Day 1: 04 July 2019
Inaugural (Pritihvi Hall, NASC - 09:00-10:00 )
Welcome and conference highlights - Narayan Gopal Malego, Senior Director and Chair, Conference Organizing Committee, NASC
Remarks - Ajaya Dixit, ISET - Nepal
Sk. Tawfique M. Haque, Professor, North South University, Bangladesh
Ram Kantha Makaju Shrestha, Vice Chancellor, Kathmandu University, Nepal
Bhim Prasad Subedi, University Grant Commission, Nepal
Hon'ble Pushpa Raj Kadel, Vice Chair, National Planning Commission, Nepal
Opening remarks – Hon’ble Lal Babu Pandit, Minister for Federal Affairs and General Administration, Government of Nepal
Remarks and vote of thanks - Punya Prasad Neupane, Executive Director, Nepal Administrative Staff College
Tea Break (10:00 - 10:15)
Keynote speech: Expanding Public Choices and Market Opportunities
Chair: Deependra Bahadur Kshetry, Former Vice Chairman, National Planning Commission
Keynote Speaker: Hon'ble Yubaraj Khatiwada, Minister of Finance
Venue: Prithvi Hall | Time: 10:45 - 11:45
Tea Break (11:45 - 12:00)
Technical Session 1: Public Sector Governance
Chair: Shishir Kumar Dhungana, Secretary, GoN
Discussant: Uddhab Pyakurel, Associate Professor, Kathmandu University
Venue: Rara Hall | Time: 12:00 - 13:30
PSG-1001: Improving public sector performance: Managing competency in civil service of Nepal - Basanta Raj Sigdel & Rajendra Adhikari
PSG-1002: Accountability in Nepali bureaucracy: What matters? - Anil Kumar Gupta
PSG 1003: Governance in Nepal: An overview of state functioning - Dileep K Adhikary
PSG 1004: Public sector integrity in Nepal: Transparency, corruption and accountability - Hari Dhungana, Trilochan Pokharel, Tulasi Sharan Sigdel, Achala Dahal & Geetanjali Upadhyaya
Technical Session 2: Sustainable Development Goals
Chair: Bishnu Lamsal, Secretary, Government of Nepal
Discussant: Hari Dhungana, Associate Professor, Nepal Open University
Venue: Janaki Hall | Time: 12:00 - 13:30
SDG-1001: Be ancient for sustainable modernization idea generation from Bundelkhand Region (Sagar District) of MP India - Neha Mathur & Tarun Kumar Singh
SDG-1002: Does social connectivity influence tap water access? Evidence from India - Prasenjit Sarkhel & Subhalkshmi Paul
SDG-1003: Accountability and learning outcomes within poverty framework: A theoretical critique - Satyajeet Nanda
SDG-1004: Quality of public service in Nepal: An agenda for sustainable development goals - Trilochan Pokharel, Bhim Prasad Subedi, Rajendra Adhikari, Shiva Hari Adhikari & Anil Kumar Gupta
Technical Session 3: Inclusion in Growth and Governance
Chair: Jagadish Chandra Pokharel, Former VC, National Planning Commission, Nepal
Discussant: Biswo Poudel, Economist
Venue: Prithivi Hall | Time: 12:00 - 13:30
IG-1001: Public policies and social exclusion: A literary analysis - Sumit Haluwalia
IG-1002: e-Governance in Land Administration of Karnataka: A key milestone in inclusive growth - Shivaraju C D
IG-1003: People’s politics and governance in the countryside - Kasi Eswarappa
IG-1004: Gender responsive budgeting: Commitments and implementation in Nepal- Anita Poudel & Shilu Pradhan
IG-1005: Inclusive governance at periphery and use of ICT: Myth and reality- Salahuddin Aminuzzaman
Technical Session 4: Issues in Public Governance
Chair: Srikrishna Shrestha, Prof, Tribhuvan University
Discussant: Bishnu Dev Pant, Executive Director, IIDS
Venue: Lumbini Hall | Time: 12:00 - 13:30
IPG-1001: Social justice education in STEM: A curricular framework for development and social well-being - Sameer Kapar
IPG-1002: Public engagement and public policy-synergies and diversions: Perceptions from think tanks in South Asia - Varsha Pillai & Annapoorna Ravichander
IPG-1003: Rural-urban linkages through incentive-based water management: A case from Dhulikhel Nepal - Tikeshwari Joshi
IPG-1004: Governance imperatives on strategic management of higher educational institutions in Nepal - Kedar Prasad Acharya
Lunch Break (Dinning Hall, NASC, 13:30 – 14:30 )
Policy Dialogue 1: Creating Investment Environment
Chair: Maha Prasad Adhikari, CEO, Investment Board Nepal
Speaker: Min Bahadur Shrestha, Former VC, National Planning Commission
Panelist: Anukool Bhatnagar, MD, SBI Bank Nepal
Venue: Prithvi Hall | Time: 14:30 - 15:45
Tea Break (15:45-16:05)
Policy Dialogue 2: Devolving Opportunities – Reaching to People
Chair: Hon'ble Balananda Poudel, Chair, National Natural Resource and Fiscal Commission, Nepal
Speaker: Hon'ble Md. Lalbabu Raut, Chief Minister, Province 2, Nepal
Panelist: Mohan Das Manandhar, Executive Director, Niti Foundation
Venue: Prithvi Hall | Time: 16:05 - 17:20
Day 2: 05 July 2019
Technical Session 5: Sub-national Governance
Chair: Reshmi Raj Pandey, Secretary, GoN
Discussant: Dinesh Paudel, SIAS
Venue: Janaki Hall | Time: 09:30 - 11:00
SNG-1001: Fiscal decentralization effectiveness and regional disparities: A case study on India - Swati Jain
SNG-1002: Transboundary disaster governance between India and Nepal: An opportunity to include communities for leveraging benefits of policies - Rajkumar Gade
SNG-1003: Politicians and bureaucrats’ relation in local governance of Nepal - Anil Kumar Gupta, Trilochan Poudyal & Sundar Shrestha
SNG-1004: Governance landscape in Federal Republic Nepal: Citizenship and practicing local autonomy at sub-national scale - Tulasi Sharan Sigdel
Technical Session 6: Investment Environment and Market Expansion
Chair: Yam Kumari Khatiwada, Secretary, GoN
Discussant: Puspa Sharma, Deputy Executive Director, SAWTEE
Venue: Prithvi Hall | Time: 09:30 - 11:00
IEME-1001: Tourism entrepreneurs’ expectation from the Federal Government in touristic city of Nepal: A cross-sectional analysis - Niranjan Devkota, Udaya Raj Paudel & Udbodh Bhandari
IEME-1002: Creating investment environment for sustainable development: A study of Indian investment policies - Vaishali Pagaria
IEME-1003: Changing political economy of regional integration: A case study of Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan - Monica Verma
IEME-1004: Public choice and equitable access to market opportunities: Rethinking regulatory approach to community owned business selling Himalayan natural products - Shyam Kumar Thapa
IEME-1005: Impact of Double Taxation Avoidance Agreements (DTAA) on Foreign Direct Investment in Nepal - Umesh Raj Rimal & Bishal Kumar Chalise
Technical Session 7: Contemporary Policy Issues in South Asia
Chair: Ajaya Dixit, Policy Analyst
Discussant: P Geeta, Professor, Institute of Public Enterprises, India
Venue: Rara Hall | Time: 09:30 - 11:00
CPI-1001: Sport policy and governance in Bangladesh: In search of sustainable development - Saidur Rahman
CPI-1002: Gender gaps and citizen’s confidence in South Asia - Narendra Raj Paudel & Srijana Pahari
CPI-1003: Paradoxes of development projects in Bangladesh: A case study on managing at the Top 2 (MATT2) - Mohammad Rezaul Karim
CPI-1004: The new policy regime of Nepal: Priorities and opportunities - Ojeshwini Singh
Tea Break (11:00 – 11:20)
Policy Dialogue 3: Sustainable Development Goals- Where is South Asia
Chair: Hon'ble Usha Jha, Member, National Planning Commission, Nepal
Speaker: Patrick Duong, Regional Advisor, UNDP
Panelist: Sultan Hafeez Rahman, Professor, BIGD Bangladesh
Panelist: Akhilesh Kumar, Director, Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation, Government of India
Venue: Prithvi Hall | Time: 11:20 - 12:45
Lunch Break (Dinning Hall, NASC, 12:45 – 13:45 )
Policy Dialogue 4: Governance Reform
Chair: Hon'ble Bimala Rai Poudyal, Member, National Assembly, Nepal
Speaker: Trilochan Pokharel, Director of Studies, NASC
Panelist: Sk. Tawfique M. Haque, Professor, North South University, Bangladesh
Panelist: Sanjay Pullipaka, Political Analyst, India
Venue: Prithvi Hall | Time: 13:45 - 15:00
Tea Break (15:00 -15:20)
Plenary: Expanding opportunities - Integrating South Asia
Chair: Rajan Bhattarai, Foreign Affairs Advisor to the Prime Minister of Nepal
Speaker: Arjun Bahadur Thapa, Former Secretary General, SAARC
Panelist: R.K. Mishra, Director, Institute of Public Enterprises, India
Panelist: Hari Sharma, Political Analyst
Venue: Prithvi Hall | Time: 15:20 - 16:30
Closing (Prithivi Hall, 16:40 – 17:20)
Key learning: Mehnaz Rabbani, BRAC Institute of Governance and Development, Bangladesh
Remarks: Mohan Das Manandhar, Niti Foundation
Remarks: Swayam Sampoorna Panigrahi, Professor, Institute of Public Enterprises, India
Closing remarks and vote of thanks: Punya Prasad Neupane, Executive Director, NASC
Note: Conference schedule may be amended for technical reasons.