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INPAE Partner
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Universidad
Autónoma
de Santo Domingo,
Dominican Republic |
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Project
Title
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Design of a Master's Degree Program in Public Administration and
Public Policy |
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Principal Investigator |
Amanda
Castillo, Universidad
Autónoma de Santo Domingo
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Other
Partners
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Utah State
University
The National
Commission for State Reform (CONARE)
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Description |
Development of the
Master's of Public Administration Program curriculum at the Universidad
Autónoma
de Santo Domingo with the assistance of Utah State
University, including an emphasis on the decentralization of the
State with the help of the National Commission for State Reform (CONARE). |
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Need
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The process
of reform and decentralization of the State requires strong
public management, especially at local and state levels of
government. Therefore, public administrators must receive
adequate training to meet the demands of a new intergovernmental
structure. |
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Objective
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To
inform public
managers how they can develop the technical-administrative
capacities necessary to respond to new demands and responsibilities
that will exist within the new State government structure. |
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Accomplishments
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Elaboration of the implementation program for the Master's of Public
Administration Program.
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Implementation of
the Master's of Public Administration Program at the Universidad
Autónoma de Santo Domingo.
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Strengthening of
relationships between national, state and local government
institutions.
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