11:00amExploring the Complex Landscape of BRICS-Global South Relations
Location: MR 19
Session Chair: Tamer Qarmout, Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, Qatar
Session Co-Chair: Sofiane Sahraoui, IIAS-IISA, Belgium
9:30am - 11:00amAchieving Social Impact
Location: MR 18 (2)
Session Chair: Amitava Basu, Centre for Environmental Management & Participatory Development, India
9:30am - 11:00amThe Diffusion of Rules Governing Digital Platforms, Data and Artificial Intelligence
Location: MR 16 (1)
Session Chair: Matti Ylönen, University of Helsinki, Finland
9:30am - 11:00amDecolonial Public Administration
Location: MR 5
Session Chair: Scott Brenton, UCLouvain (University of Louvain), Belgium
Session Co-Chair: Kiflie W Angaw, KU Leuven, Belgium
9:30am - 11:00amGoverning Smart Territories: Navigating Innovation, Sustainability, and Emerging Challenges
Location: MR 11
Session Chair: Pooja Paswan, JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA UNIVERSITY, India
9:30am - 11:00amEducation and Skill Development in Governance
Location: MR 12
Session Chair: Eglė Butkeviciene, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania
9:30am - 11:00amLast-mile Service Delivery in Non-Western Contexts
Location: MR 20
Session Chair: Salah Chafik, University College London, United Kingdom
9:30am - 11:00amPublic Administration Reforms towards the Future: Leadership, Skills, and Management Instruments
Location: MR15
Session Chair: Patrícia Sanches, National Institute of Public Administration - INA, Portugal
11:00am - 11:30amTea Break
11:30am - 1:00pmClimate Change and Environmental Governance
Location: MR 19
Session Chair: Younes Abouyoub, United Nations, Lebanon (Lebanese Republic)
11:30am - 1:00pmMinimum Government, Maximum Governance
Location: MR 18 (1)
Session Chair: Suresh Misra, Indian Institute of Public Administration, India
11:30am - 1:00pmAdvancing Skills and Competencies for Innovation in Public Administration: Shaping the Future of Governance
Location: MR 18 (2)
Session Chair: Angela Bourbouli, National Centre for Public Administration & Local Government (EKDDA), Greece
Session Co-Chair: Foteini (Fani) Komseli, National Centre for Public Administration & Local Government (EKDDA), Hellenic Open University (HOU), Greece
11:30am - 1:00pmThe Diffusion of Rules Governing Digital Platforms, Data and Artificial Intelligence
Location: MR 16 (1)
Session Chair: Matti Ylönen, University of Helsinki, Finland
11:30am - 1:00pmIntergovernmental Coordination
Location: MR 17
Session Chair: Purshottama Sivanarain Reddy, University of Kwazulu Natal, South Africa
Session Co-Chair: Juraj Nemec, Masaryk University, Czech Republic
11:30am - 1:00pmNavigating the Urban-Wildlife Interface: Rethinking Governance in the Age of Digitization and Citizen Empowerment
Location: MR 5
Session Chair: Itai Beeri, University of Haifa, Israel
11:30am - 1:00pmPublic Administration in India: Public Governance and Public Policy, in Practice and Theory
Location: MR 11
Session Chair: Inderjeet Singh Sodhi, Jamia Millia Islamia, India
11:30am - 1:00pmChallenges and Opportunities for Enhancing Public Service Education
Location: MR 12
Session Chair: Mohamad Alkadry, University of Connecticut, United States of America
11:30am - 1:00pmStronger Together Voluntary Metropolitan Coordination Across Local Boundaries on Sdgs and Governance - Cases from Europe and Asia
Location: MR 13
Session Chair: Raymond Saner, Basle University and Centre for Socio-Eco-Nomic Development, Switzerland
11:30am - 1:00pmDigital Transformation and Artificial Intelligence: Legal Issues in Public Administration
Location: MR 20
Session Chair: Aristide Police, LUISS, Italy
Session Co-Chair: Gabriella Margherita Racca, University of Torino, Italy
1:00pm - 2:00pmLunch
2:00pm - 3:30pmBraibant Lecture by Andrew Massey: "Next Generation of Administrative Reforms: Empowering Citizens"
Location: Auditorium
Session Chair: Hideaki Shiroyama, The University of Tokyo, Japan
3:30pm - 4:00pmTea Break
4:00pm - 5:30pmSocial Innovation, Commons and Administration
Session Chair: Manuela Barreca, Università della Svizzera Italiana, Switzerland
Session Co-Chair: Anna Simonati, UNIVERSITA' DI TRENTO, Italy
Session Co-Chair: Nathalie Colasanti, Università degli studi di Roma Unitelma Sapienza, Italy
Moderator: Rocco Frondizi, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy
4:00pm - 5:30pmPromoting the Integration of Aging Society, Infrastructure and AI through Effective Administrative Reforms
Location: MR 19
Session Chair: Shuangshuang Wang, School of Public Administration, China, People's Republic of
Session Co-Chair: Lichia Saner-Yiu, Switzerland
Zoom
4:00pm - 5:30pmCivic Tech in Digitization Society for Next Generation Administrative Reform
Location: MR 18 (1)
Session Chair: Dr. Hiroaki Inatsugu, Waseda University, Japan
4:00pm - 5:30pmArtificial Intelligence and Future of Governance
Location: MR 16 (1)
Session Chair: Karen Johnston, University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom
4:00pm - 5:30pmPublic-Private Partnerships and Collaborative Governance
Location: MR 17
Session Chair: James Mutinda, Kenya School of Government, Kenya
4:00pm - 5:30pmTowards a Competence-Based Public Administration. A review of the ongoing experiences of the European National Schools of Government and Universities
Location: MR 5
Session Chair: Sabrina Bandera, SNA - Scuola Nazionale dell'Amministrazione, Italy
Session Co-Chair: Eglė Butkeviciene, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania
4:00pm - 5:30pmIRAS Panel on Next Generation Administrative Reforms: From Crisis to Resilience?
Location: MR 12
Session Chair: Sabine Kuhlmann, University of Potsdam, Germany
Session Co-Chair: Manuel Pedro Rodríguez Bolívar, University of Granada, Spain
Session Co-Chair: Ricardo Corrêa Gomes, FGV São Paulo School of Business Administration, Brazil
Moderator: Marco De la Cruz, IIAS, Belgium
4:00pm - 5:30pmCoalition Governance : Public Participation, Service Delivery/ Good Governance and Administrative Reforms : Where To?
Location: MR 13
Session Chair: Purshottama Sivanarain Reddy, University of Kwazulu Natal, South Africa
4:00pm - 5:30pmAdministrative Reforms and Policy Innovation
Location: MR 20
Session Chair: Nura Mohamed, Director General, Kenya
4:00pm - 5:30pmPublic Policies and Good Governance of the Industry 4.0 and Artificial Intelligence
Location: MR15
Session Chair: Steve Troupin, IIAS, Belgium
5:30pm - 7:30pmWelcome Reception
Date: Thursday, 13/Feb/2025
9:30am - 11:00amEmpowering Youth as Agents of Change in the Fight Against Corruption
Location: MR 18 (1)
Session Chair: Pregalla Pillay, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
9:30am - 11:00amAdvancing Skills and Competencies for Innovation in Public Administration: Shaping the Future of Governance
Location: MR 18 (2)
Session Chair: Angela Bourbouli, National Centre for Public Administration & Local Government (EKDDA), Greece
Session Co-Chair: Foteini (Fani) Komseli, National Centre for Public Administration & Local Government (EKDDA), Hellenic Open University (HOU), Greece
9:30am - 11:00amGovernance of Conflict Affected/Post Conflict Countries : Service Delivery, Public Participation, Digitilisation and Capacity Development: Quo Vadis?
Location: MR 16 (1)
Session Chair: Purshottama Sivanarain Reddy, University of Kwazulu Natal, South Africa
9:30am - 11:00amEthical Governance and Transparency
Location: MR 5
Session Chair: Rumki Basu, Jammia Millia University, India
9:30am - 11:00amPublic Administration in India: Public Governance and Public Policy, in Practice and Theory
Location: MR 11
Session Chair: Peter Vandenbruaene, BOSA, Belgium
9:30am - 11:00amIRAS Panel on Next Generation Administrative Reforms: From Crisis to Resilience?
Location: MR 12
Session Chair: Sabine Kuhlmann, University of Potsdam, Germany
Session Co-Chair: Manuel Pedro Rodríguez Bolívar, University of Granada, Spain
Session Co-Chair: Ricardo Corrêa Gomes, FGV São Paulo School of Business Administration, Brazil
Moderator: Marco De la Cruz, IIAS, Belgium
9:30am - 11:00amMinimum Government, Maximum Governance
Location: MR 13
Session Chair: Suresh Misra, Indian Institute of Public Administration, India
9:30am - 11:00amDigital Transformation and Artificial Intelligence: Legal Issues in Public Administration
Location: MR 20
Session Chair: Aristide Police, LUISS, Italy
Session Co-Chair: Gabriella Margherita Racca, University of Torino, Italy
9:30am - 11:00amInclusion in Time, Space, Organizations and Income
Location: MR 14
Session Chair: Sofiane Sahraoui, IIAS-IISA, Belgium
9:30am - 11:00amLocal Governance and Decentralization
Location: MR15
Session Chair: Inderjeet Singh Sodhi, Jamia Millia Islamia, India
11:00am - 11:30amTea Break
11:30am - 1:00pmCivic Tech in Digitization Society for Next Generation Administrative Reform
Location: MR 18 (1)
Session Chair: Dr. Hiroaki Inatsugu, Waseda University, Japan
11:30am - 1:00pmNISPAcee panel: Forging ahead and/or sliding back? Administration and Democracy in the CEE Region
Location: MR 16 (1)
Session Chair: Daniel Klimovský, Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovak Republic
Session Co-Chair: Ludmila Gajdosova, NISPAcee, Slovak Republic
11:30am - 1:00pmIntergovernmental Coordination
Location: MR 17
Session Chair: Purshottama Sivanarain Reddy, University of Kwazulu Natal, South Africa
Session Co-Chair: Juraj Nemec, Masaryk University, Czech Republic
11:30am - 1:00pmCitizen Engagement and Public Service Delivery
Location: MR 5
Session Chair: A.P. Singh, National Centre for GoodGovernance, India
11:30am - 1:00pmPublic Administration in India: Public Governance and Public Policy, in Practice and Theory
Location: MR 11
Session Chair: Suresh Misra, Indian Institute of Public Administration, India
11:30am - 1:00pmDecolonial Public Administration
Location: MR 12
Session Chair: Scott Brenton, UCLouvain (University of Louvain), Belgium
Session Co-Chair: Kiflie W Angaw, KU Leuven, Belgium
11:30am - 1:00pmTax Reforms and Economic Governance
Location: MR 13
Session Chair: Rumki Basu, Jammia Millia University, India
11:30am - 1:00pmDigital Transformation and Artificial Intelligence: Legal Issues in Public Administration
Location: MR 20
Session Chair: Aristide Police, LUISS, Italy
Session Co-Chair: Gabriella Margherita Racca, University of Torino, Italy
11:30am - 1:00pmCapacity Building in the Africa and Middle-Eastern region
Location: MR15
Session Chair: Mélanie Recour, BOSA, Belgium
1:00pm - 2:00pmLunch
2:00pm - 4:00pmHearings for the Position of IIAS President (2025-2028)
Location: Auditorium
Session Chair: Ra'ed Mohammed BenShams, IIAS President, Bahrain
Zoom
4:00pm - 5:00pmClosing Ceremony
Location: Auditorium
Session Chair: Sofiane Sahraoui, IIAS-IISA, Belgium
5:00pm - 6:00pmIIAS Council of Administration meeting on the Elections item
Location: MR 19
Session Chair: Ra'ed Mohammed BenShams, IIAS President, Bahrain
6:00pm - 11:30pmGala Dinner & Cultural Show
Date: Friday, 14/Feb/2025
9:00am - 5:00pmExcursion

 
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