ASIA-PACIFIC PANELONPUBLIC ADMINISTRATIONTime and DateVenue
Conference site

4:30 pm – 6:30 pm
New Delhi, India
The Hotel AshokConvention Hall A

8 November 2002

ThemeRole Sharing and Collaboration
Between Governments and NGOsfor National Development

Introduction
The accumulated financial deficits in the developed countries and theshortage of development assistance funds in the developing countries have forced
many governments to reform public management to make it more efficient andeffective. The people’s needs towards the government have become increasingly
complicated and diversified due to social and economic changes. In addition, thecitizens are becoming eager to participate in the policy implementation process suchas in public service delivery. The roles hitherto played by the government, especially
service delivery and management of public facilities, are now being shared by various
non-governmental actors. Particularly, the performances of NGOs are attracting theattention of many including citizens, governments, and students of publicadministration.
In several of the developing countries, in lieu of weak nationalgovernments, NGOs have been assuming the roles of agents of developmentassistance programs for improving social welfare services. In contrast, in thedeveloped countries, because of financial difficulties, NGOs, private enterprises andthe citizens have come to share some roles of the government especially service
delivery.
Questions are: which actors should be the main agents of public services,and how to construct creative collaboration and networking among the various actors
in delivering public services. In some countries, NGOs are the most trusted actors,
above and over the government and the other organizations, while in other countries,
especially in deficit driven countries, NGOs are viewed as the least cost implementersof service delivery. Another argument is that as for the developing countries wecannot after all expect much out of NGOs and that rather, the priority in developing
countries should be given to strengthening the present weak national governments.
In these contexts, we will hold this panel with the following objectives:(1) To increase the knowledge on the roles played by the NGOs in the publicservices,(2) To further analyze the relationships between governments and NGOs, and(3) To discuss how to construct creative collaboration between governments andNGOs.
In addition, how to evaluate public services involving the various actors should also
be discussed.

Keynote Speakerf Mr. Akira Iriyama
President, The Sasakawa Peace Foundation
JapanPanelists
f Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan
National Coordinator, LOK SATTA People PowerIndia

f Dr. Chindalak Vadhanasindhu
Associate Professor and Dean, School of Public Administration
National Institute of Development Administration
Thailandf Mr. Isagani Serrano
Vice-President, Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement
The Philippines

f Mr. Jacques Mariel Nzouankeu
Permanent Secretary
Observatoire des Fonctions Publiques Africaines

f Mr. Guido Bertucci
Director, Department of Economic and Social Affairs
United NationsChairperson
X Mr. Hiromitsu Kataoka
Professor, Waseda University, Japan(Assisted by Dr. Hiroko Kudo, Waseda University, Japan)

Vice-chairperson
X Dr. Itoko Suzuki
Professor, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan

Organization of the Panel
16:30-17:00

Keynote speech

17:00-17:45

Presentation by Dr. Narayan,
Dr. Vadhanasindhu and Mr. Serrano

17:45-18:05

Comments by Mr. Nzouankeu and Mr. Bertucci

18:05-18:25

Discussion

18:25-18:30

Conclusion by the Chairperson

Organizers
Japan Steering Committee for the Study of NPM,
Kataoka Research Institute, Waseda University
1-6-1, Nishiwaseda, Shinjukuku,
TOKYO, 169-0051, JAPANInternational Institute of Administrative Sciences
Rue Defacqz 1, Box 11, B-1000
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM

Program coordinator
Ms. Yuko Kaneko
Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications,
Government of Japan
E-mail: ykaneko@soumu.go.jp