AGENDA THE REGIONAL FORUM ON REINVENTING GOVERNMENT IN ASIA: Towards Transparent and Accountable Governance Hotel Borobudur, Jakarta 14-16 November 2007 DAY I WEDNESDAY, 14 NOVEMBER 2007 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Registration and Welcome Reception 9:00 a.m. Opening Ceremony Opening Statement Mr. Jomo Kwame Sundaram Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) Welcome Address H.E. Mr. Taufiq Effendi Minister of State for Administrative Reforms Opening Remarks Mr. Myungsoo Cho Director United Nations Governance Centre (UNGC) Congratulatory Address Mr. Hakan Bjorkman Resident Representative a.i. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Indonesia 9:30 a.m. Group Photo and Coffee Break
10:00 a.m. Session I: Reforms to Build and Sustain Transparency and Accountability in the Public Sector Chairperson H.E. Mr. Daniyal Aziz Federal Minister and Chairman National Reconstruction Bureau Member, National Assembly of Pakistan Context Presentations Dr. Mohammed Emir Mavani Advisor and Expert in Government Reform Ministry of Finance and Industry United Arab Emirates Dr. Pan-suk Kim Professor of Public Administration College of Government and Business Yonsei University, Republic of Korea Mr. Erry Riyana Hardjapamekas Vice Chairman, Corruption Eradication Commission Key Note Country Presentations Indonesia: Republic of Korea: Mongolia: Thailand: Timor-Leste: Dr. Ismail Mohammad Deputy for Policy and Public Service Management Studies, National Institute of Public Administration H.E. Mr. Byong-seob Kim Chairman, Presidential Committee on Government Innovation Mr. Purevjav Gansukh Acting Director, Multilateral Cooperation Ministry of Foreign Affairs H.E. Dr. Khunying Dhipavadee Meksawan Minister to the Office of the Prime Minister Mr. Florindo Pereira Secretary of State for Administrative Reform 11:30 a.m. Coffee Break 2
11:45 a.m. Continuation of Session I: Additional Presentation of Country Experiences 12:45 p.m. Session I Summary Mr. Muhammad Ajmal Khan Chief Operating Officer National Commission for Human Development Pakistan 1:00 p.m. Lunch 2:30 p.m. Session II: Programmes to Combat Corruption Chairperson H.E. Mr. Byong-seob Kim Chairman, Presidential Committee on Government Innovation Republic of Korea Context Presentations Mr. Stuart Gilman Director, Anti-Corruption Programme United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Dr. Prijono Tjiptoherijanto Professor, Faculty of Economics University of Indonesia Key Note Country Presentations Indonesia: China: Malaysia: Philippines: Mr. Amin Sunaryadi Vice-Chairman Corruption Eradication Commission Mr. Hai Dong Deputy Director General Ministry of Supervision Mr. Remeli bin Awang Director, Malaysian Administrative Modernization and Manpower Planning Unit (MAMPU) Atty. Virginia P. Santiago Director, Office of the Deputy Ombudsman for Visayas, Department of Agriculture 4:00 p.m. Coffee Break 3
4:15 p.m. Continuation of Session II: Additional Presentation of Country Experiences 4:45 p.m. Session II Summary Dr. Sukehiro Hasegawa Professor, Hosei University and United Nations University, Tokyo Former Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Timor-Leste 5:00 p.m. Special Session: Reform in the Finance Department: Toward Transparent and Accountable Governance Dr. Mulia P. Nasution Secretary General Ministry of Finance 5:30 p.m. Close of Day I 6:30 p.m. Cultural Performance Reception Co-Hosted by: H.E. Mr. Taufiq Effendi Minister of State for Administrative Reforms & Dr. Fauzi Bowo Governor of Jakarta Chairman of the Association of Provincial Governors in Indonesia DAY II: THURSDAY, 15 NOVEMBER 2007 9:00 a.m. Session III: Capacity and Accountability in Local Governments Introduction by Chair H.E. Dr. Khunying Dhipavadee Meksawan Minister to the Office of the Prime Minister Kingdom of Thailand Context Presentations Mr. G. Shabbir Cheema Global Forum Coordinator Division for Public Administration and Development Management United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Professor Komaruddin Expert in Management Systems Ministry of State for Administrative Reforms, 4
Key Note Country Presentations Indonesia: Dr. Fadel Muhammad Governor of Gorontalo Pakistan Bangladesh India H.E. Mr. Daniyal Aziz Federal Minister and Chairman National Reconstruction Bureau Member, National Assembly of Pakistan Dr. Kamal Abdul Naser Chowdhury Joint Secretary, Ministry of Local Government, Development and Cooperatives Dr. Siripurapu Kesava Rao Principal, Administrative Staff College Hyderabad, India 10:30 a.m. Coffee Break 10:45 a.m. Continuation of Session III: Additional Presentation of Country Experiences 11:45 a.m. Session III Summary Mr. Jonathan S. Paris Senior Advisor MBI International & Partners 12:00 p.m. Lunch Key Note Address Global Trends for Accountability and Transparency Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim President, AccountAbility Former Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia Former Minister of Finance of Malaysia 1:30 p.m. Session IV: Service Delivery and Access Introduction by Chair Mr. Myungsoo Cho Director United Nations Governance Centre (UNGC) Context Presentation Dr. Alex Brillantes Dean and Professor National College of Public Administration and Governance University of the Philippines 5
Key Note Country Presentations Indonesia: Cambodia: China: Republic of Korea: Laos: Nepal: Sri Lanka: Vietnam: Mr. Ir. Cerdas Kaban Deputy Minister of State for Administrative Reforms in Public Service H.E. Mr. Ngo Hongly Secretary-General Council for Administrative Reform Mr. Lai Hairong Deputy Director and Senior Fellow China Center for Comparative Politics and Economics (CCCPE) Mr. Soyeon Cho Director, Exec. Search and Eval. Div. Civil Service Commission Mr. Khammoune Viphongxay Deputy Chairperson, Public Administration and Civil Service Authority Mr. Ganga Dutta Awasthi Joint Secretary Ministry of Local Development Mr. Jinasiri Dadallage Director, Public Sector Training Ministry of Public Administration and Home Affairs Mr. Pham Bich San Professor Hanoi University 3:00 p.m. Coffee Break 3:15 p.m. Continuation of Session IV: Additional Presentation of Country Experiences 4:20 p.m. Session IV Summary Ms. Meredith Rowen Governance and Public Administration Officer Division for Public Administration and Development Management United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs 4:35 p.m. Introduction to the Working Groups 6
5:00 p.m. Special Session: Reinventing Government Programmes in Indonesia 5:30 p.m. Close of Day II Mr. I Dewa Putu Rai Deputy of Politics, Law and Security Ministry of National Development Planning 6:30 p.m. Cultural Performance Reception Hosted by Prof. Dr. Ginanjar Kartasasmita Chairman of Regional Representatives of Parliament Chairman of the Indonesia Public Administration Association DAY III: FRIDAY, 16 NOVEMBER 2007 9:00 a.m. Initiation of the Working Groups Group I: Reforms to Build and Sustain Transparency and Accountability in the Public Sector Resource People: Dr. Mohammed Emir Mavani Advisor and Expert in Government Reform Ministry of Finance and Industry United Arab Emirates Dr. Pan-suk Kim Professor of Public Administration College of Government and Business Yonsei University, Republic of Korea Group II: Programmes to Combat Corruption Resource Person: Dr. Prijono Tjiptoherijanto Professor, Faculty of Economics University of Indonesia Group III: Capacity and Accountability in Local Governments Resource Person: Mr. G. Shabbir Cheema Global Forum Coordinator Division for Public Administration and Development Management UNDESA 7
Group IV: Service Delivery and Access Resource Person: 10:30 a.m. Coffee Break 10:45 a.m. Continuation of Working Group Discussions 12:00 p.m. Lunch 1:30 p.m. Wrap-Up Session Dr. Alex Brillantes Dean and Professor National College of Public Administration and Governance University of the Philippines Chair Mr. G. Shabbir Cheema Global Forum Coordinator Division for Public Administration and Development Management United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs 1:35 p.m. Working Group I: Presentation & Discussion of Results 2:05 p.m. Working Group II: Presentation & Discussion of Results 2:35 p.m. Coffee Break 2:50 p.m. Working Group III: Presentation & Discussion of Results 3:20 p.m. Working Group IV: Presentation & Discussion of Results 3:50 p.m. Wrap-Up Discussions and Evaluation 4:05 p.m. Closing Ceremony 4:30 p.m. Close of the Regional Forum in Asia Followed by cocktail reception Hosted by the UNGC Venue: Hotel Borobudur Presentations from the Regional Forum in Asia will be posted online on the UNGC website at www.ungc.org 8