International Forum on Public Service Innovation Held in Beijing

International Forum on Public Service Innovation, a parallel forum organized by Beijing People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, was held on December 19.

Li Xikui, Vice President of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, and H.E. Dr. Ann Derwin, Ambassador of Ireland to China, attended the forum and delivered speeches. It was attended by approximately 80 people including experts and scholars, representatives of international organizations and international institutions in Beijing, foreign-funded enterprises, and international friends such as Yasushi Aoyama, Professor Emeritus of Meiji University and Former Vice Governor of Tokyo; Tom Christensen, Professor Emeritus of the University of Oslo and a member of Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters; and David Ferguson, an honorary English editor of Foreign Languages Press from more than 10 countries including the United States, Ireland, Brazil, Japan, and South Korea, as well as professors from Tsinghua University and Peking University.

Centering on the theme of “Better Public Service for Better Life”, the participants discussed the problems in the governance of megacities in various countries as well as its solutions. International friends in Beijing present a view of “Beijing in the eyes of foreigners”, demonstrating the dynamic development of the capital in the new era.

Li Xikui, Vice President of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, delivered a speech

H.E. Dr. Ann Derwin, Ambassador of Ireland to China, delivered a speech

Zhang Qiang, Deputy Secretary-General of the Municipal Government and Director of the Municipal Affairs Service Bureau, delivered a guest speech as the host

Zhang Qian, Party Secretary and Executive Vice President of Beijing People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, presided over the keynote speech session

Keynote speaker: Yasushi Aoyama, Professor Emeritus of Meiji University and Former Vice Governor of Tokyo

Keynote speaker: Tom Christensen, Professor Emeritus of University of Oslo and a member of Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters

Keynote speaker: David Ferguson, an honorary English editor of Foreign Languages Press

Keynote speaker: John Ferguson, a Schwarzman Scholar of Tsinghua University

Keynote speaker: Meng Qingguo, a professor at School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University, and a Distinguished Professor under the “Chang Jiang Scholars Program” of the Ministry of Education 

Keynote speaker: Meng Rui, Deputy Chief of Chaoyang District People’s Government, Beijing 

Keynote speaker: Wang Lei, a professor at Peking University Law School and Vice President of the Constitution Law Research Institute of China Law Society

Ni Jian, former Chinese ambassador to the UAE; Michael Crook, Chairman of the International Committee for the Promotion of Chinese Industrial Cooperatives; Rafael Zerbetto, Language Consultant of China International Communications Group; and Jeong Seungmok, Vice President of Samsung China Corporate, attended the seminar.