Seminar
Details
Tackling these challenges, the College of Local Administration (COLA) of Khon Kaen University will hold a seminar series in September and October 2020 with the support of the KAS in Thailand. Seven topics in seven seminar sessions will focus on the current situation regarding public policy implementation and the digital advancement in Thailand’s administration. Various experts in the field from Thailand and abroad will give lectures and discuss with the audience. The COLA faculty members as well as lecturers, academics, and staff members from other faculties in the university will be invited to attend either on-site or online.
The seminar sessions will take place at the College and will also be broadcasted via COLA’s Facebook Live. The dates, times, and the topics are:
Program
3 September 2020 at 08:00 – 11:30 hrs
Seminar topic: Policy Research and Policy Analysis Methods
Speaker:
Andrey Timofeev
International Center for Public Policy (ICEPP)
Georgia State University, USA
10 September 2020 at 13:30 – 16:00 hrs
Seminar topic: Digital platform for promoting public engagement and local democracy
Speaker:
Dr. Robert Krimmer
Ragnar Nurkse Department of Innovation and Governance
School of Business and Governance
Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia
17 September 2020 at 13:30 – 16:00 hrs
Seminar topic: Digital Government Transformation for Equitable and Inclusive Public Services
Speaker:
Assoc. Prof. Gustaf Juell-Skielse
Department of Computer and Systems Science
Stockholm University, Sweden
1 October 2020 at 09:00 – 11:30 hrs
Seminar topic: The Blurred Boundary of Public and Private Affairs in the 21st Century
Speaker:
Bruce Gilley
Mark O. Hatfield School of Government
College of Urban and Public Affairs
Portland State University, USA
8 October 2020 at 13:00 – 15:30 hrs
Seminar topic: A New Look of Public Administration
Speaker:
Asst. Prof. Dr. David Lee
College of Social Sciences
University of Hawaiʻi Mānoa, USA
15 October 2020 at 09:00 – 11:30 hrs
Seminar topic: Governance as a Strategy for National Development
Speaker:
Dr. Gillian Koh
Institute of Policy Studies (IPS)
Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
National University of Singapore
28 October 2020 at 13:00 – 15:30 hrs
Seminar topic: Digital Transformation: A New Focus of Thai Government’s Policy
Speaker:
Airada Luangvilai
Digital Government Development Agency (DGA), Thailand
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