National Academy of Public Administration Fall Meeting Unveils Grand Challenges in Public Administration Meeting Focuses on Seeking Collaborative Solutions to 12 Grand Challenges

WASHINGTON, DC – The National Academy of Public Administration held its annual Fall Meeting this week, unveiling its final list of “Grand Challenges in Public Administration” following a year-long effort to identify these challenges and position the Academy as a leader of future collaborative efforts to address them.

“Over the next decade, we will face tremendous technological, economic, environmental and social shifts in our world, which will have a seismic impact on the future path of our nation,” said Terry Gerton, President and CEO of the Academy. “Therefore, it is critical that governments at all levels take steps to transform and modernize, to ensure they can tackle these challenges in new, innovative and effective ways.”