2015 International Conference on Public Administration (11th), sponsored by University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, American Society for Public Administration, Padjadjaran University, Indonesia and Chinese Public Administration Journal seeks to provide a forum for distinguished speakers from academia, government and industry to discuss problems and new ideas, share experiences of success and failure in public administration, explore the changes that public administration poses for all aspects of governance, and promote international co-operation in the field of public administration, especially with focus on sustainable development for public administration.The 2015 ICPA addressed the problems of managing governmental organizations with an eye both to what public administration can teach policymakers and government managers about sustaining public services in the face of sometimes severe economic and policy cycles and how policymakers and government managers should address the need to avoid less expensive short-term approaches to providing public services in favor of long-term more sustainable approaches.

The Proceedings 2015 International Conference on Public Administration (11th) encompasses a wide-ranging analysis and examination of excellence and innovation in public administration research and practice. The Proceedings contain a rich and broad collection of ideas and research findings directed at sustainable development for public administration. Authored by academics and practitioners worldwide, the collection promises to advance public administration research and practice. There are six sub-themes—Public Administration for Sustainable development, Good Governance, Performance and Smart Government, Networking and Partnerships and E-government, Public Management, Future in Public Administration.

Among the papers that focus on the Public Administration for Sustainable development are those by Malcolm Oliver from USA “The Challenge of Delivering Sustainable and Equitable Municipal Services in Post-Apartheid South Africa”, Slamet Rosyadi , Khairu Roojiqien Sobandi and Bambang Tri Harsanto from Indonesia “The Decentralization System of Sustainable Rural Development: A Role of Banyumas Regency’s Local Policymakers and Local Government in Addressing Equity and Fairness Issues”, and Gram Joanne from USA “Developments in Innovation”.

Good governance is the subject of papers by Mantzaris Evangelos from South Africa “Whistle blowing as an Act of Bravery or Else: The Case of South Africa” , Ida Widianingsih from Indonesia “International Technical Assistance for Local Governance Reform in the Post-Suharto Indonesia: Sustaining Aid Effectiveness? ”, and Gu Zhi-jun form P.R. China “Deliberative Governance Model of China’s Urban Communities: Practical Exploration and Theoretical Reflection” .
Performance and smart government are addressed by Chen Chung-an from Singapore “Pay-for-Performance (PFP) in the Public Sector: Evidence of ‘Pay Enough or Don’t Pay at All’ ”, CHENG Huixia, DING Liuzelong and XIE Yahong from P.R. China “The Performance Management Gap between Local Government Practice in China and the Paradigm of New Public Management: A Case Study of Qingdao”, ZHANG Yong-jun and LU Chen from P.R. China “Open the Black Box between Transformational Leadership and Subordinates’ Job Performance: Evidence from Chinese Government”, WANG Hong-bin and LIU Yan-fei from P.R. China “Driving Factors of Administrative Cost in China: An Empirical Analysis”.

Among papers analyzing Networking and Partnerships and E-government are those by WU Yan and XU Guang-jian from P.R. China “Research on Time Lag and Heterology of College Matriculation Policy for Migrant Children in the Angle of View of Policy Network Dialectical Model” and LI Fengnan and SUN Yu from P.R. China “Impact Study of Intergovernmental Competition on Local Government Portal Website Accessibility——An Empirical Analysis of Minority Autonomous Counties on the Silk-Road Economic Belt ”.

Papers on Public management are addressed by Tutik Rachmawati and Yuda Permana from Indonesia “The Role of Public Entrepreneurship and Democratic Values in Local Economic Development: A Case Study of Sukalaksana Village—Indonesia”, Sanjay Balkaran from South Africa “Comparative Public Finance and Systemic Risk in South Africa:Lessons from the Greek Financial Crisis”, RIra Irawati , Nunung Runiawati and Imanudin Kudus from Indonesia “Electronic Job Rotation (E-JR): The New Challenge of Civil Servant Career Management in Tasikmalaya Regency”, and FANG Li-hong from P.R. China “Analysis of the Staff of the Administrative Service Center: The Case of Yuhang”.

Issues on future in public administration are addressed by HEN Hua from P.R. China “Comparative Study on Sino-US Student Loan Repayment policy ” and CHEN Li-jun and ZHOU Yu-lu from P.R. China “From ‘Party Managing Cadres’ to ‘Party Managing Talents’: Political Meritocracy or Economic Performance? ”.

The 2015International Conference on Public Administration(11th) brings together an array of authors and topics drawn from many countries and regions and attracted international interest in and inquiries from scholars and public administration practitioners in Australia, Belgium, Brunei, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Macao SAR of P.R.China, Mauritius, Nigeria, Netherlands, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, Vietnam, United Kingdom, United States. The Eleventh International Conference on Public Administration was truly international.