Committee of Experts on Public Administration, 12th session

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Date: - Location: New York

About CEPA

The United Nations Committee of Experts on Public Administration, established by the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in its resolution 2001/45, is comprised of 24 members who meet annually at UN Headquarters in New York. The Committee is responsible for supporting the work of ECOSOC concerning the promotion and development of public administration and governance among Member States, in connection with the UN Millennium Development Goals.

The 12th Session

The 12th session of the UN Committee of Experts on Public Administration will be held at United Nations Headquarters from 15 to 19 April 2013. 

Please click here for profiles of the members of the committee 2010-2013.

Please click here for Information Circular for CEPA Observers.

Participants and Feedback

CEPA Bureau Members

  • Chairperson:  Dr. Najat Zarrouk (Morocco), Governor, Director, Training of Administrative and Technical Staff, Ministry of the Interior
  • Vice-Chairperson:  Dr. Pan Suk Kim (Republic of Korea), President, International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS), Belgium
  • Vice-Chairperson:  Ms. Marta Oyhanarte (Argentina), Attorney in Law and former Undersecretary, Institutional Reform and the Strengthening of Democracy; and National Director, Citizen Audit Programme
  • Vice-Chairperson:  Ms. Margaret Saner (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland), Senior strategic adviser on public service modernization and reform issues
  • Rapporteur:  Mr. Mikhail Dmitriev (Russia), President, Center for Strategic Research, Russian Federation

Documentation

Programme 

Contributions to the Call for Inputs

Logistical Background Information

  • CEPA – "Going Green"
    • In response to the mandate of the General Assembly, DPADM/DESA has partnered with the Department for General Assembly and Conference Management (DGACM) through the Integrated Sustainable PaperSmart Services (ISPS) Secretariat to strategically utilize information technology in servicing delegates with varied methods of accessing documentation.
    • The ISPS e-Publish will serve the delegates attending the 12th Session of the Committee of Experts on Public Administration by: 1) downloading documents to their mobile devices/tablets by the use of QR codes; 2) the ISPS Media makes documents available via flash-drives and; 3) the ISPS Print-on-demand provides hard copies, upon request.
    • Delegates are strongly encouraged to bring their laptops, tablets or other mobile devices to the meeting session.
  • Information Circular for CEPA Members 
  • Information Circular for CEPA Observers
  • CEPA Secretariat Support Staff
  • Roles of Key Participants for the CEPA Session

Media

Conference Papers

Day 1: Monday, 15 April 2013

  • Opening Session
    • Opening Address: Chairperson: Dr. Najat Zarrouk (Morocco), Governor, Director, Training of Administrative and Technical Staff, Ministry of the Interior (Text: French)
    • Opening Statement: His Excellency Néstor Osorio (Colombia), President of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) (Text: English)
    • Welcome Address: Mr. Wu Hongbo, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) and Secretary-General for the International Conference on Small Island Developing States, to be delivered by Mr. Thomas Stelzer, Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Inter-Agency Affairs (Text: English)
  • Agenda Item 2: Adoption of the Agenda and other organizational matters (E/C.16/2013/1) 
    • Presenter: Mr. John-Mary Kauzya, OIC, UNDESA/DPADM (PowerPoint: English)
  • Agenda Item 3: Plenary Session on the Role of Responsive and Accountable Public Governance in Achieving the Millennium Development Goals and the Post 2015 Development Agenda
    • Video Message: Ms. Shamshad Akhtar, Assistant-Secretary-General for Economic Development, DESA (Video)
  • Plenary Discussion:
    • Presenter: Ms. Margaret Saner (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland), Senior Strategic Adviser on Public Service Modernization and Reform Issues: Making Public Governance Work for the Post-2015 Development Agenda (PowerPoint: English)
    • Presenter: Mr. Bin Hao (China), Deputy Director General of the Department of International Cooperation, Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security: Creating an Enabling Environment for the Post-2015 Development Agenda (Text: English)
  • Break-out Group II: Accountability of Stakeholders in Public Governance for Development
    • Presenter: Mr. Tarik Alami, UNESCWA (PowerPoint: English)
    • Presenter: Ms. Elia Armstrong, DESA/DPADM/DMB (PowerPoint: English)
    • Presenter: Mr. Paul Oquist, Minister, Private Secretary for National Policies, Presidency of the Republic of Nicaragua (PowerPoint: English)
  • Break-out Group III: Creating an enabling environment for the post-2015 development agenda
    • Presenter: Prof. Meredith Edwards (Australia), Professor Emeritus, University of Canberra (PowerPoint Report: English)
    • Presenter:  Ms. Diana Alarcon, Director, Division for Sustainable Development, UNDESA (PowerPoint: English)
    • Presenter: Mr. Rolet Loretan, International Institute of Administrative Sciences (PowerPoint:English)
    • Presenter: Mr. Frank V. Zerunyan, JD., Senior Fellow, University of Southern California (PowerPoint: English)
    • Presenter: Mr. Philip Yeo (Singapore), Special Adviser for Economic Development in the Office of the Prime Minister, Government of Singapore (Text: English)

Day 2: Tuesday, 16 April 2013

  • Break-out Group I: Making Public Governance Work for the Post-2015 Development Agenda
    • Presenter: Ms. Rowena Bethel (Bahamas), Independent consultant on eGovernment, info-communications law and policy, financial sector regulation and international tax cooperation (PowerPoint Report: English)
  • Break-out Group II: Accountability of Stakeholders in Public Governance for Development
    • Presenter: Mr. Walter Fust (Switzerland), Former Head of the Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Relief (PowerPoint Report: English)
  • Break-out Group III: Creating an enabling environment for the post-2015 development agenda
    • Presenter: Prof. Meredith Edwards (Australia), Professor Emeritus, University of Canberra (PowerPoint Report: English) 

Day 3: Wednesday, 17 April 2013

  • Agenda Item 4: Review of the United Nations Programme on Public Administration and Finance
    • Presenters: Mr. John-Mary Kauzya, OIC, UNDESA/DPADM, Mr. Vincenzo Aquaro, Chief, E-Government Branch, UNDESA/DPADM and Ms. Elia Armstong, Chief, Development Management Branch, UNDESA/DPADM (PowerPoint: English)
  • Working Group I: Public Administration Capacity: Institutional and Human Resource Development
    • Presenter: Mr. John-Mary Kauzya, Chief, Public Administration Capacity Branch, UNDESA/DPADM (PowerPoint: English)
  • Working Group II: e-Government and ICT for Development
    • Presenter: Mr. Vincenzo Aquaro, Chief, e-Government Branch, UNDESA/DPADM (PowerPoint:English)
  • Working Group III: Citizen Engagement in Managing Development, Open Government Development (OGD)
    • Presenter: Ms. Elia Armstrong, Chief, Development Management Branch, UNDESA/DPADM (PowerPoint: English)

Day 4: Thursday, 18 April 2013

  • Reporting on Working Groups:
    • Presenter: Mr. Walter Fust (Switzerland), Former Head of the Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Relief (PowerPoint Report: English Text: English) 
    • Presenter: Prof. Mushtaq Khan (Bangladesh), Professor of Economics, Faculty of Law and Social Sciences, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London (PowerPoint: English)
  • Presentation of Certificates of Recognition:
    • Featured Address: Mr. Wu Hongbo, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) and Secretary-General for the International Conference on Small Island Developing States (Text: English)


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