EROPA CENTERS
DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT CENTER (KOREA)
In 1978, the EROPA Development Management Center in collaboration with the National Human Resources Development Institute in Korea initiated an Executive Policy Development Course. The Course was designed to provide senior executives with the opportunity to broaden their perspectives and enhance their capability in policy making. The Center, in collaboration with NHI, conducted five sessions of this course.
In 1987, The Development Management Center embarked on an International Executive Development Program for Government Officials of EROPA Countries as part of the International Technical Cooperation Program. The Center has conducted five International EDPs, being host to a total of 88 participants from countries in the EROPA region and outside the region, including Guyana, Hungary, Trinidad and Tobago, Poland, Bulgaria, Russia, Czechoslovakia, Chile, Romania, Bahrain.
The International Executive Development Program focuses on strategies associated with Korea’s rapid economic development and the morale training of Korean Government officials who have played key roles in that development. During the course, every effort is made to foster the development of mutual understanding and cooperative relationships between the Korean Government officials and the participants of the course.
The program is an intensive course designed to arm participants with a cooperative spirit, positive attitude and physical training in an open and cooperative atmosphere. The course also covers innovative leadership practices and developmental thinking. Through in-depth personal examination, participants are provided an opportunity to assess their own situations and to reflect upon themselves, thus, gaining a comprehensive understanding of who and what they are. Equipped with this knowledge, participants will be better able to determine what they can and should do to improve themselves and thereby become more effective public administrators.
In 1987, The Development Management Center embarked on an International Executive Development Program for Government Officials of EROPA Countries as part of the International Technical Cooperation Program. The Center has conducted five International EDPs, being host to a total of 88 participants from countries in the EROPA region and outside the region, including Guyana, Hungary, Trinidad and Tobago, Poland, Bulgaria, Russia, Czechoslovakia, Chile, Romania, Bahrain.
The International Executive Development Program focuses on strategies associated with Korea’s rapid economic development and the morale training of Korean Government officials who have played key roles in that development. During the course, every effort is made to foster the development of mutual understanding and cooperative relationships between the Korean Government officials and the participants of the course.
The program is an intensive course designed to arm participants with a cooperative spirit, positive attitude and physical training in an open and cooperative atmosphere. The course also covers innovative leadership practices and developmental thinking. Through in-depth personal examination, participants are provided an opportunity to assess their own situations and to reflect upon themselves, thus, gaining a comprehensive understanding of who and what they are. Equipped with this knowledge, participants will be better able to determine what they can and should do to improve themselves and thereby become more effective public administrators.
E-GOVERNMENT RESEARCH CENTER (CHINA)
The E-Government Research Center of EROPA at the Chinese Academy of Personnel Science in Beijing is a research institution devoted to research and development on e-government. The Center strives to attain this by building cooperative networks, developing a repository of studies and best practices in e-government, and conducting workshops, seminars and conferences that discuss relevant issues in the field. The proposal to establish the EROPA E-Government Research Center was approved by the EROPA Executive Council during its meeting in Tachikawa City, Tokyo, Japan on 14 October 2013
The center plays a leading role in e-government research in Asia. Serving as the working platform for EROPA and its member countries, it aims to: establish a network of exchange and cooperation among member countries of EROPA in e-government by conducting comparative research, international programs, official training programs and other exchange activities; promote exchanges between EROPA member countries in terms of e-government research and practice; and provide support for e-government development in EROPA member countries.
The center plays a leading role in e-government research in Asia. Serving as the working platform for EROPA and its member countries, it aims to: establish a network of exchange and cooperation among member countries of EROPA in e-government by conducting comparative research, international programs, official training programs and other exchange activities; promote exchanges between EROPA member countries in terms of e-government research and practice; and provide support for e-government development in EROPA member countries.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT CENTER (JAPAN)
As an EROPA Local Government Center, the Local Autonomy College invites trainees from various countries to provide international training on Japanese local administration. Also, the College makes publication of "Comparative Study," which is a book on comparative study on local administration.
The curriculum of a typical course includes 19 days of lectures, 6 days of seminars and 22 days of field trips. The lecturers are composed of eminent professors from various universities, specialists from research institutions and expert officials from the Ministry of Home Affairs and others. Within the Programme, seminars are held on the comparative study of local governments, within the participants’ countries. The subjects include comparative studies concerning
This course was first introduced in 1964 and has drawn about 10 participants every year since then.
The curriculum of a typical course includes 19 days of lectures, 6 days of seminars and 22 days of field trips. The lecturers are composed of eminent professors from various universities, specialists from research institutions and expert officials from the Ministry of Home Affairs and others. Within the Programme, seminars are held on the comparative study of local governments, within the participants’ countries. The subjects include comparative studies concerning
- local government systems;
- public personnel system; and
- problems of regional development and approaches to their solutions.
This course was first introduced in 1964 and has drawn about 10 participants every year since then.
POLICY STUDIES CENTER (INDONESIA)
During the 64th Executive Council Meeting on September 16, 2018 in Bali, Indonesia, the EROPA Policy Studies Center of the National Institute of Public Administration (NIPA) was approved. The newest center is located at their headquarters of NIPA at Jalan Veteran No. 10, Gambir, Jakarta Pusat 10110, Jakarta, Indonesia.
With the goal to improve the quality of the public policy in the Asia-Pacific region, the center's objectives are: 1) to enhance the use of evidence-based policy making principles in the region; and 2) to improve knowledge sharing among EROPA state members' policy actors. Activities include: 1) promoting evidence-based policy making principles through training and workshops to EROPA state member representatives and beyond; 2) conducting joint-research on public policy in areas of organization and institutions, state-business-society relations, public policy actors and processes, delivery of public services, human resource management, and public sector ethics; 3) publishing papers and reports on issues as mentioned above; 4) convening seminars and other knowledge-sharing forums on pubic policy in Asia-Pacific.
During the 64th Executive Council Meeting on September 16, 2018 in Bali, Indonesia, the EROPA Policy Studies Center of the National Institute of Public Administration (NIPA) was approved. The newest center is located at their headquarters of NIPA at Jalan Veteran No. 10, Gambir, Jakarta Pusat 10110, Jakarta, Indonesia.
With the goal to improve the quality of the public policy in the Asia-Pacific region, the center's objectives are: 1) to enhance the use of evidence-based policy making principles in the region; and 2) to improve knowledge sharing among EROPA state members' policy actors. Activities include: 1) promoting evidence-based policy making principles through training and workshops to EROPA state member representatives and beyond; 2) conducting joint-research on public policy in areas of organization and institutions, state-business-society relations, public policy actors and processes, delivery of public services, human resource management, and public sector ethics; 3) publishing papers and reports on issues as mentioned above; 4) convening seminars and other knowledge-sharing forums on pubic policy in Asia-Pacific.
TRAINING CENTER (INDIA)
The EROPA Training Center at the Indian Institute of Public Administration in New Delhi conducts several training programmes in various facets of public administration.
The broad objectives of these programs are to enable administrators to acquire an understanding of socio-economic environment and approaches influencing policy formulation and decision making, acquire basic knowledge of some of the management techniques and tools available to meet the challenges of developmental administration and to provide a better understanding of the various factors influencing attitudes and behavior of individuals and groups of civil servants.
The course consists of lecture discussions, workshop sessions, presentation of case studies and discussion thereon, library work and so on. The training programs conducted fall mainly into three categories:
The broad objectives of these programs are to enable administrators to acquire an understanding of socio-economic environment and approaches influencing policy formulation and decision making, acquire basic knowledge of some of the management techniques and tools available to meet the challenges of developmental administration and to provide a better understanding of the various factors influencing attitudes and behavior of individuals and groups of civil servants.
The course consists of lecture discussions, workshop sessions, presentation of case studies and discussion thereon, library work and so on. The training programs conducted fall mainly into three categories:
- Executive Development Programmes meant for officers of senior and middle levels of both government and public enterprises;
- Courses for officers of municipal corporations, civic bodies and urban development authorities; and
- Management development programs for officers of the government and public enterprises and corporations.