United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Division for Public Administration and Development Management

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1 United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Division for Public Administration and Development Management Capacity Development Workshop on Engaging Citizens to Enhance Public Service Delivery and Strengthen Accountability: Accelerating Progress toward the Millennium Development Goals Vienna International Centre, Vienna, Austria, July Programme Monday, 11 July 2011 DAY ONE 09:00 09:30 Registration 09:30 10:00 Introductory Statements Mr. Roberto Villarreal, Chief, Development Management Branch, Division for Public Administration and Development Management, UNDESA (10 min). Ms. Jo Dedeyne-Amann, Chief, Implementation Support Section, Corruption and Economic Crime Branch, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (10 min). Ms. Angela Capati-Caruso, Senior Governance and Public Administration Officer, Division for Public Administration and Development Management, UNDESA (5 min). Ms. Anni Haataja, Associate Expert, Division for Public Administration and Development Management, UNDESA (5 min). 10:00 13:00 Theme A: Concepts and Institutions for Citizen Engagement and Accountability in Public Service Delivery 10:00 11:15 Panel 1: The Conceptual and Institutional Framework Chairperson (5 min): Ms. Rethelny Figueroa, Executive Director a.i., Central American Institute of Public Administration. Presenter (20 min): Mr. Enrique Peruzzotti, Professor, Department of Political Science and International Studies, Torquato di Tella University, Argentina, Public Practices and Institutions for Enhancing Public 1

2 Accountability in the Delivery of Public Services through the Engagement of Citizens. Discussant (10 min): Ms. Martha Oyhanarte, Co-founder, Poder Ciudadano, Argentina. Member of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Public Administration. Discussant (10 min): Mr. Mike Rowe, Director of Studies in Public Administration and Management, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom. 11:15 11:30 Coffee Break 11:30 13:00 Panel 2: Shared Accountability Chairperson (5 min): Ms. Khadijah Md. Khalid, Executive Director, International Institute of Public Policy and Management, University of Malaya, Malaysia. Presenter (20 min): Ms. Meredith Edwards, Professor Emeritus, University of Canberra, Australia. Member of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Public Administration, Shared Accountability in Service Delivery: concepts, principles and the Australian Experience. Discussant (10 min): Ms. Angelita Gregorio-Medel, Executive Director, Affiliated Network for Social Accountability, East Asia and the Pacific. Discussant (10 min): Mr. Luiz Alberto Dos Santos, Deputy Minister for Analysis and Follow-up of Government Policies, Presidency of the Republic, Brazil. 13:00 14:15 Lunch Break 14:15 17:30 Theme B: Trends and Regional Perspectives on Citizen Engagement and Accountability in Public Service Delivery 14:15 15:45 Panel 3: Africa and South Asia Perspectives Chairperson (5 min): Mr. Jalal Abdel-Latif, Section Chief, Civil Society and Post-Conflict Section, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa. Presenter (15 min): Mr. Mario Claasen, Researcher, Institute for Democracy in South Africa, South Africa, African Perspective. Presenter (15 min): Mr. Mark Turner, Professor, University of Canberra, Australia, South Asia Perspective. Discussant (10 min): Mr. Fletcher Tembo, Research Fellow, Overseas Development Institute, United Kingdom. 2

3 Discussant (10 min): Mr. Abu Elias Sarker, Associate Professor, 15:45 16:00 Coffee Break 16:00 17:30 Panel 4: East Asia and Arab World Perspectives Chairperson (5 min): Ms. Marta Oyhanarte, Co-founder, Poder Ciudadano, Argentina. Member of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Public Administration. Presenter (15 min): Ms. Angelita Gregorio-Medel, Executive Director, Affiliated Network for Social Accountability East Asia and the Pacific, South East Asia and the Pacific Perspective. Discussant (10 min): Mr. Mark Turner, Professor, University of Canberra. Discussant (10 min): Mr. Abu Elias Sarker, Associate Professor, Tuesday, 12 July 2011 DAY TWO 09:00 10:30 Panel 5: Latin America and OECD Perspectives Chairperson (5 min): Mr. Mike Rowe, Director of Studies in Public Administration and Management, University of Liverpool. Presenter (15 min): Ms. Rethelny Figueroa, Executive Director a.i., Central American Institute of Public Administration, Central America Perspective. Presenter (15 min): Ms. Beatriz Sanz-Corella, Consultant. OECD Perspective. Presenter: (15 min): Mr. Matt Poelmans, Director, CitizenVision, eparticipation Institute, the Netherlands, Public Sector Innovation: from egovernment to igovernance. Discussant (10 min): Mr. Luiz Alberto Dos Santos, Deputy Minister for Analysis and Follow-up of Government Policies, Presidency of the Republic of Brazil. 10:30 10:45 Coffee Break 3

4 10:45 14:30 Theme C: Challenges, Approaches and Tools for Citizen Engagement and Accountability in Public Service Delivery 10:45 12:15 Panel 6: Sector-specific Approaches and Country Experiences for Realization of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Chairperson (5 min): Ms. Meredith Edwards, Professor Emeritus, University of Canberra, Australia. Member of the United Nations Committee of Experts in Public Administration. Presenter (15 min): Mr. Luiz Alberto Dos Santos, Deputy Minister for Analysis and Follow up of Government Policies, Presidency of the Republic of Brazil, Participatory and accountable public service delivery in Brazil. Presenter (15 min): Ms. Taryn Vian, Associate Professor of International Health, Boston University School of Public Health, USA, Accountability and prevention of corruption in healthcare services. Discussant (10 min): Ms. Wanjiru Gikonyo, National Coordinator, Institute for Social Accountability, Kenya. Discussant (10 min): Ms. Pamela Niilus, Consultant, Argentina. Plenary Discussion (35 min) 12:15 13:30 Lunch Break 13:30 14:30 Panel 7: Enhancing Accountability in Public Service Spending through Citizen Engagement Chairperson (5 min): Mr. Abu Elias Sarker, Associate Professor, Presenter (15 min): Mr Štefan Bogdan Šalej, Director General, International Centre for Promotion of Enterprises, Slovenia: Mechanisms for Enhancing Social Accountability of State-Owned Enterprises in the Service Sectors. Discussant (10 min): Angela Capati-Caruso, Senior Governance and Public Administration Officer, UNDESA Discussant (10 min): Mr. Djaffar Zioui, General Rapporteur, Court of Auditors, Algeria 14:30 17:30 Breakout Groups Presenters, discussants and participants in the meeting will form three groups, which will meet in separate rooms. Each group should appoint a chair and a rapporteur. The groups should make sure to come up with a list of conclusions and recommendations to include in the report of the main findings of the group discussion. There will be three groups as follows: 4

5 Working Group A: Concepts and Institutions for Citizen Engagement and Accountability in Public Service Delivery (meeting in Room MOE79) Working Group B: Trends and Regional Perspectives on Citizen Engagement and Accountability in Public Service Delivery (meeting in Room MOE05) Working Group C: Challenges, Approaches and Tools for Citizens Engagement and Accountability in Public Service Delivery (meeting in Room MOE07) Wednesday, 13 July 2011 DAY THREE 09:30 10:00 Reports from Working Groups (10 minutes from each group) 10:00 11:00 Plenary Discussion 11:00 11:15 Coffee Break 11:15 12:00 Simulation Exercise 12:00 12:30 Concluding Remarks Mr. Roberto Villarreal, Chief, Development Management Branch, Division for Public Administration and Development Management, UNDESA. Ms. Jo Dedeyne-Amann, Chief, Implementation Support Section, Corruption and Economic Crime Branch, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. Ms. Angela Capati-Caruso, Senior Governance and Public Administration Officer, Division for Public Administration and Development Management, UNDESA. Ms. Anni Haataja, Associate Expert, Division for Public Administration and Development Management, UNDESA. Closing of Workshop 12:30 17:30 Self-arranged meetings of workshop participants. 5