The deadline for submitting abstracts and panel proposals for the IIAS-DARPG India Conference 2025 is fast approaching. Don't miss your chance to contribute to this prestigious global event, scheduled to take place in New Delhi. The conference will bring together leading scholars, practitioners, and thought leaders to discuss vital issues in public governance, digital transformation, and their impact on efficiency, reliability, and effectiveness in public administration.

The International Review of Administrative Sciences (IRAS), IIAS leading scientific journal, is pleased to announce an update to its authors’ guidelines, including the introduction of a new article format: the "review article." This format allows authors to provide a comprehensive overview of the state of the art in current debates, focusing on the theoretical contributions within a specific topic.

In a productive meeting held at the National Institute of Public Administration (INAP) in Mexico, in October 2024, leading representatives from the International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS) and INAP gathered to discuss avenues for collaboration and the prospect of re-establishing INAP’s membership with IIAS as a national section.

The LAGPA 2024 Conference was held in Mexico City, Mexico, on 22-24 October 2024. The event was organized by the Latin American Group for Public Administration (LAGPA), the regional entity of the International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS), the University of Valle (Colombia), and the Mexican National Institute of Public Administration (INAP) with support from the Latin American and Caribbean Development Bank (CAF), and addressed the theme "New Perspectives and Challenges of Democracy and Governance in Latin America." Convening approximately 200 participants over three days, the conference brought together attendees from Mexico, Colombia, Tunisia, Morocco, Uruguay, Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, and the United States to discuss critical issues facing the Latin American region.

On October 14-15, 2024, the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) and the International Association of Schools and Institutes of Administration (IASIA), the specialized entity of the International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS), convened an Expert Group Meeting at the UN Headquarters in New York. This event was part of the UN DESA/IASIA Global Task Force aimed at developing new Standards of Excellence for Public Administration Education and Training.

We are excited to announce the launch of new website pages for both the International Association of Schools and Institutes of Administration (IASIA) and the Latin American Group of Public Administration (LAGPA).

The 46th Annual Conference of the European Group for Public Administration (EGPA) took place from September 3 to 6, 2024, at Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences in Athens. This year's conference attracted over 593 participants from 45 countries, who came together to engage in meaningful discussions under the theme: "Strengthening Democratic Governance for Better Public Policies and Services."

A delegation from the China National Academy of Governance (CNAG), an esteemed member of the International Association of Schools and Institutes of Administration (IASIA/IIAS), visited the IIAS headquarters in Brussels on September 23, 2024. Led by Mr. LI Yi, Vice President of CNAG, the delegation was warmly welcomed by Director General Sofiane Sahraoui and the IIAS Secretariat.