Institute of Public Administration board meets

10/ IPA Board Meets

Muscat, Mar 28 (ONA) --- The Board of Directors of the Institute of Public Administration (IPA) today
held its 1st meeting for 2016 under the chairmanship of Sheikh Khalid bin Omar al-Marhoon, Minister of Civil
Service, Chairman of the IPA Board of Directors.

The meeting reviewed the report on following up the implementation of the decisions taken by the Board
at its fourth meeting for 2015, as well as the items listed on the agenda of the first meeting for 2016. The
agenda included several development projects for the different activities of the Institute.

On the other hand, the Board discussed the IPA’s performance indicators during the first quarter of
2016, the training activity report and the efforts made to meet the training needs of the employees at the
administrative system of the state.

It also reviewed the preparatory measures for the Sultanate to host the Euro-MENA Dialogues on Public
Management. The conference is organized, in collaboration with Aix Marseille University (AMU), Middle East &
North Africa Public Administration Research (MENAPAR) and IPA of Bahrain.

The Board also discussed the Institute's plan to implement the entrepreneurship program, in coordination
with the Public Authority for SMEs Development. The program comes in response to the recommendations of Seeh
Al Shamikhat Symposium. It targets the training of public employees who are dealing directly with
entrepreneurs.

The meeting reviewed a range of other items listed on the agenda and took appropriate decisions
towards them.

The meeting was attended by Sayyid Salim bin Musallam al-Busaidi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of
Civil Service for Administrative Development Affairs, Deputy Chairman of the IPA Board, Dr. Muna bint Salim
al-Jardaniyah, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Manpower for Technical Education and Vocational Training,
Saud bin Salim al-Balushi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Education for Educational Planning and Human
Resources Development, Dr. Ali bin Huwaishel al-Shu'aili, Assistant Vice-Chancellor of the Sultan Qaboos
University (SQU) for Administrative and Financial Affairs, Kameel bin Majid al-Mosawi, Director General of
Financial Planning at the Ministry of Finance and Sayyid Zaki bin Hilal al-Busaidi, IPA Director General.
--- Ends/MS/KH