ABOUT US

 

When it was established at the beginning of the 20th century, CGG‘s predecessor organization, the Institute of Public Administration, was the center of a movement that brought together leaders in business, civil society, and public service to modernize and bring integrity to municipal, state and national levels of government in the U.S. and throughout the world. For almost one hundred years, IPA provided an interactive program of technical assistance, research, and training to promote good government.

Today, at the beginning of the 21st century, effective governance remains CGG’s primary focus. Our hallmark continues to be a comparative and collaborative approach that works to achieve effective governance as a vital partner in sustainable social and economic development. Our alliances with partnering institutions and Associates bring together the resources, international networks and practical knowledge necessary to the furtherance of effective government and civil society.

To provide direction and purpose for CGG initiatives in the new millennium, we have recently engaged in a strategic planning effort to define our Values, Mission and Approaches.

CGG Values
CGG supports a core set of values which are fundamental to building capacities for good governance that can help achieve economic and social development and support transitions to democracy:

  1. Effective governance  is crucial to the well-being of all groups in society and to efficient functioning and development of the economy.
  2. Citizen trust in government, respect for public service, and participation in governance are factors important to its effectiveness and to the strength of civil society.
  3. Integrity, ethical choices, transparency, and accountability must be inculcated, institutionalized, and enforced at all levels of government.
  4. Change and reform are continuous requirements of effective government in shifting contexts and conditions, including adaptation to diverse national and local cultures, but they are difficult to bring about.
  5. Coordinated, innovative and forward-looking approaches to policy contribute to desired outcomes and results of government action.
  6. Clarity in the roles and responsibilities of different levels of government is a critical requirement for the efficient use of public resources.

Partnerships between the public and the private sectors contribute to quality of service and development goals if they are well defined, well managed, balanced, equitable, and accountable.

CGG Mission
CGG’s primary mission is to foster professional government management. In today’s challenging world, CGG is responding to a dramatically shifting role for the public sector that has emerged in response to a variety of international events and crises. Countries at all stages of development -- industrialized, transitional, developing, or post-conflict – are looking to modernize and streamline their government operations and thus are learning: to understand and adapt international standards and best practices in core government functions such as financial management; to partner with civil society to help hold government accountable; to rely more on the private sector to build a competitive economy; and to decentralize substantial powers and responsibilities to lower levels of government in a quiet but profoundly important "devolution revolution". CGG is working hand-in-hand with clients and officials who are the actual implementers of change, encouraging them to exercise leadership and undertake the risks of innovation.

CGG Approaches
CGG conducts its work with methods designed to reflect its priorities and values.

    • CGG Staff and Associates combine practical, hands-on experience with comparative knowledge and analytical abilities. They include political scientists; public administration experts; lawyers; economists; policy specialists; planners; city managers; development specialists; and practitioners from human resource management, financial management and procurement.
    • Interdisciplinary teams provide a range of expertise and experience tailored to the needs of each study and project.
    • Partnership and collaboration with counterparts in agencies and host governments are conditions of progress.
    • Flexibility, adaptation and feasibility are characteristics of working for effective change in government and public administration. Technical assistance seeks to replicate and adapt experience; there is no "one best way."
    • Home-based staff provide strong intellectual and logistical support to staff and associates in the field, both in the U.S. and abroad.
    • New learning is derived from every study and consulting experience.
    • Sustainability is a measure of every consulting and study encounter, including training, training-of-trainers, institutional development, and other means of leaving behind dynamics for continuing change.
    • Cost-effective operations ensure that project resources are maximized for program activities.

     

     

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