International Conference on Decentralization (ICODEC) IPDN, Sumedang, West Java, Indonesia November 2012

IPDN will organize International Conference on Decentralization ICODEC on the theme ‘How Far Decentralization Goes’. The Conference is going to take place in IPDN campus on 21st November  2012. The Conference is fully supported by MoHA Indonesia.

Decentralization is a global phenomenon which waived all over the world and it is implemented with full enthusiasm across countries from developed-developing, east-west, north and south with the variety degrees of implementation from one to another. Two decades it was implemented, cutting the length of bureaucracies and dismantling central government role at local level belief will be better for local people caused their voice and their need will respond faster and more accurate by local elite. Local disparities among local government units for archipelago countries such as Indonesia will be solved when decision maker placed at local level which assume more responsive, accountable and know better local potential and people queries. However the results of these policy efforts are often disappointing or even worse.

First ICODEC 2012 is a multidisciplinary which provides a forum for the presentation of new and innovative work on decentralization with emphasis on broad perspectives on policy process and impact on administration at national-local level. It is expected that papers will scrutinize in how the relationship between central and local governments is being reformed  in order to deliver public services better.

ICODEC invite participants from all over Indonesia-Asia and many other parts of the world. First ICODEC 2012  strongly encourage  scholars and practitioners to come and to present their research paper. Participants’ selected papers will be exempt from registration fees and  free accommodation is available for selected presenter.

Venue and Date :
IPDN Sumedang, West Java, Indonesia  November 21th, 2012
Language :
The conference will be conducted in English.
Key Dates :
• Submission deadline of Abstract on Early September, 2012
• Acceptance of Abstract will be sent on September 30th, 2012
• Submission deadline of Full Paper by October 15th, 2012
• Acceptance of Full Paper will be announced on early November 2012
Best paper will be presented in the conference and some selected papers will be published in proceedings of the conference.
Contact Persons :
All correspondence relating to the conference should be addressed to:
Prof. Dr. H. Wirman Syafri, M.Si
E-mail: icodec@ipdn.ac.id
Dra. Ella Wargadinata, M.Si, MA
E-mail: ella@upm.ipdn.ac.id