2: Big Ideas
Use the Intergovernmental Big Idea, and others as they emerge, to expand the Academy’s impact Other Information:
The wide variety of Fellow experience—at every level and in every sector—makes the Academy the institution that can best address
the dynamic relationship among federal, state and local governments. Utilizing the Intergovernmental Big Idea and other strategic
initiatives will help drive the Academy’s future direction by fostering and nurturing a widening network of leaders across
all levels. THE BIG IDEAS Today’s public administration environment requires navigating through a variety of rapidly transforming
and increasingly interconnected governance structures and management challenges. The Academy is assessing various critical
management and governance issues—the Big Ideas—and actively pursuing them. Among recent developments: - Intergovernmental
Systems: Created a Center for Intergovernmental Cooperation— offering studies, research and education—to bring leadership
to this critical area. - Fiscal Future: Developed a series of papers on the pending fiscal crisis in the United States. Will
convene a series of forums to raise public awareness on this critical issue. - Homeland Security: Conducting a survey to assess
potential impediments and identify improved practices to communications and coordination at all levels of government. - Public
Service: Working to establish government-wide values, principles and processes to underlie the new personnel flexibilities
in federal agencies. Addressing management challenges raised by the increasingly complex workforce composed of government
employees, contractors and the non-profit sector. - Bioterrorism: Developing best practices and practical approaches for addressing
a bioterrorism attack, with particular emphasis on intergovernmental cooperation. - Social Equity: Producing social equity
indicators, an electronic newsletter, educational forums and tools to support administrators and legislators as they manage
environments that focus on efficiency, effectiveness, economy and social equity. - Health Care: Analyzing management, administrative
and accountability features of various proposals to deliver health care. - International: Established a partnership with Princeton
University to provide practical advice to those attempting to build or re-build the capacity for governance in post-conflict
countries. - Prisons: Planning original research on public perceptions about prisons. To ensure that its work remains relevant,
the Academy institutionalized a process to identify, initiate and evaluate new Big Ideas as they arise. The collaboration
of accomplished leaders from every level and area of government makes each of the Academy’s Big Ideas a unique national asset.
They are the long-planned manifestation of the Academy’s responsibility and dedication to improving the effectiveness of the
way government addresses these ongoing issues. The Academy’s work on the Big Ideas—and the Big Ideas themselves—will continue
to evolve as new challenges arise.
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