International Conference on Governance and Public Policy:

Issues and Challenges

July 16-18, 2009 .

FJWU aims to promote the highest standards of academic excellence in teaching and learning bearing in mind not only the educational needs of individual students and teachers but also the cultural, political, social and economic needs of the society, latter by forming closer links with the world of industry and commerce.
Department of Public Administration
The department aims to be academically rigorous and innovative in its approach. Each of its program prepares women graduates to be:

• Leaders who foster shared objectives and teamwork;
• Professionals who uphold an organization’s ethical and operational responsibilities;
• Managers who understand the technical, functional, and specialized areas of public as well as business sectors;
• Integrators who combine strategy with theory, practice, and new ideas.

                                                                                                                              
Background and Goals
Governance can be defined as the use of political power, policy initiatives and organizational capacity to manage society’s affairs and challenges. The field of governance is varied at international, national and local level. There are many issues and challenges faced at each level. There are many actors who are working at three levels of governance and by their participation and contribution there could be better solutions of the problems faced due to bad governance.
Public policy (the statement and actions defined by the government) is concerned with every individual living in a country and its effects in different ways. The issues of health, education, employment, poverty, gender issues, financial situations and many other things of individuals are discussed in public policies and proper planning is being done for the betterment of the public. These policies constantly add or subtract from the quality of one’s life besides directly or indirectly affecting one in a number of ways. 
Public policies are part of governance and are not a new concern for the government. Policies are being made to solve the problems and issues confronting people individually and collectively. Usually they are being made by looking at the different forces such as socio-economic forces, political system characteristics etc. for the betterment of the people but there are many problems generated by these policies which we face in our daily life. The impacts of these policies are so pervasive that we deal with them unknowingly. In developing countries especially SAARC countries the impacts of public policies are obvious which can be seen in increasing number of absolute poverty, unemployment, low education quality, increasing gender issues day by day and bad financial position of the people and of governments as well. 
The purpose of this conference is to share experiences and insights and bring together research scholars working in various fields from all over the world.
Conference Topics
National and International participants are invited to present their research papers related to the following themes:

• Governance and Policy: Issues and Challenges
• Management (both public and private sectors)
• Human Resource Management (Public and private Sectors)

The sub-themes are:

• Issues And Challenges Faced By Public Administration
• Relevant Policy Issues Regarding Health, Education, Social Welfare, Labour, Public-Private Partnerships.
• Issues Related To Decentralization
• New Public Management
• Gender Issues And Governance
• Conflict And Change Management
• Civil Society and Public Policy
• Business And Society
• Total Quality Management
• Financial Planning And Management
• Small Business Management
• Issues And Challenges In Human Resource Management

Important dates

• A maximum 500 words abstract of paper should reach the conference secretariat by May 10th, 2009
• Notification of Abstracts Approval May 20th, 2009.
• The final date for the submission of full length papers along with presentation June 15th, 2009.

Note: Abstracts and full length papers with presentations should be send via email to publicadmin@fjwu.edu.pk
Registration for the Conference
Registration deadline is 25th May, 2009

For National Participants
Participants interested in presenting their papers or participate in the conference should make a Bank Draft in favor of Vice Chancellor Fatima Jinnah Women University and send it to conference secretariat.
For International Participants
International participants should electronically transfer the registration amount. The details are as follows:
Name of Bank: First Women Bank Limited
Branch:             The Mall, Rawalpindi
Account No:                 06000139       
SWIFT Code:            AMXAEIBUS 33

Note: the registration fees include conference material, lunch/dinner and refreshments.
The schedule of registration fees is as follows:

            * Proof of enrollment letter to be provided
Note: No registrations will be accepted by telephone/email.

Conference Secretariat:
For further information please contact

• Ch. Shoaib Akhter

Conference Coordinator

• Ms. Mominah Yousaf

Assistant Conference Coordinator

 Address:
Department of Public Administration
Room 25, Science Block
Fatima Jinnah Women University,
The Mall, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Phone: 051-9270050-57, ext 144
E-mail: publicadmin@fjwu.edu.pk