THE FUTURE OF PUBLIC

ADMINISTRATION
THE FUTURE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
At the end of the lesson, the viewer should be able to:

1. Identify the changes scenario which can affect the

future of public administration.
2. Create a conclusion of the changes scenario which can
affect the future of public administration.
3. Cite importance of the future of public
administration.
The challenges public administration
face their work interesting and
worthwhile, even under
circumstances
BALANCE COMPETING VALUES

Roles…

Responsiveness, competent performance,

protection of rights, and sensitivity to
community values are vital traditions in
Philippine Democratic governance
CHANGE PUBLIC SECTOR
Major demographic, technological, economic, and
political factors will drive change in public
administration.
WORKFORCE CHANGES
Public-sector organizations currently face major issues
due to retirements, workforce transition, and succession
planning.
GROWING DEMOGRAPHIC AND ETHICAL DIVERSITY

In the years ahead, most local communities will grow in

size and be composed of an older and more diverse
group of citizens.
PERMANENT FISCAL CRISIS
Many officials have been sounding the alarm for
decades over rising debt, growing costs of entitlements,
and ownership of the Philippine debt.
INCREASING RELIANCE ON TECHNOLOGY

The rapid growth of the information age has

contradictory consequences for the work of
government.
Future public servants will play a major role in helping
the Filipino people cope with such changes and in
shaping their meaning
TOOLS
It is important that administrators possess the tools necessary to
perform this role.
DEMOCRACY
Career public servants help make democracy work.
SUPPORT
Career administrators occupy unique positions that
enable them to maintain continuity over time and
provide the institutional support necessary for making
democracy meaningful in the daily lives of citizens.
OBLIGATION
With these positions comes an obligation that helps preserve the
integrity of Filipino’s many governing systems – an obligation to
work through changes in the future.
VALUES
This obligation requires the balancing of competing
values, which is a challenging but not impossible task.
 Collaborative governance, can inspire
citizens and officials to pursue ambitious
goals and transform them into reality.