Subregional Meetings

As established in the LAGPA Regulations, as a means of action the organisation of sub-regional meetings geared to Central America and the northern and southern countries of South America, is considered.

Chapter for Central America and the Caribbean2011: Guatemala

As a follow up to the Founding Meeting of the Latin American Group of Public Administration that took place last August of 2010, in Chiapas, Mexico, the Coordination of the Group, headed by Jose Castelazo, pursued with diverse institutions the organisation of the First Sub Regional Meeting of LAGPA known as the Chapter for Central America and the Caribbean. With the collaboration of the National Institute of Public Administration of Mexico, the National Institute of Public Administration of Guatemala, the Institute of Research and Political Management of Rafael Landivar University (Guatemala), the venue was held the past 1 and 2 of June in the city of Guatemala, Guatemala.

The Central American and Caribbean Chapter was established in order to articulate the participation of academicians and public servants concerning the objectives of the Group. The main theme was: “The Strengthening of the Institutions of Public Administration under the Rule of Law”.

The discussion of the three succesive Panels seeked to delve into the initial reflections set forth during the first Plenary Session. The topics of the Panels were:

1. Current State of Public Administration (Diagnosis)
2. Where are we headed? (Prognosis)
3. Pertinence and Feasibility (Prospective)

The dynamics of the debate revolved around five key elements:

A number of twenty three members, practitioners and academicians, participated from Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua and Panama. The result of the dialogue, established during the discussions, is summarised in the Guatemala Charter. As with the Chiapas Charter the contents of this new document will be communicated to the Heads of State and Government of Latin America. The feasibility of the proposal is subject to the possibility of enforcement in each country and explicit political support that the Charter receives in each Latin American country.