New Delhi, June 4 (UNI) India has been elected President of the International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS) for a three-year term (2025 to 2028), an official spokesman said here on Wednesday.
In the elections held during the Extraordinary General Assembly Meeting on June 3 in Brussels, India polled 87 votes as against 54 votes by Austria and will hold the Presidency for the period 2025-2028.
The IIAS is a Federation of 31 Member Countries, 20 National Sections and 15 Academic Research Centers jointly collaborating for scientific research on public administration. Key member countries include - India, Japan, China, Germany, Italy, Korea, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Switzerland, Mexico, Spain, Qatar, Morocco and Indonesia. It maintains close working relationship with the United Nations and participates in the UN’s Committee of Experts on Public Administration (CEPA) and the UN Public Administration Network (UNPAN). Although, the IIAS is not a formally affiliated body of the UN, it actively engages with the UN’s work in public administration.