Question # 2

Please check the Latin American countries in which your NASPAA member institution has developed or begun to develop joint or individual international programs activities. Please check all that apply.

Number of answers

Country

5

Argentina

1

Belize

0

Bolivia

5

Brazil

10

Chile

3

Colombia

3

Costa Rica

0

Dominican Republic

1

Ecuador

2

El Salvador

1

Guatemala

0

Haiti

2

Honduras

21

Mexico

3

Nicaragua

2

Panamá

3

Paraguay

4

Perú

1

Uruguay

2

Venezuela

Question # 3

Which have been your main Latin American partner institutions for joint activities? Please check all that apply.

Number of answers

American partner

19

Academic institutions

15

Individual faculty members from academic institutions

6

National governments

5

Local governments

4

Multilateral agencies from US or Europe

Others

NGOs

Question # 4

Please indicate the topical areas in which your institution has conducted international program activities in Latin America. Please check all that apply.

Number of answers

Areas of international program activities

11

Program and public policy evaluation

10

Civil service

7

State decentralization

6

Public expenditures

4

Anticorruption

1

E-government

1

Judiciary system

Others

• Migration
• Anticorruption
• E-government
• Civil service
• Public expenditures
• Judiciary system
• Program and public policy evaluation

Question #5

Please indicate 2 -3 areas you believe will be important priorities for international program activities in Latin America in the next 5 years.

Number of answers

Areas of priority for international activities

12

Civil service program evaluation

12

Public policy programs evaluation

12

Public policy implementation

10

NGO and non-profit management

8

Anticorruption and transparency

7

Decentralization

7

Economic Development

6

Immigration and economic integration

6

Environmental policy

5

Regional trade. Trade policy.

5

E-government

4

Public expenditure

4

Drug policy

3

Judiciary system

3

Recruiting students to U.S. schools

2

Upgrading and reform of higher education

2

Budgeting

2

Local and regional governance

2

Administrative reform

2

Financial sustainability of MPAs programs

2

Development of faculty and student exchanges

2

Public management reform

2

Developing of teaching cases

2

Public and private partnerships

2

Impact of NASPAA on regional economies

2

Executive education activities

2

Professionalizing government agencies

2

Proficiency of faculty and students on Spanish

2

Development of technology infrastructure

2

Public management structure

2

MOUs between “sister” institutions in Latin America and the U.S. to encourage student and faculty exchange

2

Community development

2

Accountability

2

Ethics

2

Distance learning

2

Comparative public policy

2

Gender

2

Administrative law

1

Impact of global economy

Question #6

Please indicate if your institution would like to be kept informed about the Inter-American Network for Public Administration Education (INPAE) activities.

 Number of answers: 75