IIAS at a Glance
The International Institute for Administrative Sciences is a Brussels-based international non-profit organization. Its goal is to advance the study and practice of public administration and public management. It operates at a global level and is funded by states world-wide, but is independent of any of them. Through its links with the United Nations, the IIAS seeks to develop a voice and vision that is encompassing and as objective as possible.
Although it has existed for over seventy years (since 1930), the Institute's focus is on the present and the future. How governance is done and how it could be done better; how the law of administration applies and how it might be applied more correctly; and how the management of public affairs is conducted and how it might be best done – all of these reflect its activities.
Accountability is a core value for the Institute. Those who exercise authority must account for its use to those on whose behalf they use it. Public Administration is the key activity that connects between the power-holders and the citizen. IIAS believes it should be effective, efficient and economical in its execution of the duties and rights of the state. The Institute support modern governance and proper public administration and believe these should be carried out in a way that actively acknowledges diversity, that is respectful of identity and serious belief and that reflects balance.
In order to promote the development of administrative sciences and improve public administration, the IIAS publishes the International Review of Administrative Sciences (in English, French and Arabic) as well as approximately 10 books annually and holds regional as well as one annual international conference.
A small-dedicated bilingual secretariat in Brussels serves the Executive Committee, which is in turn accountable to a fully representative Council of Administration. The President and Director General lead and manage the Institute for its members.
Each year IIAS holds three conferences in three different countries around the world and so host for seven-hundreds plus delegates. The Institute manages a budget of approximately 1 million Euros. One of the main tasks is to lead and coordinate activities among its ninety Member States and National Sections.
The Institute has tow specialised bodies: the International Association of Schools and Institutes of Administration (IASIA) and the European Group of Public Administration (EGPA) – each of which conducts study, research and networking.
For more information (for example working groups, how to get a member, who to contact) please click on IIAS-homepage.
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