The Eastern Regional Organization for Public Administration (EROPA) was formed "In order to advance the economic and social development of the Region through the promotion of the study, practice and status of

public administration Public Administration (a form of governance) or Public Policy and Administration (an academic discipline) is the implementation of public policy, administration of government establishment ( public governance), management of non-profit es ...

and adoption of adequate administrative systems", by

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signed in

Manila Manila ( , ; fil, Maynila, ), officially the City of Manila ( fil, Lungsod ng Maynila, ), is the capital of the Philippines, and its second-most populous city. It is highly urbanized and, as of 2019, was the world's most densely populated ...

in the

Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

on 19 June 1958. EROPA was officially formed on 5 December 1960. EROPA is a partner of the

United Nations Public Administration Network The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) is part of the United Nations Secretariat and is responsible for the follow-up to major United Nations Summits and Conferences, as well as services to the United Nations Econ ...

(UNPAN). EROPA also has

special consultative status The consultative status is a phrase whose use can be traced to the founding of the United Nations and is used within the UN community to refer to "Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Soc ...

with the

United Nations Economic and Social Council The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC; french: links=no, Conseil économique et social des Nations unies, ) is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations, responsible for coordinating the economic and social fields ...

. The Philippines remains the center for its activities, since having hosted the first ''Regional Conference on Public Administration'' 7 to 20 June 1958, with EROPA being based out of

National College of Public Administration and Governance National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, c ...

University of the Philippines The University of the Philippines (UP; fil, Pamantasan ng Pilipinas Unibersidad ng Pilipinas) is a state university system in the Philippines. It is the country's national university, as mandated by Republic Act No. 9500 (UP Charter of 20 ...

Quezon City Quezon City (, ; fil, Lungsod Quezon ), also known as the City of Quezon and Q.C. (read in Filipino as Kyusi), is the List of cities in the Philippines, most populous city in the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a populatio ...

. In addition to the headquarters in the Philippines, it has four active centers: * Development Management Center (South Korea) in conjunction with the

National Human Resources Development Institute The National Human Resources Development Institute () is a South Korean government agency under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Personnel Management responsible for the education and training of civil servants The civil service is a colle ...

Gyeonggi Province Gyeonggi-do (, ) is the most populous province in South Korea. Its name, ''Gyeonggi'', means "京 (the capital) and 畿 (the surrounding area)". Thus, ''Gyeonggi-do'' can be translated as "Seoul and the surrounding areas of Seoul". Seoul, the na ...

* Human Resource Research Center (formerly ''E-Government Research Center'') (China) in conjunction with the Chinese Academy of Personnel Science in

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* Local Government Center (Japan) in conjunction with the Local Autonomy College in

Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.46 ...

*Policy Studies Center (Indonesia) in conjunction with the National Institute of Public Administration in

Jakarta Jakarta (; , bew, Jakarte), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta ( id, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta) is the capital city, capital and list of Indonesian cities by population, largest city of Indonesia. Lying on the northwest coa ...

. * Training Center (India) in conjunction with the

Indian Institute of Public Administration The Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA) was established in 1954 and is research and training organization under the Ministry of Personnel The Ministry of Personnel was one of the Six Ministries under the Department of State Affa ...

New Delhi New Delhi (, , ''Naī Dillī'') is the capital of India and a part of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Parliament Hous ...

Membership

The membership of EROPA includes states, institutions, and individuals. (Current/Active) State members: # (founding member) # (founding member) # (founding member) # (assumed from the founder member ) # (1961) # (1962) # (1966, 2022) # (1969) # (1983) (Current/Inactive) State members # (1963) # (1985) (Former) State members: # (founding member) # (1965) # (1976) # (1995)

Conferences

List of conferences organized by EROPA (as per their website):

Publications

EROPA produces the biannual journal ''Asian Review of Public Administration'' (ARPA) since 1989. The organization also produces the quarterly newsletter ''EROPA Bulletin'' since 1976.

References

External links

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Asian Review of Public Administration (ARPA) official website
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