Big ideas reorganize the world

The 5th PGA annual conference “5 years after Maidan: looking back&forward” took place in Kyiv and covered the topics of public administration reform and importance of education abroad.

The initial aim of PGA is to support good governance in Ukraine by promoting a transparent and meritocratic selection process for all positions in government. Nowadays organization counts approximately 3000 members. Since its founding PGA has succeeded in generating the demand in society for Western educated professionals employed by Ukrainian government and state institutions. They already helped to engage more than 100 such people to serve as employees of state enterprises and ministries between 2014 and 2019. Currently they stay in touch with HR-agency of new Cabinet of Ministries, where 8 of 17 ministers hold Western degree, in order to serve as social lift for these PGA members who want to work for the government.

Consulation Workshop on "Best Practice of Urban Governance in Vietnam"

KAS, in collaboration with ACVN, organizes a consultation workshop today, at Sheraton Hotel, on “Best practice of urban governance in Vietnam”. At the event, findings from a study research focusing on: i) Administrative Reforms; ii) Urban Environment Management and iii) Building city branding which was conducted in 6 selected cities including Uong Bi, Ha Noi, Lao Cai, Vinh, Hoi An and Nha Trang are presented. All participants agree that these above themes are most important and burning issues in urban management nowadays. Many practical issues, model and effective ways are shared and exchanged. The workshop is successful in bringing a platform for connection among cities as well as between city and government ministries and agencies towards a long-term, sustainable and effective collaboration in the future. People of the cities play an important role in the success of model as without their support and participation, models could not be able to achieve its expected outcomes. Plastic waste related issues also should be incorporated into the report. The final report should synthesize into lesson learnt so as to easy to replicate nationwide. ACVN will play a very important role in connecting with other cities in countries and abroad as well to exchange lesson learnt in urban management. Leaders from ACVN highly appreciate the valuable support from KAS and look forward to continued collaboration in the time to come. In response, Mr. Peter Girke – KAS Representative also express heartfelt thanks and appreciation to ACVN and emphasize that the findings from this study research shall be the kick-off and basis for designing next year’s cooperation plan between ACVN and KAS.

Demokratie ist für mich…

by Julia Rieger, Tim Neumann

Podcasts mit verschiedenen Düsseldorfer Bürger und Bürgerinnen

Demokratie gehört zu Politik und Gesellschaft, ist untrennbar mit Gesetzen und Wahlen verbunden. Aber wie sieht Demokratie in anderen Bereichen aus? Welche Bedeutung hat sie in der Bildung, im Journalismus und für die Hausbrauerei um die Ecke? Zum diesjährigen Tag der Demokratie haben wir nachgefragt – und sind mit den Ergebnissen zu den Düsseldorfer Bürgerinnen und Bürgern gegangen.

Filmabend über Haus Kreienhoop

by Beverley Essuman

Walter Kempowski und sein “freiwilliges Gefängnis“

Am 22. August 2019 lud die Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) zu einem Filmabend über Haus Kreienhoop, Wohn - und Wirkungsstätte von Walter Kempowski ein. Unter Anwesenheit der Künstlerin Marikke Heinz-Hoek wurde der Film „Sichtachsen" gezeigt. In einem Podiumsgespräch mit der Geschäftsführerin der Kempowski Stiftung Haus Kreienhoop, Dr.Katrin Möller-Funck, sowie dem langjährigen Mitarbeiter Kempowskis, Sprachwissenschaftler, Autor und Privatdozent Dr. Dirk Hempel, wurde über Walter Kempowski und sein Haus Kreienhoop gesprochen

DEUTSCH-POLNISCHES BAROMETER 2019

Lunch discussion mit Dr. Agnieszka Łada, Expertin der deutsch-polnischen und europäischen Beziehungen am Institut für Öffentliche Angelegenheiten, Warschau

Internationaler Tag der Demokratie in Wiesbaden

by Felix Kraft

In Freiheit leben und Verantwortung übernehmen: Wie wir das Fundament unserer Demokratie stärken können

Aus Anlass des Internationalen Tages der Demokratie und des 70. Geburtstages des Grundgesetzes fanden in der Wiesbadener Innenstadt Begegnungen und Gespräche mit Passanten statt.

Social Cohesion: It should start with you and your family

DDP and IJR: Social Cohesion Conference 2019 in Durban

The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) together with the Democracy Development Program (DDP) partnering with various civil society organisations such as Diakonia, Institute for Justice and Reconciliation, Africa Unite and other; held a second annual social cohesion conference in Durban.

Zum Stand der Technologiestrategien und KI-Perspektiven in China und Deutschland

Jahrestreffen 2019 der KAS-Altstipendiatinnen und Altstipendiaten in der VR China 05. -08. September 2019, Haikou, Volksrepublik China

Vom 5. bis 8. September 2019 fand die jährliche Altstipendiatentagung der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung in Haikou, der Hauptstadt der Provinz Hainan statt, an der 40 Altstipendiaten aus der VR China teilgenommen haben. Inhaltlich befasste sich die Tagung mit den Perspektiven von Technologiepolitik und Künstlicher Intelligenz (KI) in China und Deutschland.

Constitutional Court Review 2019

On 29 and 30 August, South African Institute for Advanced Constitutional, Public, Human Rights and International Law (SAIFAC) hosted the annual seminar for the authors and editors of the Constitutional Court Review Journal. The aim of the seminar is to give authors platform to present their papers to their peers and editors and to get feedback before submitting their final drafts. The journal is an open-source publication which is devoted to analyzing the work of the South African Constitutional Court in the year preceding publication. The seminar was funded by KAS.

Expert discussion: KAS-PSR discuss findings of Public Opinion Poll No. 73

by Malak Mansour

On September 16, the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research (PSR) presented the findings of the 73 joint Public Opinion Poll carried out in cooperation with the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Palestine during a press conference at our office in Ramallah.