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The Chandler Institute of Governance (CIG) and the Government of Punjab, India, entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on 26 February 2020 to drive collaborations in the areas of enhancing the quality and effectiveness of civil service training, and the attractiveness of Punjab as an investment destination

The Chandler Institute of Governance (CIG) and Punjab’s (India) Mahatma Gandhi State Institute of Public Administration (MGSIPA) began a partnership today to enhance the structure and quality of leadership development and training. MGSIPA is an Administrative Training Institute (ATI) at the Government of Punjab, engaged to impart quality training in various disciplines to officers and officials of the State Government and its Boards, as well as the undertaking of research studies.

The Chandler Institute of Governance (CIG) met with Vietnam's National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) on 16 January 2020 to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between both organisations. The MOU builds upon previous meetings between both organisations in August and September 2019, and aims to enhance civil service training quality and leadership development in Vietnam.

As 2019 draws to a close, the Chandler Institute of Governance would like to say a heartfelt thank you to all our partners for their support and partnership. We wish everyone all the best for the holidays and the New Year!

Public sector officials and leaders, government practitioners and academics in Vietnam came together for the Human Resources Training for Public Employees to Meet Public Demands and International Integration Conference held on 6 December 2019 at the Ministry of Home Affairs (MOHA) and Hanoi University of Home Affairs (HUHA).

Esther Duflo, Abhijit Banerjee and Michael Kremer have been awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize for Economics on 14 October 2019 for transforming anti-poverty research and relief.

The Chandler Institute of Governance (CIG) met with Vietnam’s Hanoi University of Home Affairs (HUHA) on 26 September 2019 to begin partnership on developing and using case studies. This follows the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that was signed on 13 August 2019.

The Chandler Institute of Governance (CIG) met with the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS) on 26 September 2019 for the signing ceremony of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between both organisations. The MOU signing builds upon a previous meeting between both organisations on 14 August to discuss areas of collaboration.

Our team at the Chandler Institute of Governance (CIG) met with Vietnam’s Hanoi University of Home Affairs (HUHA) on 13 August 2019 for the signing ceremony of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between both organisations. The MOU aims to establish a partnership to improve public service quality through training and research.

The Chandler Institute of Governance (CIG) met with the President of Vietnam’s National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA), Prof. Dr. Dang Xuan Hoan, on 13 August 2019 to discuss collaboration in research and training senior leaders at Vice Minister level.

On 14 August 2019, our team at the Chandler Institute of Governance (CIG) met with Minister Le Vinh Tan at the headquarters of Vietnam’s Ministry of Home Affairs (MOHA), to discuss collaboration in training and research.

Our team at the Chandler Institute of Governance (CIG) was delighted to meet with our partner, the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab South Asia (J-PAL South Asia), to learn more about their work with governments. Shobhini Mukerji, Executive Director; and Senior Policy Manager, Gautam Patel from J-PAL South Asia visited our office, and shared their current projects and future aspirations.

On 25 March and 2 April, the Chandler Institute of Governance organised a programme on public sector human resource management and performance appraisal for the Costa Rica Directorate General for Civil Service (Dirección General de Servicio Civil).

With support from the Chandler Institute of Governance, J-PAL South Asia launched a Governance Unit. The unit will strengthen how they equip leaders and support governments to adopt an evidence-informed approach to decision-making that can improve citizens’ lives and set in place mechanisms to strengthen governance in India.