News: India has won the Presidency of the International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS) for the 2025–2028 term. International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS)
About International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS)
- It is an international non-profit organization working as a federation of member states, national sections and academic research centres jointly elaborating public governance solutions to the policy challenges of the day.
- Founded in: It was founded in Madrid in 1930.
- Headquarter: Its headquarter is located in the Brussels, Belgium.
- Objective: IIAS has five objectives–
- Organize high impact events targeting and involving both public service and academia.
- Produce and dissemination relevant knowledge on public governance.
- Enable collaborative and strategic projects with members and partners.
- Accredit both academic and professional training programs in line with standards of best practices in public management.
- To produce and promote comprehensive content on public governance research and practice to different audiences.
- Governance
- Council of Administration: It is the main governance body responsible for appointing the Director General, adopting the budget and accounts, and the program of the association for the financial year.
- It is composed of different kinds of members.
- The Council of Administration is legally responsible among others for the acts of the association.
- Not part of U.N.: It is not a formally affiliated body of the United Nations but actively engages with the UN’s work in the field of public administration.
- Members: It is a global federation comprising 31 member countries, 20 National Sections, and 15 Academic Research Centres, collaborating on scientific research in public administration.
- India has been a member state since 1998.
- India is represented by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances.
