India likely to host IIAS annual conference in 2025

• India has expressed its willingness to host the 2025 International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS) annual conference in Kerala in 2025.

• The 2025 annual conference of IIAS would be attended by 30 member countries, 18 national sections and more than 50 IIAS universities/institutes of public administration in member countries.

• In accordance with India’s governance model, the theme for 2025 IIAS annual conference at Kochi is proposed as ‘Next Generation Administrative Reforms - Empowering the Citizens and Reaching the Last Mile’.

International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS)

• The International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS) is an international non-profit organisation with scientific purposes. 

• IIAS is a federation of member states, national sections and academic research centres jointly elaborating public administration solutions to the policy challenges of the day. 

• It was established in 1930 and is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.

• IIAS is a worldwide professional association in the field of governance. 

• It is also a holding of autonomous international and regional institutions.

Functions of IIAS:

i) To organise high impact events targeting and involving both public service and academe.

ii) To produce and disseminate relevant knowledge on public governance.

iii) To enable collaborative and strategic projects with members and partners.

iv) To accredit both academic and professional training programs in line with standards of best practices in public management.

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