Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Shakawy, The Director General of the Institute of Public Administration (IPA) has expressed his appreciation to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz on his kind patronization of IPA"s 50th anniversary of administrative Development. In press a statement to The Saudi Press Agency (SPA) on the anniversary"s conclusion, Dr. AL Shakawy said that its celebrations included three side-events, The International Conference for Administrative Development entitled "Towards Excellence in Public Sector Performance", The Specialized Book Fair and IPA Photo gallery. The Conference, however, attracted intensive participation of organization leaders, management thinkers and public management practitioners. As many as 120 research and working papers from over 40 countries were presented in the conference"s 29 sessions, Dr. AL Shakawy added. With regard to the Book Fair, 60 Arabian and foreign publishing houses showcased more than 12,000 titles.
