Preface
| Date | 01 November 2006 |
| DOI | http://doi.org/10.1002/pad.4230150302 |
| Published date | 01 November 2006 |
| Author | Gordon Draper |
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION ANR DEVELOPMENT, VOL.
15, 195 (1995)
Preface
THE
HON.
GORDON DRAPER
President,
CAPAM
The inaugural conference of CAPAM with the theme ‘Government in Transition’
was held in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, in August
1994.
The
Conference established CAPAM formally as an institution whose primary aim will
be to enhance Commonwealth co-operation to improve management in
Government.
The Conference was deemed a unique and successful occasion by those who
attended. Its uniqueness lay in its bringing together about
150
Commonwealth
public service leaders at the highest levels from
41
member states. Prime Ministers,
Ministers of Finance and
of
the Public Service, Secretaries to Cabinets and other
important office holders were all represented.
The Conference addressed issues of concern and common interest and concluded
that: ‘despite the diversity
of
the Commonwealth countries, there was a common
pattern in their responses.
So
strong is this common pattern that it could be labelled
a
new paradigm in public administration’.
I
am pleased that Public Administration and Development Journal is publishing
a
special issue to highlight and report on the lessons drawn from the Conference and
to publish key papers presented at the Conference. A separate publication is being
prepared to complete the proceedings of the Conference.
The Board of CAPAM invited one of its members, Dr. Zola Skweyiya, the
Minister of Public Service and Administration in South Africa, who is also
a
contributor to this special issue, to develop a formal proposal to convene the first
regional conference
of
CAPAM in South Africa addressing issues
of
public service
renewal in all the member states
of
southern Africa. The Conference is scheduled for
7-10
June
1995
in Cape Town.
The Board of CAPAM accepted with pleasure the initiative of Dr. Fenech-Adami,
the Prime Minister of Malta, to hold the next General Meeting of CAPAM in Malta
in
1996.
Mr. Joseph Tabone, Board member from Malta,
is
convening a Planning
Committee to prepare for the Conference, which will be entitled: A New Public
Administration: Global Challenges and Local Solutions.
The Hon. Dr. Gordon Draper
is
Minister, Public Administration and Public Information,
Office
of
the
Prime Minister, Port
of
Spain, Trinidad and
Tobago.
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1995
by
John
Wiley
Kc
Sons,
Ltd.
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