   
April 16-18, 2008 Vienna, Austria  A well-functioning public sector that delivers quality public services consistent with citizen preferences and that fosters private market led growth while managing fiscal resources prudently is critical to the effort to alleviate poverty. This segment advances this understanding through two interrelated themes:  (a) Public Sector Management. Participants discuss the need for governments to ensure efficient and equitable delivery of public services while minimizing fiscal and social risks. The segment covers principles and practices of fiscal management, including the division and exercise of fiscal powers (taxing, spending and regulatory responsibilities) by various levels of government, intergovernmental finance and policy coordination, budgeting and budgetary institutions, debt management, public financial management, e-government, public management/administration (civil service reform) and alternate service delivery mechanisms and institutions.  (b) Institutions of Accountability in Governance. This segment addresses the need to hold the public sector accountable for all its actions, and especially those that are related to the fulfillment of its core mandates in serving the public interest. Lectures encompass such areas as the legislature (various parliamentary committees, etc.), the executive, the judiciary, the legal framework, the media, and other civil society institutions. It also includes mechanisms for public financial accountability and integrity, rules and codes for fiscal transparency, citizens’ charter, citizens’ score cards on government performance and private-public sector nexus.    |
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