The 4th Annual Conference of the Asian Association for Public Administration (AAPA) The Paradigm Shift of Welfare Administration and Social Policy in Asia Sangnam Hall, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea January 17-18, 2013 17 January 2012 (Thursday) 9:15 – 9:45 Registration 9:45 – 10:15 Welcoming and Opening Remarks Professor Pan Suk Kim Vice President, AAPA Dean, College of Government and Business Yonsei University, South Korea Professor Anthony Cheung, President, AAPA Congratulatory Remarks President or Provost (TBC), Yonsei University Professor Kwang Kook Park, President, Korean Association for Public Administration (KAPA) Group Photo (all participants) 10:15– 11:55 Plenary Session on Public Governance Innovation Moderator: Dr. Eko Prasojo, Vice Minister of Administrative Reform, Indonesia Innovations for Responsive Public Governance: The Experience of Pasig City under a Decentralized Regime Professor Alex B. Brillantes, Jr. and Maricel T. Fernandez National College of Public Administration and Governance University of the Philippines Meritocracy and Consultation: Established Features and Recent Trends in the Governance of Singapore Professor David S. Jones Faculty of Business, Economics and Policy Studies University of Brunei, Darussalam Bureaucratic Reform in Indonesia Dr. Eko Prasojo Vice Minister of Administrative Reform, Indonesia Good Governance Values, Performance and Trust in Government: Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand Professor Soonhee Kim Department of Public Administration and International Affairs, Maxwell School Syracuse University, USA 11:55 – 13:15 Luncheon 13:15 – 15:00 Parallel Sessions Panel 1: Policy Learning and Transfer in Asian Countries Moderator: Professor Ma Jun, Sun Yat-Sen University, China Making Decentralization Work: Nursing Care Service Reform in Japan Professor Osamu Koike and Yuri Hosono Yokohama National University, Japan Dynamics of Public Policy Making in Malaysia: The Policy Transfer Approach Dr. Khairiah Salwa Mokhtar Political Science Department Universiti Sains Malaysia Citizen’s Charter: An Innovation in Public Service Delivery Assessment in Local Governments Policy Implementation Lizan Estante Perante-Calina Legislative Researcher House of Representatives, Congress of the Philippines Panel 2: Public Administration and Environmental Policy and Planning Moderator: Professor Heung Suk Choi, Korea University Environmental Governance – The Case of Abandoned Salt Pond in Taiwan Professor Yungnane Yang Department of Political Science & Institute of Political Economy National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan Electric Vehicles: The Solution to Metro Manila’s Air Pollution Problem Maraya Bien Legislative Staff Officer House of Representatives, Philippines Enhancing Implementation Capacity through Collaboration: An Assessment of Eco- compensation Programs in China Professor Xiao Hu Wang Department of Public and Social Administration City University of Hong Kong Kai Chen City University of Hong Kong Feier Wang Zhejiang University, China 15:00 – 15:20 Coffee Break 15:20 – 17:35 Parallel Sessions Panel 3: Income Inequality and Social Policy Moderator: Professor Bidhya Bowornwathana, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand Social Inequality after the World Economic Crisis and Challenges for Poverty Reduction Policies in Vietnam Professor Le Chi Mai National Academy of Public Administration, Vietnam Bicultural Families in Asia; Examining the Past, Analyzing the Present, Projecting the Future Professor Robert J. Dickey Department of Public Administration Keimyung University, South Korea Economic and Political Factors and Government Effectiveness: Evidences from the World Bank Governance Indicators Professor Junki Kim and Jung-su Park Graduate School of Public Administration Seoul National University, South Korea Panel 4: Civil Service Reform and Welfare Administration Moderator: Professor Alex Brillantes, University of the Philippines Civil Service Reform in Indonesia: Culture and Institution Issues Professor PrijonoTjiptoherijanto Department of Economics University of Indonesia Management Renovation and its Implications on the International Cooperation Practices at Vietnam National Academy of Public Administration Pham Thi Quynh Hoa National Academy of Public Administration, Vietnam The Social Security Policy in Condition of Socialist Orientation Market Economy of Vietnam Today Dr. Nguyen Thi Thu Ha National Academy of Public Administration, Vietnam Fundamental Change in Korean Welfare System Focusing on the National Long-Term Care Insurance Seul-bee Lee and Hyoung Jun Park Graduate School of Public Administration Seoul National University, South Korea 18:00 –19:30 Conference Welcome Dinner 20:00 Korean Musical Miso (performance) 18 January 2012 (Friday) 9:00 – 10:30 Plenary Session on Asian Public Management Moderator: Professor Akira Nakamura, Meiji University, Japan Public Managers as Change Champions? An Examination of Findings from East and West Professor Evan Michael Berman Director, International Ph.D. Program in Asia-Pacific Studies (IDAS) National Chengchi University, Taiwan Six Decades of Public Administration in Thailand Professor Bidhya Bowornwathana Chulalongkorn University, Thailand Economic Difficulties and Challenges of Social Welfare: Case in Japan Professor Masahiro Horie National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies – GRIPS, Japan Universalism or Selectivism: What We Can Learn from the ‘New Rural Pension’ in China Professor Yi-fan Yang Southwest Jiaotong University, China 10:30 – 11:00 Break 11:00 – 12:00 Annual General Meeting of the Asian Association for Public Administration 12:00 – 12:30 Farewell Meeting and Concluding Remarks Professor Pan Suk Kim Dean, College of Government and Business Yonsei University, South Korea 1:00 Luncheon Free Time and Departure Contact: Ms. Christal Phillips Managing Editor, IPAID, Yonsei University, Wonju Campus E-mail: christalphillips@gmail.com Phone: +82-33-760-2538 Website: http://ipaid.yonsei.ac.kr Meeting Venue: Sangnam Hall in Seoul: http://sim.yonsei.ac.kr Mobile Phones for urgent matters: Dr. Young-Je Kim (010-9663-9989), Dr. Hung-Joo Kim (010-3454-6513). Ms. Hyo-Jung Lee (010-6381-2981).