Conferences
AAPAM organizes an Annual Roundtable Conference held in various countries across the continent. The Association also holds other conferences focusing on current critical issues in African public administration and management in order to increase the knowledge and skills of policy-makers and all stakeholders across the continent. The conferences are international platforms for sharing knowledge, networking and championing a common agenda towards development in Africa. They bring together delegates from various countries across Africa, including: Ministers; High-level public functionaries drawn from Executive, Legislative and Judicial Arms of Government; Heads of national planning ministries/agencies/offices/commissions, Renowned academics and researchers; Civic leaders (from NGOs and Civil Society organisations); Representatives from banks and financial institutions, industry, donor agencies, United Nations, the African Union, and other international organisations.
PLACES WHERE PAST CONFERENCES WERE HELD
1. AUGUST - 1978
VENUE: Freetown, Sierra Leone
THEME: African Public Services:
Prospects for t he 1980's
2. AUGUST - 1979
VENUE: Nairobi, Kenya
THEME: A Profile of the African Public
Service in the 1980's
3. SEPTEMBER - 1980
VENUE: Victoria, Seychelles
THEME: African Public Services and
Public Policy in the1980's
4. DECEMBER - 1981
VENUE: Salisbury, Zimbabwe
THEME: Personnel Development Management
and Utilisation in a Performance Oriented African Public Service in the 1980's
5. NOVEMBER - 1983
VENUE: Arusha, Tanzania
THEME: The Changing Ecology of Public
Administration and Management in Africa
6. DECEMBER -1984
VENUE: Blantyre, Malawi
THEME: Public
Enterprises Versus Privatisation: Which Way For Africa
7. DECEMBER - 1985
VENUE: Accra, Ghana
THEME: Food Crisis in
Africa: Policy & Management Issues
8. DECEMBER - 1986
VENUE: Maseru, Lesotho
THEME: Policy and
Management Issues in the Transport Sector
9. DECEMBER - 1987
VENUE: Gaborone, Botswana
THEME: African Crisis,
Structural Adjustment and Impact on Responses by Public Administration and Management in Africa
10. NOVEMBER -1988
VENUE: Kampala,Uganda
THEME: Human Resource
Development and Employment: Policy and Management Issues
11. DECEMBER - 1989
VENUE: Victoria, Seychelles
THEME: Towards
Enhancing Entrepreneurship in African Public and Private Sectors
12. DECEMBER - 1990
VENUE: Abuja, Nigeria
THEME: Mobilising the
Informal sector and NGO's for Recovery Development: Policy and Management
Issues
13. DECEMBER - 1991
VENUE: Mbabane, Swaziland
THEME: Ethics and
Accountability in African Public Services
14. DECEMBER -1992
VENUE: Arusha, Tanzania
THEME: Managing Science
and Technology Policy in Africa
15. JANUARY - 1994
VENUE: Banjul, The Gambia
THEME: Political
Pluralism and Good Governance in Africa: Implications for the Public Service
16. NOVEMBER - 1994
VENUE: Nairobi, Kenya
THEME: Mobilisation and
Utilisation of Resources for Effective Performance in the Public Service
17. MARCH - 1996
VENUE: Cairo, Egypt
THEME: Civil Service Reform
in Africa: Past Experiences and Future Trends
18. MARCH -1997
VENUE: Nairobi, Kenya
THEME: Decentralisation
as a Principle of Democratic Governance in Africa: Issues and Options
19. NOVEMBER - 1997
VENUE: Gaborone, Botswana
THEME: Preparing
African Public Administration and Management for the 21st Century
20. NOVEMBER - 1998
VENUE: Nairobi, Kenya
THEME: Public -Private
Sector Partnership: the Path to Africa's Accelerated Development
21. NOVEMBER - 1999
VENUE: Kampala, Uganda
THEME: Quality
Management Assurances in Africa
22. NOVEMBER - 2000
VENUE: Victoria, Seychelles
THEME: Good Governance
in Africa
23. MARCH - 2002
VENUE: Abuja, Nigeria
THEME: Managing Change
in a Globalizing Economy
24. NOVEMBER - 2002
VENUE: Maseru, Lesotho
THEME: The African
Public Service in the 21st Century
25. APRIL - 2004
VENUE: Banjul, The Gambia
THEME: The Role of
Public Service in Poverty Reduction Strategies: Challenges and Solutions
26. MARCH - 2005
VENUE: Mombasa, Kenya
THEME: The Enabling
State and the Role of the Public Service in Wealth Creation: Problems and Strategies
for Development in Africa
27. DECEMBER - 2005
VENUE: Livingstone, Zambia
THEME: Harnessing the
Partnership of the Public and Non-State Sectors for Sustainable Development and
Good Governance in Africa: Problems. and the Way Forward
28. DECEMBER - 2006
VENUE: Arusha, Tanzania
THEME: Towards an
Effective Delivery of Public Services in Africa
29. SEPTEMBER - 2007
VENUE: Mbabane, Swaziland
THEME: Political and
Managerial Leadership for Change and Development in Africa
30. OCTOBER - 2008
VENUE: Accra, Ghana
THEME: Enhancing the
Performance of the Public Service in a Developmental State
31. SEPTEMBER - 2009
VENUE: Nairobi, Kenya
THEME: The World
Economic Crisis: Challenges to the African Public Administration Systems
32. NOVEMBER - 2010
VENUE: Durban, South Africa
THEME: Repositioning
the African Public Services for the Realization of National Visions
33. NOVEMBER - 2011
VENUE: Lilongwe, Malawi
THEME: Strengthening
Citizen Engagement through Decentralization to Enhance Public Service Delivery
in Africa
34. NOVEMBER - 2012
VENUE: Zanzibar, Tanzania
THEME: Performance
Management for Improving Public Service Delivery in Africa
35. NOVEMBER - 2013
VENUE: Kigali, Rwanda
THEME: Quality
Leadership for Effective and Efficient Management of Public Service in Africa
36. MARCH - 2015
VENUE: Rabat, Kingdom of Morocco
THEME: Effective
Partnerships for Citizen Centred Sustainable Development
37. MARCH - 2016
VENUE: Lusaka, Zambia
THEME: Transforming
Public Administration and Management (PAM) in order to contribute towards the
Agenda 2063 within the context of the Sustainable Development Goals”.
38. NOVEMBER - 2017
VENUE: El Jadida, Kingdom of Morocco
THEME: A Transformed
Leadership: Managing National Resources to achieve the objectives of Africa
Agenda 2063 and Sustainable Development Goals
39. NOVEMBER - 2018
VENUE: Gaborone, Botswana
THEME: Innovation,
Resourcefulness, Integration and Inclusivity; Fundamentals for the Transformation
of Governance and Public Administration in Africa to achieve the Agenda 2063
and Sustainable Development Goals.
40. DECEMBER - 2019
VENUE: Cairo, Egypt
THEME: Transforming Institutions in Africa for Sustainable Development.