The International Conference on Public Organization (ICONPO) was first established in Yogyakarta, Indonesia on January 30, 2011 by the APSPA Organization. The organization brought together some experts from public organization delegates such as Korea University, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Thammasat University of Thailand, Khon Kaen University of Thailand, Universitas Utara Malaysia, Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT) of the Philippines, etc. to carry out conferences, seminars, and workshops. The executive members of the Asia-Pacific Society for Public Affairs held a meeting virtually to discuss the ICONPO 2021, and the result is that the conference will be held virtually since the situation of COVID-19 is still unprecedented in many countries. The theme of ICONPO 2021 is entitled "Digital Governance and Crisis Management in COVID-19: A Call for Action." The executive board of APSPA welcomes you to join ICONPO 2021. ICONPO 2021 also conducts a Board Insight of Future Public Administration. We are inviting all professionals, scholars, and any practitioner to join and participate in our event. The submitted abstract will be reviewed to ensure its scientific quality. Since the main administration and secretary office of APSPA are in Yogyakarta, the committee will be remotely working under the secretary office of APSPA in Yogyakarta.

The 11th International Conference on Public Organization (ICONPO XI 2021) was held at the Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Indonesia from August 13–14, 2021 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Unfortunately, with the unprecedented situation during the global pandemic, the event was held as a virtual conference. The ambience of the participants has been affected as well, since at this time it is difficult to predict the end of the pandemic. Each participant who submitted their article had about 105 articles to choose from, and we only received 73 final articles that were distributed by the author to the conference committee. The reviewers were some well-known scientific organizations, such as Thammasat University, Huazhong University Science and Technology, Khon Kaen University, Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology, and Universiti Utara Malaysia.

The following themes covered the most important topics in the composite sciences field are:

Digital Governance

• Big Data for Crisis Management in Unprecedented time
• Digital Revolution in the Public Sector
• Leadership and Technology 4.0 in Urban Management
• Leadership and Electronic Governance in Global Pandemic
• Big Data for Facing Pluralism of Inclusivity and Equality
• Crisis Democracy during Global Pandemic
• Leadership in digital disruptive technology 4.0 during pandemic situation
• Big Data for Evidence-Based Public Policy
• Education for Big Data Strategy in Global Pandemic
• Modern Infrastructure of Governance and Resource Management

Artificial Intelligent in Public Administration

• Artificial Intelligence in Governance and Disaster Management
• Artificial Intelligence in Public Private Partnerships and Public Funds
• The Innovation of Artificial Intelligence in the Public Sector
• Artificial Intelligence and Big Data for Decision Making
• Beyond the Borders of Artificial Intelligence for Governance
• Artificial Intelligence Survey of Expert Opinion
• The Opportunity and Changes of Artificial Intelligence for Public Sector
• The Implications of Artificial Intelligence and Public Policy Innovation
• Blockchain and Governance Innovation
• Algorithmic governance in the Public Sector
• Real Estate Management and Housing Policy in Post Pandemic Era
• Application of Information Technology in Land Use and Land Planning

We are grateful to all participants as well as to discussion leaders, members of organizing and scientific boards for taking part in the conference and we are looking forward to next year’s event. Further information you could access in our official website: apspa.org

Warmest Regards,
President Professor Amporn Tamronglak, Ph.D
General Secretary Professor Dr. Achmad Nurmandi, M.Sc