PAI Directors, staff and associates have extensive experience of programmes in public administration internationally, including in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Central and Eastern Europe, the Former Soviet Union, Latin America and the Pacific. Several of the Directors have over twenty-five years’ experience of managing such consultancy and training projects, gained from PAI and, prior to that, from the International Division of the Royal Institute of Public Administration. We have excellent relations across the civil service, local government and related organisations in the UK public and private sectors, with potential both for resourcing consultancy projects with experienced public servants and consultants and for arranging tailor-made study programmes. We have strong links with institutions and experts in a range of countries and are experienced at working in partnership with regional consultants and local counterparts.
We are part of the United Kingdom Public Administration Consortium (UKPAC), a group of public and private organisations that forms the UK’s National Section of the International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS). Other consortium members include the National Audit Office, the National School of Government, the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy, the Joint University Council Public Administration Committee and Electronic Data Systems Ltd.
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